Project 10073 Record — Sighting Report, Syracuse, New York, 5 January 1966

This document consists of a Project 10073 record and associated Air Force staff messages regarding a UFO sighting reported on January 5, 1966, in the vicinity of Syracuse, New York. A 25-year-old bank teller from Mattydale, New York, reported observing a red-white object with three lights and possible wings between 2300Z and 2400Z. The witness described the object as being comparable in size to a large passenger airliner and noted that its flight path appeared erratic. The witness observed the object using binoculars at a distance of 1000 yards. The Air Force investigation concluded that the object was an aircraft, specifically identifying it as a Verona test flight (13-57 854, call sign FLIDE 23) that was operating in the area over Syracuse-Oneida Lake between 2305Z and 0300Z at an altitude of 15,000 feet. The report includes administrative details, including the involvement of the 25th Air Division and the Foreign Technology Division, and notes that an advance copy was sent to the Defense Intelligence Agency via the Joint Chiefs of Staff.