Project 10073 Record — Burlington, Massachusetts, 25 August 1965

This document is a Project 10073 record detailing a civilian sighting of an unidentified aerial phenomenon in Burlington, Massachusetts, on August 25, 1965. The observer reported seeing a white object with blinking red, blue, and green lights while looking out of a bedroom window. The witness described the object as stationary and noted that it remained in place for approximately three minutes and five seconds. The observer further described the object's shape as two discs put together with lights blinking along the rim. The official conclusion reached by the investigating agency was that the object was the star Capella, which was positioned at an elevation of 30 degrees and an azimuth of 55 degrees at the time of the observation. The file includes a completed U.S. Air Force technical information questionnaire, a hand-drawn sketch of the object, and a personal letter from the witness to a Mr. Poe expressing interest in Project Blue Book and gratitude for the investigation.