DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7092177
DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1966
REPORTED LOCATIONDobbston Ohio
FRAMES6
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
10 May 66 10/1755 Dobbston, Ohio
. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Insufficient Data for evaluation.
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
2 minutes Form 164 requested and request was returned because of no
such address.
6. TYPE OF OSSERVATION
Ground Visual Bx
7. COURSE
SW
8. PHOTOS
Yes
No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yos
5 No
FORM
FTD FTD SEP63 0-329 (TDE) SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thie form mny be used.
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FTD(TDETR)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
27 July 1966
Ashland, Kentucky 41101
Dear Mr
Reference your unidentified observation of l0 May l966.
The information in your letter was not sufficient for
evaluation. Request you complete the attached FTD Form
provided.
We wish to thank you for reporting your observation to
the Air Force.
Sincerely,
ECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, MajOr, USAF
Chief, Project Blue Book
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FTD FU 383 This form supersedes ATIC Form Nr. 383, dated Dec 60, which is obselete.
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parked my Esch live about one mile west of Dobbston,
on State Rout The houses perhaps t nree hundred yards
epart. 217 oncrete situated between these
two homes.
As I rather- a low
pulsating humming sound. It was very much like the noise made by
9 suarm of bees except that was pulsating.
I looked toward the sky in the airection from whence it
seemed to be coming. That was to the east and above a high hill
which belongs to me. There was no plane in sight in that direction.
A jet, I then thought, would be outrunning its sound,
turned west, e it was!
Tumbling nmbling along 8t who what 7 believed from
four to five hu dred feet was s rectangular object (It could have
been anch hisher, of course) traveling in s direction slightly
south of Its colon amber or light tan It was actually
turning e er end, bi the sane tine meintaining an even
elevetion. first thought wes that here comes a booster rocket
from a missile, b ourse it wes not losing altitude.
I velled to my neghew gho was sittina in the family cor back
at the house I had just left, but he could not heer me." He was,
leerned leter, listening to 8 smoll radio. So the only witness
couls hove had did not mcterialize.
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to the weather the temper-
ature at noon on That is entirely
too cold for bee would even in warm
weather bring them in uld be uncomfortable.
Bees blown by the wind might pearance of tumbling.
-I can. Lieva : bees.-
I have not, however, observed a swarm of bees through binoculers
her-to- neve knowledge of how they pnear. This
of trying to give mensions here. for speed mentioned
at the beginning tha faster than the speed ound. Had
I kept my glasses to my eyes, I feel confident th have
witnessed a fantastic spu speed.
than anything else
many round
about my mother's home, ceased their twittering and singing. Every-
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to the U. cruiting office
It is not a zood feeling to be classified as 8 dunce, so
you must agree the cook not a little courage approach all
these official these officials wi story disbelieved tory disbelieved by so many by so many many people.
Laughs and Laughs an nted te ngers may be coming gers coming our way, but we we can always
take comfo: take comfor saying "He who who laugl laughs laughs loudest"
You will You will find enclosed find enclosed a newspaper clipping which which reports other
sightings of recent date. My report was report was not mentioned for publica-
tion. I have also enclosed a poor attempt at sketching the object
after it quit tumbling. after it quit tumbling.
Very respectfully Very respectfully yours,
C
UFO Reported
By Taxi Driver
Enc. a Ironton has another UFO re-
Copy to: port.
Jim Brown, driver of the
Safeway Cab Co., reported to
The Tribune a short time after
5 a. m. today that he had spot-
ted an object in the sky "Giving
out lights of green, silver and Rphthee
brown color," that it disappear-
ed in the direction of Cory
ville.
Deputy Sheriff Gene Whit-
low, who called witnesses when
he spotted two UFO's a few
days ago, was called to attempt anter Calon
to detect the one Mr. Brown
saw.
He was unable to do so. et ugrened waith me, flgi soilh of