Project 10073 Record: UFO Observation, 6 March 1967

This document contains a U.S. Air Force sighting report and associated correspondence regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed by a student at the University of Dayton on March 6, 1967. The witness reported observing a flashing white light for approximately two hours and twenty minutes. According to the witness, the object appeared to move in irregular patterns, flashing on and off, and was seen moving along a ridge line and the face of a hill. The witness described the object as having a distinct white haze that lit up the sky, comparing it to a strobe light. The witness explicitly stated they did not hear any sounds. The Air Force, via the Foreign Technology Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, responded to the witness on March 24, 1967, stating that the information provided was insufficient for a scientific evaluation and requesting the completion of an FTD Form 164. Handwritten annotations on the document suggest that the observation may have been an astronomical event, specifically identifying the object as Mars in the southern sky at an azimuth of 160 degrees and an elevation of 35 degrees.