Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Sighting of 20 July 1968, Kettering, Ohio
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A Kettering, Ohio resident reported a 40-minute sighting of a flickering, reddish light on 20 July 1968. The Air Force concluded the object was likely a helicopter.
This document contains the records of a UFO sighting reported in Kettering, Ohio, on 20 July 1968. The witness, a homemaker residing at 924 Ingersoll Drive, reported observing a flickering light in the northern sky for approximately 40 minutes. According to the witness, the object initially appeared as a large star before decreasing to a pinpoint, then being joined by another object, and eventually displaying a reddish glow. The witness described the object as self-luminous and noted that it appeared to give out rays or offsets. The Air Force, through the Aerial Phenomena Office (Project Blue Book), investigated the report. Correspondence from Lt. Colonel Hector Quintanilla, Jr., dated 23 July 1969, indicates that the initial information provided was insufficient for a scientific investigation, prompting a request for the witness to complete an AF Form 117. The final Project 10073 record concludes that the object was a 'POSSIBLE AIRCRAFT (HELICOPTER)', noting that there was nothing in the report to rule out a helicopter as the source of the sighting. The file includes the completed questionnaire, sketches of the object's position, and official correspondence between the Air Force and the witness.
There is nothing in the report to indicate that the object could not have been a helicopter.
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Official Assessment
POSSIBLE AIRCRAFT (HELICOPTER)
The observer reported a flickering light in the northern sky for approximately 40 minutes. The report notes there is nothing to indicate the object could not have been a helicopter.