Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Morrisville, Pennsylvania, 25 January 1967
AI-Generated Summary
A 1967 UFO sighting report from Morrisville, Pennsylvania, involving a bright, blue-white light with a tail. The Air Force classified the event as a possible satellite.
This document is a collection of records pertaining to a UFO sighting reported on January 25, 1967, in Morrisville, Pennsylvania. The primary witness, a 30-year-old female, observed a single, intense blue-white light with a tail for approximately 3 to 5 minutes. According to the witness, the object appeared to be brighter than a star and moved in a northwest to north direction. The witness noted that the object seemed to stand still in mid-air before suddenly increasing its speed and dashing off into space. The witness explicitly stated that the object was not a plane or a shooting star. The report includes a completed U.S. Air Force Technical Information questionnaire (FTD Form 164), in which the witness describes the event in detail, noting that she was with her son and his friend at the time. The witness reported the incident to the Willow Grove Air Station. The Air Force's Foreign Technology Division, under Colonel James C. Manatt, reviewed the initial report and determined that the information provided was insufficient for a scientific evaluation, ultimately categorizing the object as a possible satellite.
The color was intense, bright light, (Blue-White) and strange. Object appeared to be moving in a northwest to north direction.
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Official Assessment
SATELLITE (POSSIBLE)
The observer reported a bright, blue-white light with a tail that moved in a northwest to north direction. The object appeared to stand still before accelerating and disappearing. The Air Force concluded it was possibly a satellite.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- James C. ManattDirector of Technology and Subsystems