Project 10073 Record — Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, 17 February 1967

This document contains the case file for a UFO sighting reported by a 12-year-old boy in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, on 17 February 1967. The witness, who was at his desk preparing to leave, observed a round, pulsating object in the sky that changed color from pink to an 'ugly red.' He photographed the object using a Kodak Instamatic-104 camera. The report includes the original sighting questionnaire, correspondence between the witness and the Air Force, and the official photo analysis report. The Air Force's Foreign Technology Division (FTD) evaluated the photograph and concluded that the image was a 'multiple exposure' and a 'processing defect,' citing frame outlines on the negative and a 'cone-shape' blur. The witness, however, engaged in a persistent correspondence with Major Hector Quintanilla and Major David Stiles, challenging these findings. He argued that the 'cone-shape' was simply the top of the negative and that the 'processing defect' was an incorrect assessment, maintaining that he had witnessed the object moving in the sky with his own eyes. The Air Force officials remained firm in their evaluation, with Major Quintanilla eventually suggesting that the witness submit his concerns to the University of Colorado's independent investigation team (the Condon Committee). The file concludes with internal Air Force memos expressing frustration with the witness's persistence, with Major Quintanilla stating that while the witness had a right to disagree, the Air Force would not change its evaluation.