Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record: Sighting Report - Ellenville, New York, 8 April 1966
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1966 UFO sighting in Ellenville, New York, involving four witnesses who observed a cigar-shaped object. The Air Force investigation concluded the object was the moon.
This document contains the official Project Blue Book record for a UFO sighting reported in Ellenville, New York, on April 8, 1966. The report includes a completed U.S. Air Force Technical Information questionnaire, correspondence from Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., and the original letter of report from the American Legion, Cook-Taylor Post, No. 111. Four witnesses observed a cigar-shaped, transparent, dim yellowish-white object for approximately 20 minutes. The witnesses reported that the object was first spotted over a mountain and eventually faded away toward the southeast. The witnesses noted that the object made no sound. Following the initial report, Major Quintanilla informed the witnesses that their letter was insufficient for evaluation and requested they complete a formal FTD Form 164. The final conclusion recorded by the Air Force on the Project 10073 record identifies the object as the moon, noting its position at 140 degrees azimuth and 35 degrees elevation.
It was a very strange transparent sort of shaped like a space ship. It was as long as a quarter of the mountain.
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Official Assessment
Astro (MOON)
The object was identified as the moon at 140 degrees Azimuth and 35 degrees Elevation.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- Hector Quintanilla, JrChief, Project Blue Book