Project 10073 Record: Sighting at Shallop Cove, Newfoundland, 25 August 1965

This document is a declassified Air Force staff message regarding a UFO sighting reported on 25 August 1965 near Shallop Cove, Newfoundland. A civilian witness, identified as a 45-year-old slot machine mechanic and carpenter, reported observing a bright, round, whitish object with occasional green and red tints moving in a smooth, straight path across the sky for approximately three minutes. The witness, whose report was corroborated by seven family members, stated the object passed directly over his residence. The military investigation ruled out local air traffic, specifically a nearby FAA C-54 aircraft and a simultaneous weather balloon release, as the source of the sighting. Checks with the 649th AC&W Squadron and NORAD yielded negative results for any known orbital objects, including the Gemini 5 spacecraft, which had been a suspected cause. The official conclusion suggests the sighting was either an unknown orbital object or an optical illusion. The report also notes that the witness had experienced a similar sighting 48 hours prior, and that other local residents had reported similar phenomena on August 22 and 23, 1965.