Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — West Carrolton, Ohio, 15 April 1968
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AI-Generated Summary
A sighting of a bright light in West Carrolton, Ohio, on April 15, 1968, was investigated by the Air Force's Project Blue Book. The official conclusion was that the object was likely a satellite.
This document is a Project 10073 record concerning a UFO sighting in West Carrolton, Ohio, on April 15, 1968. The report, signed by Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., of the Aerial Phenomena Office (Project Blue Book), documents a ground-visual observation of a single object by four witnesses. The observation lasted for 40 seconds, during which the witnesses saw a bright light in the northeast. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the object was a 'Probable (SATELLITE).' The report notes that additional information was requested from the observer, but it was not returned by May 28, 1968. The document includes a formal letter from the Department of the Air Force to the witness, requesting the completion of an AF Form 117, and a list of other sightings from April 16-27, 1968, which categorizes various reports as satellites, aircraft, or balloons.
The observer sighted a bright light in the NE. The light appeared like a satellite or star and was visible for 40 seconds.
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Official Assessment
Probable (SATELLITE)
The observer sighted a bright light in the NE. The light appeared like a satellite or star and was visible for 40 seconds.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- Hector Quintanilla, JrChief, Aerial Phenomena Office