Project 10073 Record — Presto, Pennsylvania, 16 July 1965

This document contains a collection of records related to a UAP sighting reported on 16 July 1965 in Presto, Pennsylvania. The primary report, submitted via an Air Force incoming message, describes an oval-shaped object with multicolored, predominantly green flashing lights. The witness, a civilian, reported that the object had an antenna-like arm protruding from one side and moved in a straight, slow flight path from the southeast to the east before disappearing instantaneously. The witness described a 'funny buzzing sound' and noted the object was at a very low altitude. The report was processed under Project 10073. Subsequent correspondence from Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., Chief of the Aerial Phenomena Branch, to Dr. J. Allen Hynek at the Harvard College Observatory, forwards the report for evaluation, noting an apparent error in the time reported. Further correspondence from the Air Force to the witness indicates that the initial report was insufficient for evaluation, requesting the completion of a formal FTD Form 164. The final investigation, conducted by 1st Lt. Stephen R. Paquette, concluded that there was no possible identification for the object, despite the initial classification as a probable aircraft sighting.