PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7200946

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1968

REPORTED LOCATIONLitchfield Ohio

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 REC0RO
1DATE - TIME GROUP . LOCATION
2238L
20 July 68 21/02382 Litchfield, Ohio (1 Witness)
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Description similar to that of a searchlight seen rerlecting fron
clouds, however, becasue the observer did not return his form llg.
See Case the sighting is being carried as Insufficient Datai
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
Not Reported The observer sighted a yellowish egg sbaped light that traveled
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION back - forth accross the aky every 5 minutes.
Ground-Visual Ground-Visual
7. COURSE COURSE
See Case
9, 8. PHOTOS
Yes
K9 1K9
9. 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
CXX CXXI
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Prevlous editions of this form may be used.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT OH10 43433
REPLY TO
ATTN OP TDPT (UFO)
SUBJUICT: UFO Obsery tion 20 August 1968
TO:
ditchrield, Ohio 44253
Your name has been given to the Aerial Phenomena Office (Project
Blue Bookas flying object.
If you were a witness to an UFc sightinz lugust 1968
would you please complete the attached AF Fo m ll7 and return it
in the envelope provided. If you were not a witness to this
sighting, would you please make a statement to this effect on the
attached form. The information which you provide ill be used in
evalunting this : observation. Thank you for your assistance in this
matter.
RECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, HECTOR Lt Colonel, USAF Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Phenomena enomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division Division
Production Directorate

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LINDA: PLEASE REPORT OR CALL CHIP
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LINE
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OBTET OBTETT REACHEE REHCHEE EUD FUD OF. OF 5HTH 5HTH +DJMS +DM5
OUT, ON KETURN TRIS BRIGHTENS Cit
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