Project 10073 Record: UFO Sighting, 12 July 1968, Omaha, Nebraska

This document contains the investigative file for a UFO sighting reported on 12 July 1968, in Omaha, Nebraska. Two 18-year-old witnesses reported observing a large, U-shaped, rectangular object rising from a valley near 168th and Dodge Streets. The witnesses described the object as approximately 50 feet across, featuring three white lights in the front and two green lights in the rear, with pontoon-like structures underneath. The object was reported to be noiseless and was observed for approximately five to ten minutes. The witnesses pursued the object in a 1953 Ford sedan at speeds of 80 to 90 mph before it accelerated and disappeared. The Air Force investigation, led by Capt. Roy R. Cunningham, included interviews with the witnesses, inquiries at local airports (Millard and South Omaha), and contact with the Omaha Radar Approach Control facility. No conventional aircraft were identified in the area at the time, and no radar targets were recorded. The Omaha Police Department also reported no calls regarding the object. The case was forwarded to Dr. J. Allen Hynek, who initially requested more information and later categorized the sighting as the 'weakest' in his batch of cases but recommended it be evaluated as 'unidentified.' The file includes correspondence between the Air Force and Dr. Hynek, as well as transcripts of interviews with the witnesses.