Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record - Sighting Report, Cheltenham, PA, 30 July 1966
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A 1966 sighting report from Cheltenham, PA, involving three blinking lights observed by a youth. The U.S. Air Force officially concluded the objects were aircraft.
This document is a Project 10073 record detailing a civilian sighting of an unidentified aerial phenomenon in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, on July 30, 1966. The witness, estimated to be 12 or 13 years old, reported observing three blinking lights—red, white, and green—traveling rapidly toward the northwest for a duration of one to two minutes. The witness noted that the object did not make any sound and did not appear to be an aircraft. The report was initially taken via telephone by Lt. Cmdr. L. Diamond, the Officer of the Day at Willow Grove Naval Air Station, who relayed the information to the FTD Duty Officer. The official conclusion recorded on the form is 'Aircraft'. The witness confirmed that they were outdoors in a residential section of the city at the time of the sighting and that the weather was dry with scattered clouds.
Red, white, and green lights were observed. Lights were blinking. Object or objects visible until disappearance in the NW.
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Official Assessment
Aircraft
The observer reported three blinking lights of red, white, and green colors moving fast toward the northwest. The official conclusion recorded on the form is 'Aircraft'.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- L. DiamondLt. Cmdr., Officer of the Day, Willow Grove Naval Air Station