Project 10073 Record — Walton, New York, 25 April 1966

This document contains the Project Blue Book record for a sighting reported in Walton, New York, on April 25, 1966. A civilian witness wrote to Governor Nelson Rockefeller regarding an object they observed in the sky, which they described as a very small object flying low, leaving a streak of smoke and trailing sparks, with no noise. The witness noted that the object turned red and appeared to fall to earth. The report was forwarded to the Foreign Technical Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for evaluation. Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., Chief of Project Blue Book, responded to the witness on June 13, 1966, informing them that the event was a brilliant meteor witnessed by many people across the eastern United States. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 form is 'Astro (Meteor)'. The file includes correspondence directing the witness to contact the Dudley Observatory for further reporting of unidentified flying objects.