Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record: Annandale, Virginia Sighting, 1 August 1966
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This document details a series of UAP sightings in Maryland on August 1, 1966, which were investigated by the Air Force and attributed to satellites. It includes witness reports, police logs, and official correspondence from Project Blue Book.
This document contains a collection of records regarding a series of unidentified aerial phenomena sightings reported on 1 August 1966 in the Annandale, Maryland, and Washington D.C. area. The initial report, filed under Project 10073, describes a single round object, silver, green, and red in color, observed by two witnesses for approximately 15 minutes. The object was described as moving from the North to the South, with erratic speed changes and stops. Subsequent military messages indicate that the reports escalated, with multiple citizens contacting the Maryland State Police and Prince Georges County Police regarding 4-5 similar objects. These objects were described as having erratic flight paths, including circling, zig-zagging, and moving up and down. One report noted an object appearing to drop two white lights. Air Force personnel at Andrews Air Force Base investigated the reports, checking both tower observations and radar screens, but found no evidence of anomalous activity. A2C Albert J. Gray, who handled the incoming reports, confirmed that he observed a satellite that matched the description provided by witnesses, and he explicitly debunked a rumor that Andrews AFB had scrambled aircraft to intercept the objects. The official Air Force conclusion, signed by Major John P. Diener, suggested the sightings were likely satellites, though this could not be definitively confirmed. The file includes a technical information questionnaire completed by a 14-year-old witness, who compared the object to an Echo satellite, and a follow-up letter from Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., Chief of Project Blue Book, requesting further information from the witness due to the insufficiency of the initial report.
No data presented to indicate object could not have been an A/C.
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Official Assessment
No data presented to indicate object could not have been an A/C. Suspect this sighting to be satellite, but cannot confirm.
The sighting was initially reported as a single object but later involved multiple reports of 4-5 objects. The investigating officer noted that the objects were identical and that the sighting was likely a satellite, though this could not be confirmed. A rumor that Andrews Air Force Base was sending a plane to intercept the objects was explicitly denied by the reporting officer.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- Albert J. GrayA2C, reporting officer
- Hector Quintanilla, Jr.Major, USAF, Chief, Project Blue Book