Project 10073 Record — Sighting Reports and Correspondence, September 1966

This document is a collection of records, correspondence, and evaluation reports concerning a series of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sightings reported by a civilian woman in the Niagara Falls, New York area during September 1966. The primary record, dated 30 September 1966, categorizes the sighting as 'Other (PSYCHOLOGICAL)'. The file includes a detailed, handwritten narrative from the witness describing numerous sightings of 'bluish' objects, which she believed were communications devices from spacecraft. She claimed to have attempted to communicate with these objects and reported physical sensations, including paralysis and electric shocks, during her observations. She also described electric wires humming and bouncing in the presence of these objects. The witness contacted the Air Force, the FBI, the President, and Senator Everett Dirksen regarding her experiences. Captain Harry Meier of the 4621st Air Base Group, who interviewed the witness, concluded that she was mentally disturbed and that her observations were likely misidentifications of stars and aircraft. The file also contains documentation regarding a rock-like specimen the witness provided, which was sent to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for analysis. Spectrographic analysis identified the material as alpha ferric oxide (Fe2O3), with no apparent source or use. The document concludes with a list of additional reported sightings from October 1966, showing a wide range of locations and evaluations, including 'Insufficient Data', 'Astro', and 'Balloon'.