Project Blue Book Sighting Report — Minden, Nebraska, March 1968

This document collection details a UFO sighting reported by a civilian on March 19, 1968, near Minden, Nebraska. The witness, while driving with his family, observed a green round ball object at approximately 10:40 P.M. Ten minutes later, he observed three bright, elliptical objects with white, hot lights. These objects reportedly turned west, emitted red exhaust resembling comet tails, and then separated and disappeared. The witness explicitly noted that he felt no heat and experienced no mechanical difficulties with his vehicle. The Air Force responded to the report on March 21, 1968, requesting that the witness complete a questionnaire to facilitate an investigation by technical personnel at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. However, the witness failed to return the questionnaire. Consequently, the Air Force concluded that there was insufficient data for a formal evaluation. The file also includes correspondence between Lt. Col. Hector Quintanilla, Jr., of the Aerial Phenomena Office and Dr. Charles P. Olivier of the University of Pennsylvania, discussing the sighting in the context of potential meteor activity. Dr. Olivier noted in an August 1968 letter that he had not received information regarding the Nebraska object and requested further data to assist in his own research.