UFO Observation Report — 17 July 1968, Springfield, Ohio

On 17 July 1968, an unidentified aerial object was sighted by a witness near the By-Pass Interstate 70 in Springfield, Ohio. The witness, who was traveling in a car with another passenger, reported seeing a flat, grey object approximately the size of a station wagon. The object was described as having a propeller in front and flying at an altitude of roughly 100 feet. The sighting lasted for approximately two minutes, during which time the witness noted that the object made no noise. The witness reported the incident to the Aerial Phenomena Office at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Lt. Col. Hector Quintanilla, Jr., Chief of the Aerial Phenomena Office, initially sent a letter requesting that the witness complete an AF Form 117, as the initial report was deemed insufficient for scientific investigation. The witness subsequently completed the questionnaire, providing a detailed description and a sketch of the object. In her final assessment on the questionnaire, the witness explicitly stated, 'I do not consider the sighting a phenomenon. It was just a small propeller driven craft.' The official Air Force conclusion for the incident was 'PROBABLE AIRCRAFT.'