PROJECT 10073 RECORD: Sighting Report - Jamestown, New York, 23 August 1965

This document is a Project 10073 record detailing a UFO sighting reported on August 23, 1965, near Kiantone, New York. The witnesses, two children and their grandfather, observed a silvery-blue light that appeared brighter than a first-magnitude star. The object was seen at dusk, positioned above the western horizon, and moved slowly to the south before disappearing. The observation lasted approximately four to five minutes. During the sighting, the witnesses reported significant electromagnetic interference, specifically heavy static and picture distortion on their television, accompanied by a 'tic-tic' sound described as resembling an electric fence, despite no such fences being in the vicinity. Capt. Dorsey, the investigating officer, requested radar surveillance from the 763 Radar Squadron, but no targets were identified other than ground clutter. A subsequent search of the area behind the barn where the light was observed yielded no physical evidence of a landing, and local cattle were found to be undisturbed. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the primary object was the planet Venus, which was setting at the time, while the second object remained unidentified due to insufficient data. The report notes that the family was aware of a previous sighting in Cherry Creek, New York, which had been covered in the news, but the investigators found the children's report to be credible.