Project 10073 Record — Salisbury, North Carolina, February 2, 1966

This document contains a collection of records regarding a UFO sighting in Salisbury, North Carolina, on February 2, 1966. The primary report consists of a Project 10073 record and a personal letter from a witness to Dr. J. Allen Hynek of Northwestern University. The witness, who requested anonymity, describes observing a silver-colored, diamond-shaped object hovering over trees behind her house for approximately one hour. She reported that the object was surrounded by smaller, ball-like objects that circled it at high speeds. These smaller objects emitted red, green, and white lights that flashed and changed colors. The witness noted that the object hovered for three to four minutes before moving northeast. She also provided a sketch of the object and its position relative to a 300-foot microwave tower and a construction site for the Cannon Mill Company. The witness expressed skepticism about UFOs but felt a burden of responsibility to report the incident after reading about similar sightings in Michigan. The document also includes a surface observation data sheet and an upper-air sounding report for Salisbury, North Carolina, dated February 3, 1966, likely used for meteorological analysis. A memorandum from Lt. Col. Hector Quintanilla, Jr., dated October 7, 1963 (noting a potential typo in the year, as the incident occurred in 1966), lists the Salisbury case alongside other sightings in California, Texas, Minnesota, and New York, categorizing the Salisbury event as 'Unidentified'.