Project 10073 Record — New Bedford, Massachusetts, May 1966

This document consists of a Project 10073 record and associated correspondence regarding a civilian UFO sighting report from New Bedford, Massachusetts, in May 1966. The initial report was prompted by the witness's dissatisfaction with a CBS television program regarding UFOs. The witness wrote to the Air Force on May 22, 1966, expressing their belief that the Earth was being visited by extraterrestrial entities. Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., Chief of Project Blue Book, responded on June 7, 1966, providing the witness with an FTD Form 164 for formal reporting and a brochure on Project Blue Book. The official conclusion recorded on the project form is 'INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION,' citing the lack of specific details such as date, time, and description, as well as the failure of the witness to return the requested Form 164. A subsequent letter from the witness dated June 11, 1966, mentions a separate, unrelated sighting reported by another individual in Westport, Massachusetts, involving a 'mother ship' observed at 4 AM on Route 88, which allegedly landed in front of the witness's car and was observed for over 15 minutes before departing with changing colors.