Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Panama City, Florida, 15 May 1966
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A 16-year-old witness in Panama City, Florida, reported a bright, circular object on May 15, 1966. The Air Force investigated the report under Project Blue Book and concluded it was likely a satellite.
This document contains a Project Blue Book sighting report filed by a 16-year-old male in Panama City, Florida, regarding an event that occurred on May 15, 1966. The witness, a Boy Scout who lives near Tyndall Air Base and is accustomed to observing aircraft, reported seeing a single, bright white, circular object moving from south to north. The observation lasted between 5 and 10 seconds. The witness described the object as having two concentric circles and being brighter than a star, noting that it made no sound. The object's flight path was interrupted when it moved behind a school building, which the witness identified as a former church social hall. The witness initially wrote to the Air Force to report the sighting, and in response, Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., Chief of Project Blue Book, sent a letter dated June 6, 1966, requesting that the witness complete a formal FTD Form 164, as the initial letter lacked sufficient detail for evaluation. The completed questionnaire provides detailed responses regarding the weather (clear and dry), the lack of sound, and the witness's familiarity with night skies. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 record is that the sighting was a 'Possible (SATELLITE)', noting that there was no indication the object was anything other than a satellite that disappeared from view behind a building.
There is no indication the reported sighting was not that of a satellite which disappeared when the object moved behind the building.
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Official Assessment
Possible (SATELLITE)
The observer noted a sharply outlined object brighter than a star traveling in a northerly direction. The object continued on the same line of flight until a building obstructed the observer's view. There is no indication the reported sighting was not that of a satellite which disappeared when the object moved behind the building.