Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record: Suspect UFO - New York World's Fair, 30 May 1965
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A civilian submitted a photograph of a suspected UFO taken at the 1965 New York World's Fair. Air Force photo analysts concluded the image was a chemical processing defect on the film.
This document details the investigation of a 35mm color slide submitted by a civilian who claimed to have captured an unidentified flying object on film. The photograph was taken on May 30, 1965, at the Belgian Village of the New York World's Fair. The witness described the phenomenon as a perfectly spherical, luminescent object in horizontal movement, surrounded by a purple halo or aura, which was not visible to the naked eye at the time the picture was taken. The witness contacted the United States Air Force, specifically inquiring about Dr. J. Allen Hynek, to have the image analyzed. The Air Force initiated a formal investigation under Work Order 65-103. The Photo Analysis Division (TDDPA) and the Photo Processing Division (TDDPP) conducted a thorough examination of the slide. Their final report, dated December 20, 1965, concluded that there was no genuine signature of an object in the sky. Instead, the analysts determined that the anomaly was a processing defect, likely caused by a drop of bleach hitting the film before the initial development process. The Air Force subsequently returned the materials to the witness, closing the case with the determination that the object was not a genuine aerial phenomenon.
The phenomenon is perfectly spherical, very luminescent and obviously in horizontal movement. It is surrounded by a purple halo or aura ( probably compressed atmosphere).
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Official Assessment
Examination of the color slide revealed no signature to the reported object in the sky. However, after close examination, the image in the slide appeared to have been caused by a processing defect. The defect was possibly caused by a drop of bleach hitting the film prior to the first development.
The object was not apparent to the naked eye at the time of the photograph. The anomaly on the slide is attributed to a chemical processing defect.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian
Key Persons
- H. Quintanilla, Jr.Major, USAF
- J. Allen HynekInvestigator
- Richard L. ChanceCaptain, USAF, Chief, Photo Analysis Division
- Wilber Price, Jr.Director, Photo Exploitation Directorate
- John P. SpauldingLt. Colonel, USAF, Chief, Civil Branch, Community Relations Div.
- Eric de JonckheereColonel, USAF, Deputy for Technology and Subsystems