Project 10073 Record: Sighting Report - Bay Shore, New York, 18 August 1966

This document contains the Project Blue Book record for a UFO sighting reported on August 18, 1966, in Bay Shore, New York. The primary witness was a 12-year-old student who observed a single object while in his front yard. The witness described the object as saucer-shaped, roughly the size of a grape at arm's length, and noted that it changed color from reddish-white to bluish-white. The observation lasted approximately four minutes and thirty seconds. The witness used a 35x telescope and 7x35 binoculars to view the object, which he described as standing still before performing a vertical climb to the east. The witness reported that the object disappeared behind a small cloud. The Air Force, through the Foreign Technology Division at Wright-Patterson AFB, evaluated the report. Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., Chief of Project Blue Book, wrote to the witness on August 29, 1966, stating that the information provided was insufficient for a full evaluation and requested that the witness complete an FTD Form 164. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 form suggests the object was a possible satellite or aircraft. An assistant intelligence officer, Lt. Campbell, noted 'Star Fixation' in the file, suggesting the observation may have been a misidentification of a celestial body.