Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — UFO Observation, 11 June 1968
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A civilian reported a dark, egg-shaped object near the sun on 11 June 1968. The Air Force, in consultation with Dr. J. Allen Hynek, concluded the sighting was a sun spot.
On 11 June 1968, a civilian observer in Fairborn, Ohio, reported a sighting of an unidentified object. The observer, who was driving at the time, described seeing a small, dark, egg-shaped object against the sun. The observation lasted for approximately fifty minutes. The witness noted that the object appeared to 'flutter' or move, and they were adamant that it was not a plane, star, or weather balloon. The witness provided a detailed questionnaire, including sketches of the object's position relative to the sun. The Air Force, through the Foreign Technology Division's Aerial Phenomena Office, investigated the report. Lt. Col. Hector Quintanilla, Jr. consulted with Dr. J. Allen Hynek of Northwestern University regarding the sighting. Based on this consultation, the official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the observer had witnessed a sun spot. The Air Force subsequently sent the observer information regarding sun spots to explain the phenomenon.
I know that what i saw was not a plane or cloud or star, and not a weather balloon.
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Official Assessment
Sun spot
The observer reported a small dark spot on the sun. After consultation with Dr. J. Allen Hynek, the Air Force concluded the phenomenon was a sun spot.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian
Key Persons
- J. Allen HynekScientific Consultant
- MaranoLieutenant