Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record: Sighting in Hazlet, New Jersey, 12 October 1966
AI-Generated Summary
A civilian reported a stationary, multi-colored light in the sky over Hazlet, New Jersey, on October 12, 1966. The Air Force's Foreign Technology Division concluded the object was the star Capella.
This document is a Project 10073 record of a UFO sighting reported by a civilian in Hazlet, New Jersey, on October 12, 1966. The observer reported a single object that remained stationary in the northeast for one hour. The object was described as being three times larger than a star, emitting green, red, and white light, and moving up, down, and sideways. The observer noted that the object did not disappear. The official conclusion reached by the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) was that the object was the star Capella, noting its position at 43 degrees azimuth and 17 degrees elevation at 2045 EST.
Object three times larger than a star, emitting green, red and white light. Object went up and down and sideways. Did not disappear.
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Official Assessment
ASTRO (CAPELLA) (Very likely JAH)
The object was identified as the star Capella, located at 43 degrees azimuth and 17 degrees elevation at 2045 EST.