Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record - Sighting Report, Newtown, Pennsylvania, 15 November 1966
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A civilian reported a stationary, glowing red-green light in the sky on November 15, 1966. The U.S. Air Force concluded the object was the star Sirius.
This document is a Project 10073 sighting report detailing an observation made on November 15, 1966, in Newtown, Pennsylvania. A civilian witness reported observing a glowing red-green light in the eastern sky for approximately one hour. The witness described the object as remaining stationary in one place, but moving up and down in a repeating cycle. The witness initially believed the object was located at the lower end of the Big Dipper. The official Air Force analysis concluded that the object was the star Sirius, which was rising at the time of the observation. The report further notes that the Big Dipper was not in the southeastern sky at the time of the sighting, and suggests that the witness likely misidentified the constellation Orion, which contains three stars that could be mistaken for the bottom of a dipper. The witness reported the sighting to the Naval Air Station in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.
The description is consistent with that of an astronomical observation.
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Official Assessment
Astro (Sirius). At the time of the sighting Sirius was rising.
The observer reported a glowing red-green light in the eastern sky that appeared to move up and down. The analysis concluded the object was the star Sirius, which was rising at the time. The report notes that the observer's description of the object being at the lower end of the Big Dipper was inconsistent with the position of the Big Dipper at the time of the sighting, suggesting the observer may have mistaken the constellation Orion for the dipper.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian