Project 10073 Record — Jefferson, New York, 28 Oct 66

On October 28, 1966, at 1350Z, a 17-year-old civilian observer in Jefferson, New York, reported a sighting of an unidentified object. The observer, who was in an automobile, described the object as bright or silver, with a shape that was gently sloping on top, flat on the bottom, and curving on the sides, resembling a bowler hat. The object was estimated to be about 75 feet across at the bottom and was observed for approximately 20 seconds at an elevation of 15 degrees above the horizon. The observer reported no sound and noted that the object appeared to accelerate rapidly directly away from them toward the northeast before disappearing. The weather was clear at the time of the sighting. Captain Henry I. Pierce of the USAF investigated the incident. In his comments, Captain Pierce noted that the report provided very little information to form a definitive theory. He suggested that the sighting could potentially be attributed to a reflection on the automobile's windshield, possibly caused by the sunrise, or perhaps a C-121 aircraft with a radar dome, though no such traffic could be confirmed. The official conclusion listed on the record is 'Aircraft (possible).'