Project 10073 Record: Sighting Report - Rome, New York, 27 March 1966

This document contains the records of a UFO sighting reported on 27 March 1966 in Rome, New York. The primary witness, a 15-year-old student who is a deaf-mute, observed six red, wedge-shaped lights moving in a V-formation. The witness, who was observing the stars through a telescope at the time, noted that the objects were brighter than Jupiter and moved at great speed overhead before disappearing over the northern horizon. Because the witness is deaf, no sound was reported. The sighting lasted approximately two minutes. The report includes a completed U.S. Air Force Technical Information questionnaire, a weather observation report from Griffiss AFB, and correspondence between the Air Force and the witness's neighbor, who assisted in filing the report. The official Air Force conclusion, as documented in the Project 10073 record, states that there was no indication the lights could not have been conventional aircraft lighting.