Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Sighting in Terre Haute, Indiana, 3 September 1966
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian report of a bright object in Terre Haute, Indiana, was investigated by Project Blue Book. The Air Force concluded the object was the star Arcturus.
On September 3, 1966, a civilian observer in Terre Haute, Indiana, reported sighting an unidentified flying object. The witness, a student at Indiana State University, observed a brilliant, star-like object in the western sky at approximately 10:10 p.m. The witness initially believed the object to be a star but noted it possessed a distinct brilliance compared to surrounding celestial bodies. The object remained stationary for approximately eight minutes before fading away rapidly. The witness reported the event to Hulman Air Field and subsequently corresponded with Project Blue Book. Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., Chief of Project Blue Book, requested that the witness complete a formal U.S. Air Force technical information questionnaire. Upon review of the data, the Air Force concluded that the sighting was an astronomical observation of the star Arcturus, which was positioned at 285 degrees azimuth and 10 degrees elevation at the time of the report.
Description is consistent with that of an astronomical observation.
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Official Assessment
Astro (ARCTURUS). At the time of the sighting, ARCTURUS was at 285 deg azimuth, 10 deg elevation.
The observation was determined to be consistent with an astronomical observation of the star Arcturus.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- Hector Quintanilla, JrChief, Project Blue Book