Project 10073 Record: Sighting Report - Long Beach, New York, 6 September 1965

This document contains a collection of records related to a UFO sighting reported by a civilian in Long Beach, New York, on 6 September 1965. The observer reported seeing a white, star-like object moving horizontally from the southeast to the northwest for approximately three minutes. The observer, who had a background as a technical training instructor for the U.S. Air Force, initially believed the object was a satellite. The Foreign Technology Division (FTD) of the Air Force Systems Command investigated the report. Their analysis concluded that the object was almost certainly the ECHO II satellite, which was known to be over New York at the time of the sighting, moving in a northeasterly direction at 44 degrees above the horizon. The FTD suggested that the observer's reported direction was likely in error. The file includes correspondence from Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., of Project Blue Book, requesting further information from the witness, as well as internal FTD memos and staff messages confirming the identification of the object as the ECHO II satellite. The witness also provided additional information about his background and previous sightings, and noted that he had attempted to report the incident to the tower at Suffolk County AFB. The document also includes a separate, similar report from a witness in Northport, New York, which was also evaluated and attributed to the ECHO II satellite.