Project 10073 Record — Sighting in Moatsville, West Virginia, August 1968

This document is a Project 10073 record concerning a UFO sighting reported in Moatsville, West Virginia, on August 19, 1968. The report includes correspondence from the Department of the Air Force, specifically the Foreign Technology Division and the Aerial Phenomena Office, addressed to a witness in Moatsville. The Air Force requested that the witness complete an AF Form 117 to provide sufficient information for a scientific investigation, noting that initial reports were inadequate. The witness, a civilian, reported observing a single, self-luminous, globe-shaped object for approximately two and a half hours. The object was described as a bright white light that flashed green and red when viewed through binoculars. The witness observed the object moving from the north, low on the horizon, to the northeast at a higher elevation. The sighting occurred under clear weather conditions. The official conclusion reached by the Aerial Phenomena Office was that the object was likely the star Capella, noting that the star would have been rising in the north at the approximate time of the observation, and that the observer reported seeing the light for three consecutive nights.