Project 10073 Record — Woodberry Forest, Virginia, 15 February 1967

On the night of February 15, 1967, at approximately 10:22 P.M. E.S.T., students at the Woodberry Forest School in Woodberry Forest, Virginia, observed two unidentified aerial objects. The witnesses, including two seniors and a prefect, reported seeing a greenish-white light traveling toward the southern sky. The object reportedly dimmed irregularly, changed course several times, and stopped in mid-air. Just before disappearing over the trees, the object produced a bright, pinkish-white flash described as resembling a flare. The witness noted that the shape of the object during this flash was similar to a pocketwatch case. A second object subsequently appeared in the same vicinity, moving in the opposite direction at a lower altitude and at a speed estimated to be two or three times faster than the first object. The witnesses confirmed the sighting among themselves and maintained that there was no rational explanation for the phenomena. The incident was reported to the Air Force, specifically addressed to Major Quintinilla. The Foreign Technology Division (FTD) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base responded on March 2, 1967, stating that the information provided was insufficient for a scientific evaluation and requested that the witnesses complete an FTD Form 164. The official conclusion recorded in the Project 10073 file suggests that because only lights were observed, it is possible that aircraft were responsible for the sighting.