Project 100/3 Record: Sighting Report, New York, 15 June 1966

This document contains a Project Blue Book sighting report regarding an incident on June 15, 1966, in New York City. A civilian witness reported observing a small, dark-colored object at approximately 8:30 P.M. near Central Park, specifically between 92nd Street, Madison Avenue, and Fifth Avenue. The witness described the object performing a 'nose-dive' into a cloud before disappearing. Subsequently, a narrow, long, cigar-shaped trail of light or fire appeared in the sky, moving horizontally for about a minute and a half before also disappearing into a cloud. The witness noted that their son attempted to view the object with a telescope, but it had already vanished by the time he arrived. Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., Chief of Project Blue Book, responded to the witness on June 28, 1966, stating that the initial report provided insufficient data for an evaluation and requested that the witness complete an attached FTD Form 164 for further analysis. The official conclusion recorded on the project form is 'INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION'.