Project 10073 Record — UFO Observation, 7 Aug 66

This document details a UFO sighting report filed by a civilian witness regarding an event on August 7, 1966, at Beach Haven, Long Beach Island, New Jersey. The witness, whose name is redacted, reported observing two stationary objects in the eastern sky for approximately two hours, beginning around 3:00 or 4:00 A.M. The witness described the objects as resembling 'aluminum pie pans' with a 'very bright light' and noted a 'distant whirr' sound, which she distinguished from the sounds of the ocean. She was accompanied by her husband, the Director of Police in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and her 17-year-old son. The witness reported that they observed the objects with both the naked eye and binoculars. Although photographs were taken, the witness stated that nothing developed on the film. The Air Force Foreign Technology Division (FTD) evaluated the report and concluded that the sighting was an astronomical event, specifically the rising of Venus and Jupiter, which were described as being quite bright in the eastern sky at that time. The file includes the official FTD record, the witness's completed questionnaire, a letter from the Air Force requesting further information, and a hand-drawn sketch of the objects.