PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION 2LOCATION
17 June 66 17 June 66 18/0300Z North Vernon & Columbus, Indiana (2 witnesses) (2 witnesses)
. SOURCE . SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Probable (aircraft)
Civilian Civilian
4.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Object was probable an A/C coming in for a landing at Columbus. Object was probable an A/c coming in for a landing at Columbus.
Six Six Landing pattern is in the area of sighting,
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
N/R Observers were traveling NW when object came into view out of
their right front window in the west. Object had red blinking
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION lights. They appeared behind the woods. The one observer
Ground Visual stated she did see one wing on the object. The object was
very large and solid.
7. COURSE
West
o. PHOTOS
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7. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE )
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FTD (TDETR)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
6 July 1966
Mr. and Mrs
Marion, Indiana 46952
Dear Mr. and
Reference your recent unidentified observation of 17 June
1966. The i information which we have received from Lt Col /
Sprinkle was not sufficient for evaluation. Request you
complete the attached FTD Forms 164 and return them in the
envelope
We wish to than observation to the
Air Force.
Sincerely,
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Major, USAF
Chief, Proje Proj Lue Book e Book
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was very clear, and dry,
night was dark ( no seemed that there were
the stars were unusually brillian I remarked to my hus-
and had ever seen and all of a
more stars than I night. As I looked up ,
about it. It was a beautiful of my right shoulder, it
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turned slightly at about degree
of us, then took see-
of us.. It was very a little ridiculous, and perhaps
were in. Thinking I was being lights in the windshield or window glass, I quick-
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those l anes.
As soon as the sixth craft passed over our car, they immediately went
into an invented "z" formation. The top of the inverted "z" ' was
tilted slig The truth is, they
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in formation. I had every chance to observe these craft, as they re-
mained to the right. in oper country for at
formation, too. These craft were never out of at one
point they were farther to the right, ahead of us back
( still looking like an inverted and at once were in perfect
formation, over a wooded area, off' the right or highway, about
a cuarter mil They were exacly same distance apart,
exactly altitu very low, just the woods), and
parallel that was visible was a straight line e of
large blin brillia ned They were completely motionless,
except for those red, blinking ights, as far back as we could see.
I think two more craft from somewhere joined them, because I counted
three or four times, and it looked like there were elght blinking
lights.

I decided report to him, and I to you. He
told me F should t.
I am no artist----just can't draw anything---- but following but following are some some
bits and pieces that maybe someone can put together and at least have
an idea of what I saw that night. Can be of further help, please
let me know. I'd appreciate let me know. I'd aporeciate greatly, hearing great hearing from you. from you.
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