Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD - Huntsville, Alabama - 10 October 1965
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A retired Lieutenant Colonel reported a high-speed, 'jinking' aerial object in Huntsville, Alabama, on October 10, 1965. Project Blue Book officials deemed the report insufficient and requested further documentation.
This document contains a Project 10073 record regarding a sighting in Huntsville, Alabama, on October 10, 1965. The witness, a retired Lieutenant Colonel with experience in antiaircraft artillery, reported observing a glowing white point of light moving across the zenith with 'incredible speed' and 'jinking' motion. The witness noted the object appeared to have 'tail feathers' and was visible for 5 to 10 seconds under clear, cloudless conditions. The witness speculated that the 'jinking' motion might have been an optical effect caused by the limits of human visibility and the 'servo loop' between retinal signals and eye muscles. The official conclusion recorded on the form suggests the phenomenon was a possible daylight meteor contrail. A follow-up letter dated January 17, 1966, from Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., Chief of Project Blue Book, indicates that the initial report was considered insufficient for a full evaluation and requested that the witness complete an attached FTD Form 164.
I saw what is best described as the equivalent of a jinking spot of light, moving across the zenith with rather incredible speed.
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Official Assessment
Flight of 35 deg arc, 5-10 seconds. Possible daylight meteor contrail
The object was initially described as a jinking spot of light with incredible speed, but the investigator requested further information as the initial report was deemed insufficient for evaluation.
Witnesses
- [illegible]LtCol USA(Ret)