Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Portland, Maine, 25 March 1966
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AI-Generated Summary
A 13-year-old witness in Portland, Maine, reported a star-like object moving across the sky on 25 March 1966. The Air Force investigated the incident and concluded the object was an orbiting earth satellite.
On 25 March 1966, at approximately 2330Z, a 13-year-old civilian in Portland, Maine, observed an unidentified aerial phenomenon. The witness, who was working outside unloading a truck, reported seeing a white, star-like object moving at a high rate of speed across the sky at a high altitude. The object followed a straight path and was visible for approximately three to five minutes before fading slowly. The witness reported that the object produced no sound and left no tail, trail, or exhaust. The weather conditions at the time were described as clear with unlimited visibility and no cloud cover. The sighting was investigated by the 36 Air Division of the United States Air Force. Captain Donald C. Westlake, the 36 Air Division Chief of Intelligence, reviewed the report and concluded that the sighting was a reliable observation of an orbiting earth satellite. The report was formally processed as a Project 10073 record.
In my opinion this is a reliable sighting of an orbiting earth satellite.
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Official Assessment
In my opinion this is a reliable sighting of an orbiting earth satellite.
The object was identified as an orbiting earth satellite by the 36 Air Division Chief of Intelligence.
Witnesses
- [illegible]StudentCivilian
Key Persons
- Donald C. WestlakeCapt, USAF; 36 Air Division Chief of Intelligence