Project Blue Book Sighting Report — Greenville, Ohio, April 14, 1968

This document contains a collection of records regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported by a family in Greenville, Ohio, on the night of April 14, 1968. The primary witness, a former Air Force bombardier and real estate broker, reported observing a round, red object with a long, fiery tail moving from west to east at a very high altitude. The sighting lasted between two and five minutes. The witness and his family observed the object both with the naked eye and through 7x35 binoculars. The witness noted that the object appeared to be solid and lacked any visible wings or protrusions. Following the report, the Air Force's Aerial Phenomena Office (Project Blue Book) investigated the incident. They contacted the Space Detection Center at Ent AFB, Colorado, which identified two pieces of satellite debris that had decayed in the atmosphere at approximately the time of the observation. Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., concluded that the sighting was likely one of these fragments, noting that satellite reentry often mimics a fireball but typically leaves a longer trail than a standard meteor. The file includes the official sighting questionnaire, correspondence between the Air Force and the witness, and a memo for the record confirming the satellite decay data.