Project 10073 Record — Parkersburg, West Virginia, 17 October 1968

This document contains the official record of a UFO sighting reported in Parkersburg, West Virginia, on October 17, 1968. The primary record consists of a Project 10073 form, a completed AF Form 117 sighting questionnaire, and a follow-up letter from the Air Force's Aerial Phenomena Office. The witness, who requested to remain anonymous, reported observing a single, brilliant, round object that appeared to 'burst' into view at approximately 1920L. The object moved in a straight, level path from West to East before disappearing over the horizon after roughly 30 seconds. The witness described the object as resembling a light bulb and noted that it was not transparent. The witness was in the company of several other men at a country store at the time of the sighting. Capt. M.W. Randall, the SDO who interviewed the witness, remarked that the individual appeared sincere. Despite the report, the Air Force concluded that the information provided was insufficient for a scientific investigation. A letter dated October 22, 1968, from Lt. Col. Hector Quintanilla Jr., Chief of the Aerial Phenomena Office, was sent to the witness requesting further details via an attached AF Form 117, though the case remained classified as having insufficient data.