Project 10073 Record — Sandyhook, Conn. Sighting, February 1966

This document contains a Project 10073 record regarding a civilian sighting of an unidentified aerial phenomenon in Sandyhook, Connecticut, on February 22 and 23, 1966. The primary witness, Mrs. Alice Danuszar, reported observing a bright object at dawn on two consecutive days. She described the object as having a shape similar to a TV tube with the base end downward, emitting a blue-green metallic light with red antennae at the other end. The witness reported that the object hovered, moved up and down and sideways, and appeared to rise higher in the sky as the sun came up. The duration of the observation was approximately 1.5 hours on the first day and 3 hours on the second. Mrs. Danuszar contacted her brother, Conrad Fleischmann, and neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Britton, to witness the event. The official conclusion recorded on the document identifies the object as the planet Venus. Press clippings included in the file indicate that the witness remained skeptical of the balloon explanation offered by others, noting that the object she saw had the brilliance of a star and moved to the southwest. The document includes a completed U.S. Air Force Technical Information questionnaire, sketches of the object's motion and appearance, and related newspaper articles.