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Project 10073 Record — Litchfield, Ohio, 20 July 1968

📅 20 July 68 📍 Litchfield, Ohio 🏛 Aerial Phenomena Office 📄 Sighting report and correspondence
Project Blue BookLitchfieldOhioUFO1968Insufficient Data

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TL;DR

A school teacher in Litchfield, Ohio, reported an egg-shaped, flashing object in July 1968. The Air Force closed the case as 'Insufficient Data' after the witness failed to return a formal reporting document.

This document contains records regarding a UFO sighting reported in Litchfield, Ohio, on 20 July 1968. The witness, identified as a school teacher, observed a yellowish, egg-shaped object through a telescope. The object reportedly moved back and forth in a straight line, flashing on and off, and would dim out at the end of its path before brightening again on the return trip. The witness explicitly noted that the object was not an advertising searchlight. The Aerial Phenomena Office (Project Blue Book) attempted to follow up on the report by sending a letter to the witness on 20 August 1968, requesting that they complete an AF Form 117. However, the official Project 10073 record indicates that because the witness did not return the form, the case was closed as 'Insufficient Data for Evaluation,' despite the initial description bearing some resemblance to a searchlight reflecting off clouds.

HE STATES IT IS NOT AN ADVERTISING SEARCH LIGHT AS I SUGGESTED

Official Assessment

INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION. Description similar to that of a searchlight seen reflecting from clouds, however, because the observer did not return his form 117, the sighting is being carried as Insufficient Data.

The observer reported a yellowish, egg-shaped object moving back and forth in a straight line, visible for 5-minute intervals. The Air Force concluded the data was insufficient because the witness failed to return the required AF Form 117.

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