Project 10073 Record — Beachwood, New Jersey, 3 December 1966

This document contains a collection of correspondence and a completed U.S. Air Force Technical Information questionnaire regarding a UFO sighting reported by an 18-year-old student in Beachwood, New Jersey. On the evening of December 3, 1966, at approximately 10:55 pm, the witness and a friend observed three objects in the sky. The witness initially described one object as a red, flashing light that appeared stationary before darting upward and moving south. Shortly thereafter, two additional objects appeared, described as bright silver, which moved north in the opposite direction of the first object. The witness noted that the objects were at a high altitude, moved very fast, and produced no sound or vapor trails. The witness submitted a formal report to Project Blue Book on December 6, 1966, and subsequently completed a detailed questionnaire on December 19, 1966, after receiving a request for more information from Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr. In April 1967, the witness wrote to Major Quintanilla again to inquire about the status of the investigation. On May 23, 1967, Lt. Colonel George P. Freeman, Jr., of the Office of Information, responded to the witness. The Air Force stated that while a positive identification could not be made, the description was consistent with aircraft. The letter noted that the Lakehurst Naval Air Station frequently conducted training exercises in the area, involving both aircraft and helicopters, which the Air Force suggested could have been responsible for the sighting.