Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Sighting of Unidentified Phenomena Questionnaire — Dayton, Ohio, December 1968
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AI-Generated Summary
A 16-year-old witness in Dayton, Ohio, reported a saucer-shaped object with alternating red and white lights on December 6, 1968. The Air Force officially concluded the sighting was likely an aircraft.
This document is a Project Blue Book sighting report concerning an incident that occurred on December 6, 1968, in Dayton, Ohio. The witness, a 16-year-old male, reported observing a single, saucer-shaped object while walking near Lanthrop and Sted Avenue. The witness described the object as solid and glowing, featuring red and white blinking lights that alternated colors every two seconds. The observation lasted approximately 25 seconds, during which the object moved from the south to the southeast at an estimated speed of one mile per second before finally shooting away. The witness noted that the object appeared larger than a match head held at arm's length. The weather was reported as clear. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 record form is 'Probable (AIRCRAFT)'. The witness also noted a previous sighting in March 1967 involving three objects landing in the same area.
The observer sighted red and white blinking lights. These lights seemed to switch their respective colors every 2 seconds.
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Official Assessment
Probable (AIRCRAFT)
The observer reported a saucer-shaped object with red and white blinking lights that switched colors every two seconds. The object was observed for 25 seconds before it shot away.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian