Project 10073 Record — Gainesville, Florida, 2 April 1966

This document details a Project Blue Book investigation into an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported by three students at the University of Florida in Gainesville. On April 2, 1966, at approximately 0400Z, the witnesses observed a single object exhibiting a red and white light. According to the report, the object moved at a high rate of speed and was noted for its complete lack of sound, which the witnesses cited as evidence that it could not have been an airplane or a helicopter. The object reportedly traveled horizontally before executing a right-angle turn and descending vertically until it vanished in mid-air. Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., Chief of Project Blue Book, determined that the initial information provided in the witnesses' letter was too sketchy for a proper evaluation. Consequently, FTD Form 164 was dispatched to the witnesses to solicit further details. The case file indicates that the forms were not returned within a 30-day period, leading the Air Force to classify the incident as having insufficient data for evaluation, with a note that they would re-evaluate if further information were to be received.