UFO Sighting Report — Wantagh, New York, May 1961

This document contains a 1964 correspondence regarding a UFO sighting that occurred in May 1961 in Wantagh, New York. The primary witness, a 15-year-old, wrote to Project Blue Book at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base after reading Edward J. Ruppelt's book on the subject. The witness described observing a delta-winged craft at the intersection of Wantagh Avenue and Sarah Drive at approximately 3:55 PM. The object reportedly moved from North to South for 20 to 30 seconds, exhibiting rapid speed before slowing down, coming to a complete stop in mid-air, and then moving straight up until it disappeared. The witness provided a drawing of the craft, noting it had two red and three white stripes running from nose to back, as well as three blue lights on its underside. The official Air Force response, signed by Colonel Eric T. de Jonckheere, dismissed the report as being too old to warrant a formal investigation. The internal assessment suggested that the object was likely an aircraft of some sort, possibly banking and climbing with full throttle, or that the report was a product of the witness's imagination. The file includes the original sighting report form, the letter from the witness, and a sketch of the object's underside.