PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 05/2003 LOCATION
5 December 1968 06/005 . Bellefontaine, Ohio
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Investigating officer did not feel 1 the report was reliable.
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
15 Minutes See Case Files
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE
See Case
. PHOTOS -
Yes
XX No
. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
xNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thie form may be used.

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OOP (DEW) 16 Dec 1968
UFO REPORT
FTD (Sgt. Jones)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
1. Enclosed the investigation conducted by this unit in
response to a reported UFO in our A available data was researched
and included in report.
2. The results our investigation, while not specifically identifying
the object, seem to indicate that, due to the nature of the sighting and
the information s supplied by the informant, further investigation is
unne cessary
FOR THE COMMANDER
DONALD E. WADDELL, III, 2nd Lt., USAF
Unit UBO Officer

ibility of this story as he contradicted himself several tines. The object, he said,
was observed between 2005-2o2o, approximately 30° above the horizon, moving first
east then to the south. The object was observed while the individual was driving
le further described the object
as light t in color, self-illuminating, solid circle with fuzzy was about
the size of a grapefruit and two miles away. the size of a grapefruit and two miles away. Asked if it was his Asked if it was his first sighting of first sighting of
such an object said yes but later told of a similiar experience in April of said yes but later told of a similiar experience in April of
1968 in the same general area which he described as 1968 in the same general area which he described as follows: a black object head- a black object head-
ing towards him at a moderate e rate of speed which rate of speed which when in coming to him turned 90 coming to him turned 90
and at the Same tine turned a bluish-white and disappeared. and at the Same tine turned a bluish-white and disappeared. There was another
observer to this particular avent observer to this particular avent did not know who it was.
Originally he indicated Originally he indicated that the sky was clear of any objects such as air traffic
during the sighting but later said that it was a small aircraft later said that it was a small aircraft flying north in the
area which first drew his attention to the object. first drew his attention to the object.
The witness is a male, l9 years of age who is an assembly line worker at Airstream
Manufacturing Co. His address is Bellefontaine, Ohio. No scientific or tech-
nical background and is a high school graduate.

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a house, which was on left side of road, I noticed object was now going southerly -
direction, 'and I could see it with ease through left front door window. When I
turned onto state road 47 object also turned in direction I did toward Bellefontaine.
Object appeared not to make any precise 90 turns. When I got to Williams & Main St.
the object took off quickly, straight up when I stopped. Coming g to Bellefontaine I
could see the object with ease through left front door window. I had stopped d three
times and object stopped at same time. Third time I stopped there weren't any
buildings close by and slight wind. I rolled down window, thinking it might have been
a reflection on window, but object still appeared in sky. Object made high pitch
humming sound. Object looked round and bluish-white in color. I couldn't tell size,
appeared to be about 2 miles from car. At this time I was about one appeared to be about 2 miles from car. At this time I was s about one mile from e mile from
state road 47. Sky was clear, I didn't state road 47. Sky was clear, I didn't see any clouds. clouds.