UFO Observation Report — 12 April 1968, Warren, Ohio

This document contains a collection of correspondence and official U.S. Air Force reporting forms regarding a UFO sighting that occurred on April 12, 1968, in Warren, Ohio. The primary witness, a salesman at a camera and hobby shop, reported observing six or seven greenish-blue, slit-like lights moving rapidly across the sky in a 'V' formation while he and a companion were outside viewing a lunar eclipse at approximately 11:30 PM. The sighting lasted for three to four seconds before the objects were obscured by a neighbor's house. The witness submitted an official U.S. Air Force questionnaire (AFR 80-17) detailing the event, noting that the objects appeared as solid, separate lights rather than a single craft. The Air Force, specifically the Aerial Phenomena Office under the direction of Lt. Col. Hector Quintanilla, Jr., investigated the report. Correspondence between the Air Force and Dr. Charles P. Olivier of the American Meteor Society indicates that the Air Force sought expert input on whether any meteor activity could account for the sighting. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the event was a 'possible' meteor observation, citing the similarity of the description and short duration to typical meteor sightings. The file includes the original questionnaire, internal Air Force correspondence, and letters to the witness requesting further information.