Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Sighting Report, 12 April 1968, Youngstown, Ohio
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian reported an orange ball in the sky over Youngstown, Ohio, on April 12, 1968. The Air Force concluded there was insufficient data for evaluation, noting it might have been a meteor.
This document contains a Project Blue Book record regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting reported on April 12, 1968, in Youngstown, Ohio. The witness, a civilian, reported observing an orange ball while driving his car at approximately 11:35 P.M. The observation lasted for five seconds. The witness estimated the object's speed to be between 75 and 100 miles per hour. The weather conditions at the time were reported as dry with a clear sky. The Air Force sent a letter to the witness, signed by Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., requesting that he complete an AF Form 117 to provide further details for the investigation. The official conclusion recorded by the Aerial Phenomena Office was that there was insufficient data for evaluation. The report notes that while the witness may have seen a meteor, the available information was not sufficient to warrant such a formal evaluation, and additional information requested from the witness had not been received as of May 28, 1968.
INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION
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Official Assessment
INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION
Information given to duty officer. Additional information requested but not received as of 28 May 68. He may have seen a meteor but available information does not warrant such an evaluation.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian
Key Persons
- Hector Quintanilla, JrChief, Aerial Phenomena Office