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Project 10073 Record — Sighting Report, Greenfield, Iowa, 3 December 1968

📅 3 Dec 68 📍 Greenfield, Iowa 🏛 U.S. Air Force 📄 sighting_report
Project 10073UFOGreenfieldIowa1968sighting report

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TL;DR

A civilian reported an unidentified aerial object near Greenfield, Iowa, on December 3, 1968. The Air Force concluded the object was likely an aircraft.

This document is a U.S. Air Force sighting report filed under Project 10073 regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on December 3, 1968, near the Earlham exit on Interstate 80 in Iowa. The witness, a civilian, was traveling in a vehicle at 60 miles per hour when they observed an object for approximately 10 minutes. The witness described the object as having a light yellow tinge and being brighter than the planet Venus. The object approached from the northeast, turned toward the northwest, and then disappeared. During the observation, the witness noted that the primary bright light became invisible, leaving only a red light visible, which the witness compared to an aircraft tail light. The witness explicitly stated that they would have dismissed the object as an airplane if not for the intense brilliance of the light from such a small source. The official conclusion recorded on the document is 'Probable (AIRCRAFT)'. The witness completed the questionnaire on December 21, 1968, and provided a sketch of the object's path and its position relative to the horizon.

I would simply have dismissed this as an airplane except for the intense brilliance of the light from such a small source apparently.

Official Assessment

Probable (AIRCRAFT)

The observer initially thought the object was brighter than Venus. It approached from the northeast, turned northwest, and disappeared. The observer noted that while it appeared as a bright light, it was not visible as it disappeared, leaving only a red light similar to a tail light. The observer concluded it was likely an airplane despite the intense brilliance of the light.

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