Project 10073 Record: UFO Sighting, 21 August 1965, Island Park, New York

This document details the investigation of a UFO sighting that occurred on 21 August 1965 in Island Park, New York. A civilian witness reported observing several lights over a neighbor's house for approximately two hours. The witness, who used binoculars and a 35mm Fujica camera with Kodacolor ASA 64 film, captured photographs of the lights. The sighting was not reported until May 1966, at which point the 52d Fighter Wing (ADC) forwarded the information and photographs to the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for analysis. The FTD conducted a photo analysis, concluding that the objects could not be identified beyond being point sources of light. Analysts determined that the yellow-orange and blue-white images were likely caused by tungsten and mercury vapor or fluorescent lights, respectively. The irregular shapes observed in the photographs were attributed to camera movement during long exposures, with the witness having used a shutter speed of 30 seconds. The report notes that one of the original prints appeared to have been altered with a pen. The case was closed with the conclusion that the images were not of an anomalous aerial phenomenon.