Project 10073 Record — Casselberry, Florida, 14 May 1966

This document contains the official Air Force record and correspondence regarding an Unidentified Flying Object sighting reported in Casselberry, Florida, on 14 May 1966. The primary witnesses were a Captain of the Casselberry Police Department and a police technician, both of whom were deemed highly reliable. The witnesses observed a bright, round, white light to the west of Casselberry for approximately one hour. They reported that the object drifted southwest, then returned to a lower position in the north, where it sank and dimmed. The report includes detailed diagrams of the observation from the rear of the Casselberry Police Department, noting the object's position relative to the Casselberry Utilities water tower. Air Force investigators contacted the FAA tower at Herndon Municipal Airport and the McCoy AFB weather station, neither of which reported any visual or radar contact with an unidentified object. FAA tower personnel noted two exceptionally bright stars, which they described as blue-diamond in color and capable of changing from red to green. The final conclusion reached by Project Blue Book investigators was that the object was the star Capella, which was positioned at 315 degrees azimuth and 20 degrees elevation at the time of the observation. The file includes internal Air Force staff messages, a formal record of the sighting, and follow-up correspondence requesting further information from the witnesses.