UFO Observation, Brooklyn New York

This document contains a series of correspondence and reports regarding a UFO sighting in Brooklyn, New York, in March 1965. A civilian witness reported observing a bright, white, sparkling object moving slowly across the sky on the mornings of March 12 and 13, 1965. The witness described the object as appearing like a star drifting in space, and upon using a telescope, described it as a flat-sided object resembling a half-moon or the letter 'D'. The witness also mentioned a separate sighting on March 25, 1965, during an overcast night. The Foreign Technology Division (FTD) of the Air Force Systems Command evaluated the reports. Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., Chief of Aerial Phenomena, concluded that the objects were satellites, specifically ECHO I and II. The file includes internal Air Force correspondence expressing frustration with the reporting of satellites, with one official remarking that the perceived 'stopping' of the objects was a 'usual physiological phenomenon' and expressing a desire for the public to stop reporting satellite sightings. The file also contains a list of satellite tracking data for ECHO I and II to support the conclusion.