UFO Sighting, 11 & 13 Aug 65, Greensburg, Pennsylvania

This document collection details a series of UFO sightings reported by a nuclear physicist residing in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, in August 1965. The witness, who also served as a radar operator in the Naval Air Force, reported observing bright, light-emitting objects on August 5th, 11th, and 13th. The most detailed report concerns the August 13th sighting, where the object was observed moving from east to west at an angular speed of approximately 2 degrees per second, lasting 25 seconds. The witness described the object as a bright light, significantly brighter than the Echo satellite and approximately three times as bright as Venus. The witness ruled out aircraft due to his familiarity with local flight patterns and the lack of sound. The Foreign Technology Division (FTD) of the Air Force Systems Command evaluated these reports under Project 10073. The official conclusion for the sightings was that no data existed to prove an aircraft could not have caused the reports, suggesting they were likely satellites or aircraft. Despite the witness's scientific background and his insistence that the objects were not aircraft, the Air Force forwarded his report to Dr. J. Allen Hynek for further opinion, while internally noting that the motion was not unlike that of an aircraft. The file includes completed U.S. Air Force Technical Information questionnaires, correspondence between the FTD and the witness, and internal memoranda regarding the evaluation of the sightings.