Project 10073 Record — Raleigh, North Carolina, Spring 1966

This document is a Project 10073 record concerning a UFO sighting in Raleigh, North Carolina, during the spring of 1966. The witness, a 51-year-old employee of the Post Office Department, reported observing a solid, glowing red-orange object at approximately 10:00 P.M. The object was traveling from west to east and was in sight for 5 to 10 seconds before disappearing behind trees. The witness estimated the object's altitude at approximately one-half mile and noted that it moved at a very high speed with no identifiable sound or exhaust trail. The witness compared the object's brightness to a red-hot stove lid. The witness also noted a previous, separate sighting from about a year prior, where they observed two star-like objects separating from each other in their backyard, which they and their wife observed. The witness explained that they had not reported these incidents previously because they felt there was no reason to do so, and they expressed skepticism regarding how such reports are handled by law enforcement, noting a general consensus that people who report such things are often dismissed as having overactive imaginations. The official conclusion for this report is that there was insufficient data for evaluation.