Project 10073 Records: UFO Sightings in Newburgh, New York (October 1966)

This document contains a collection of Project 10073 records regarding two separate UFO sighting reports in Newburgh, New York, in October 1966. The first report, dated 18 October 1966, involves a female observer who reported an elongated, silver, cigar-shaped object flying near the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge. The investigating officer, Captain Stephen Levine, concluded that the observer, who had poor eyesight and was not wearing glasses at the time, likely observed a C-124 aircraft from the 904th Troop Carrier Group at Stewart AFB. The investigator noted that the observer appeared influenced by recent UFO articles in the local newspaper and that toll takers on the bridge, who were also present, reported no unusual activity despite heavy air traffic. The second report, dated 21 October 1966, involves a woman and her daughter who reported a soft blue, disk-shaped object with rapid speed. Captain Levine again investigated this report and concluded that the evidence indicated an aircraft. He noted that the observers were sketchy on the date and time, and that a C-124 on a base leg to Runway 27 would appear similar to the description provided. The document includes correspondence from Colonel Louis DeGoes requesting further information from the observers via FTD Form 164, as the initial reports were deemed insufficient for evaluation. The file also contains topographical maps of the Newburgh area, highlighting the flight paths of aircraft and the locations of the observers relative to the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge and Stewart AFB. The overall conclusion of the Air Force investigation was that the reported sightings were misidentifications of routine military air traffic.