Project 10073 Record — Sighting Report, 5 August 1965, Castleton, New York

This document is a formal report submitted to the Air Force Systems Command (Foreign Technology Division) regarding an unidentified aerial object sighting on 5 August 1965. The witness, a 43-year-old railroad conductor, was driving south on Route 9V, approximately three miles south of Castleton, New York, when he observed a silver, wing-shaped object in a vertical position. The object, which featured a slight indentation in its center, was estimated to be about the size of a six-inch pencil held at arm's length. The witness reported that the object was moving from west to east, approximately 50 feet in front of his vehicle, at an altitude of 15 to 20 feet above the ground. The object was visible for less than one minute, during which time it made a slight turn to the left and appeared to rise slightly before vanishing before it could reach a hill alongside the road. The weather was reported as clear and bright with no clouds. The investigating officer, 2dLt John Barnauskas, Jr., of the 4713th Defense Systems Evaluation Squadron, concluded that the report possessed characteristics consistent with a light reflection on the windshield of the driver's car, specifically suggesting a reflection from a nearby farmhouse window. The report was forwarded by Lt. Colonel John N. Johnson III of the 4603rd Air Base Group in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-2.