Project 10073 Record — Vineland, N.J. Sighting, 11 June 1966

This document contains the official Project Blue Book record for a UFO sighting reported by a 16-year-old civilian in Vineland, New Jersey, on June 11, 1966. The witness, who identified himself as an amateur astronomer, reported observing a single, white, oval-shaped object moving rapidly across the sky for approximately one minute. The witness initially reported the sighting to the Naval Air Reserve at Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, and subsequently completed a U.S. Air Force technical information questionnaire. In his narrative, the witness noted that the object appeared to move in a way that suggested it was approaching him before disappearing. He also mentioned hearing rumors of another person in the area who had seen a similar object on the same night. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force, as documented in the Project 10073 record, identified the object as the Echo II satellite, noting that it was positioned to the east and traveling southeast at 0130Z. The file includes correspondence from Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., Chief of Project Blue Book, requesting further information from the witness, as well as a letter from the Commanding Officer of the Naval Air Reserve acknowledging the report and confirming it had been forwarded to the screening center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.