Correspondence regarding UFO observation and photographs, June 1968

This document collection details a correspondence between an instructor at Western Wyoming Community College and the United States Air Force's Project Blue Book regarding a UFO sighting in June 1968. The witness, an instructor of engineering and physics, reported observing three UFOs over the course of one hour and successfully photographing one of them using Kodacolor X film. The witness initially submitted a report to the University of Colorado's UFO study, but expressed frustration when the report and photographs were returned without analysis. The witness subsequently contacted Colonel Hector Quintanilla, Jr. of the FTD(TDET/UFO) Research and Aerial Phenomena Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. In his letter, the witness emphasized his desire for a scientific investigation and noted that he possessed negatives and had two additional witnesses to the event. He also suggested that a radar station south of Rocksprings, Wyoming, might have recorded the incident. In a response dated January 17, 1969, Colonel Quintanilla acknowledged the report but noted that the Air Force typically does not accept sightings over 30 days old because relevant data, such as aircraft flight records and balloon-launch records, are often destroyed. He requested that the witness complete an AF Form 117 and provide the original negatives and any additional information to assist in identifying the stimulus of the sighting. The file includes internal project records, such as a Project 10073 record, which classifies the case as having 'Insufficient Data' for both visual and photographic evidence.