Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Sighting Report, Stratford, Connecticut, March 19, 1967
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An 11-year-old witness in Stratford, Connecticut, reported a silent, glowing, pulsating light on March 19, 1967. The Air Force classified the event as a 'Possible (AIRCRAFT)' due to insufficient data for a scientific evaluation.
This document contains a U.S. Air Force sighting report and associated correspondence regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on March 19, 1967, in Stratford, Connecticut. The primary witness was an 11-year-old youth who reported seeing an object that appeared as an automotive headlight with a pulsating blue light in the center. The witness described the object as traveling in a straight line from the southeast to the southwest, moving at an estimated speed of 50 MPH, and eventually disappearing behind a house. The witness explicitly stated there was no sound associated with the object. The weather conditions at the time were reported as dry with a clear sky and bright moonlight. The witness provided a sketch of the object, describing it as a glowing, white, pulsating light. The Air Force, through the Foreign Technology Division (AFSC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, responded to the report on May 25, 1967, via a letter signed by Colonel James C. Manatt. The Air Force informed the witness that the information provided was insufficient for a scientific evaluation and requested that the witness complete an FTD Form 164 for further analysis. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 record was 'Possible (AIRCRAFT)', noting that there was no data presented to indicate the object could not have been an aircraft.
No data presented to indicate object could not have been an A/C.
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Official Assessment
Possible (AIRCRAFT). No data presented to indicate object could not have been an A/C.
The object was observed by an 11-year-old youth in Stratford, Connecticut. It appeared as a white light with a pulsating blue center, moving from SE to SW. The Air Force concluded it was a possible aircraft.