Project Blue Book Sighting Report: Manchester, New Hampshire, 26 February 1966

This document archive details a UFO sighting reported by a member of the Clearview Manchester Astronomical Society in Manchester, New Hampshire, on 26 February 1966. The witness, an amateur astronomer, reported observing two reddish-orange, flat-bottomed, round-topped objects moving west toward the Merrimack River at approximately 2032 EST. The witness claimed the objects flashed bright lights when a portable spotlight was directed at them. The sighting was accompanied by reports of TV interference on Channel 7. The witness submitted photographic evidence, including a negative and prints, to Project Blue Book at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for analysis. Multiple photo analysis reports (PAR 66-24, 66-50, and 67-69) were conducted by the Foreign Technology Division. The official conclusion was that the photographic evidence was of insufficient clarity to enable positive identification. Analysts noted that the images on the negative did not exhibit characteristics of true photographic images and were likely the result of poor film handling or processing. Furthermore, analysts suggested the objects were likely aircraft, noting that the witness's reports were inconsistent and conflicted with other witness accounts regarding weather conditions and the appearance of the objects. The archive also contains extensive correspondence between the witness and Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., regarding the status of the investigation and the return of the photographic materials. The witness's credibility was explicitly questioned by investigators due to the conflicting nature of the data and the witness's later, unsubstantiated claims regarding extraterrestrial contact and the nature of the craft's propulsion systems.