UFO Sighting Report — Schenectady, New York, August 1965

This document contains a collection of records related to a UFO sighting reported by civilians in Schenectady, New York, on August 3, 1965. The primary report describes a single object observed for approximately two minutes. The witness, a civilian, reported seeing a bright red and white object that appeared similar to a 3rd magnitude star, which was blinking. The object exhibited erratic motion while traveling in a straight line from West to East at an elevation of 45 degrees. The witness estimated the speed at 1,500 mph and the altitude at above 20,000 feet. The report includes a completed U.S. Air Force Technical Information questionnaire, where the witness provided details about the observation conditions, noting clear skies and dry weather. The witness also mentioned that a second observer watched the object for five minutes. The documentation includes correspondence from the 2856th Air Base Group at Griffiss Air Force Base, which forwarded the information to the Foreign Technology Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for evaluation. Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., of Project Blue Book, subsequently wrote to the correspondent, stating that the initial information provided was insufficient for evaluation and requested that the witness complete an FTD Form 164. The witness also reported a subsequent sighting two days later involving ten white objects, which was corroborated by a newspaper clipping included in the file titled '4 Boys Report Seeing UFOs'. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force for the August 3rd sighting was that the object was an aircraft, noting that the flight duration and description were in accord with aircraft analysis.