Project 10073 Record — Sighting of 22 April 1966, Williston Park, New York

This document contains records related to a UFO sighting reported on 22 April 1966 in Williston Park, Long Island, New York. The primary report, filed under Project 10073, involves a witness who identified themselves as a captain of police in the New York City Police Department's Detective Division. The witness observed an object that appeared to be top-shaped, hovering at an altitude of approximately 1000 to 1500 feet. The object featured eight circulating lights and one constant light positioned about 50 feet above the others. The witness described the object's movement as slow, comparable to the speed of a light plane, and explicitly stated their belief that the object was not a conventional aircraft. However, the official conclusion recorded in the document identifies the object as a helicopter pulling an advertising sign. The file also includes correspondence from Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., Chief of Project Blue Book, thanking the witness for their report. Additionally, the document contains several teletype messages (AF IN 13065, 12968, and 12995) from the 52nd Fighter Wing at Suffolk County AFB, which detail other sightings in the Long Island area during the same period. These messages describe various observations of lights, some of which were also identified as helicopters or advertising aircraft. The documentation provides a clear look at the administrative process of the Air Force's Project Blue Book in receiving, documenting, and evaluating civilian reports of unidentified aerial phenomena during the mid-1960s.