Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Willingtoro, New Jersey
AI-Generated Summary
A 70-year-old civilian reported a luminous, tire-shaped UFO in New Jersey in 1964. The Air Force dismissed the report as 'imagination' due to the delay in reporting and the witness's age.
This document contains a Project 10073 record and associated correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported by a 70-year-old civilian in Willingtoro, New Jersey. The witness reported observing a luminous, tire-shaped object floating diagonally across her yard during the night in the summer of 1964. She observed the object through a door while letting her cat out of the house. The report notes that the witness believed in the existence of UFOs. The Air Force concluded that the sighting was likely a physiological or psychological manifestation, categorizing the cause as 'imagination.' Because the report was submitted approximately one year after the event, the Air Force determined that a formal investigation was not feasible. The correspondence includes a letter from the Foreign Technology Division to the witness, explaining the Air Force's position on the UFO program and addressing other unrelated news clippings the witness had sent regarding electromagnetic clocks, a balloon over Portugal, and phenomena in the Antarctic.
Witnesses age, time and conditons of observation and her state of mind lead to conclusion that imagination is a possible cause.
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Official Assessment
IMAGINATION
The sighting was regarded as a possible imagination of the witness. The case was considered too old to investigate effectively, and the witness's age and state of mind were noted as factors.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian
Key Persons
- John P. SpauldingLt Colonel, USAF, Chief, Civil Branch, Community Relations Division
- Hugo MorlandoAstronomer at an observatory in Chile
- John P. CorrAuthor of a newspaper article