Project Blue Book Sighting Report — Euclid, Ohio, May 4, 1967

This document collection details a UFO sighting reported by a teacher at Euclid Senior High School in Euclid, Ohio, on May 4, 1967. At 12:13 P.M., the teacher and thirteen other individuals observed an object described as being shaped like a surfboard or a dill pickle, white in color with red stripes. The object was estimated to be the width of a full moon at its largest end and was observed for approximately 23 seconds while traveling from the north toward the south-southwest at an altitude of about 70 feet. The witness provided a hand-drawn sketch of the object. Following the report, Colonel James C. Manatt of the USAF, acting under Project Blue Book, contacted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) at Cleveland Hopkins Airport to inquire if any aircraft under their jurisdiction could account for the sighting. The FAA responded on May 25, 1967, stating they had no knowledge of any unusual aircraft in the vicinity at that time. They noted that the only aircraft under their control in the area was American Airlines Flight #707, a Lockheed Electra with red/orange, white, and silver markings. The official Air Force assessment suggested that a conventional aircraft with red markings might have been responsible for the sighting.