Project 10073 Record — Waukesha, Wisconsin, 3 April 1966

On 3 April 1966, at approximately 0348Z, a civilian witness in Waukesha, Wisconsin, reported an unidentified flying object. The witness, a passenger in her husband's car, first observed the object while traveling on Capitol Drive near Highway 164. She described the object as round, approximately the size of a baseball, and bright orange in color, with a hazy film trailing behind it and television-like antennae protruding from the top. The object appeared to be hovering at an altitude of about one-half mile. The witness and her husband stopped their vehicle and exited to observe the object. When the object began to move and flew directly over their car, the witness attempted to start the vehicle, but it would not start. The car engine reportedly started only after the object had disappeared from the overhead position. The observation lasted approximately five minutes under dark, cloudy, and starless night conditions. The witness contacted the Information Officer of the 440th Troop Carrier Wing to report the incident, specifically inquiring if there was a known connection between UFOs and engine failure. The Air Force investigation, conducted under Project Blue Book, concluded that there was insufficient data for a definitive evaluation. Investigators noted that the flight path and duration were consistent with an aircraft sighting, and suggested that the apparent hovering could be attributed to the motion of the car or the object moving toward the observer. They explicitly stated there was no evidence linking the object to the vehicle's failure to start. Despite sending FTD Form 164 to the witness for further details, the form was never returned, and the case remained classified as having insufficient data.