Project 10073 Record — Dayton, Ohio, April 1968

This document contains records from Project 10073 regarding unidentified aerial phenomena sightings reported in Dayton, Ohio, during April 1968. The file includes two distinct case records. The first, dated 9 April 1968, involves a report from witnesses at the Montgomery County Nursing Home who observed a stationary white light in the southwest sky for approximately ten minutes. The duty officer noted that the witnesses themselves discussed the object and concluded it was a star. The official conclusion for this case was 'Astro (STAR/PLANET).' The second record concerns two sightings reported on 25 April 1968 by an observer who contacted the duty officer. The Air Force attempted to follow up by sending an AF Form 117 to the observer, but the correspondence was returned by the postal service with the notation that there was no such address in Dayton. Consequently, the case was closed with the conclusion 'INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION.' The document includes copies of the official correspondence from Lt. Colonel Hector Quintanilla, Jr., Chief of the Aerial Phenomena Office, addressed to the witnesses, requesting further information via the provided forms. The records highlight the administrative challenges faced by the Air Force in investigating civilian reports, particularly when contact information proved unreliable.