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Project 176 Record: UFO Observation, 30 March 1967, Erie, Pennsylvania

📅 30 March 67 📍 Erie, Pennsylvania 🏛 Foreign Technology Division 📄 sighting_report and correspondence
UFOEriePennsylvaniaProject 176Foreign Technology Division1967

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TL;DR

A civilian in Erie, Pennsylvania, reported a sighting of four blinking lights in a square formation on March 30, 1967. The Air Force deemed the report insufficient for scientific evaluation and requested further documentation.

This document consists of a Project 176 record and associated correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported in Erie, Pennsylvania, on March 30, 1967. The civilian witness reported observing four rapidly blinking white lights arranged in a square formation. The observation lasted for one minute and 45 seconds. The witness stated they were looking at the stars when the object came into view. The official conclusion recorded on the project form is 'Possible (AIRCRAFT),' with the note that no data was presented to indicate the object could not have been an aircraft. On April 14, 1967, Colonel James C. Manatt of the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base sent a letter to the witness, informing them that the information provided was insufficient for a scientific evaluation. The witness was requested to complete an attached FTD Form 164 and return it to the Air Force. The document also includes a page containing a statistical table listing annual figures from 1957 to 1964, showing a total of 8908 entries and a sub-column totaling 663.

Observer stated all he saw were four rapidly blinking white lights, spaced like a square. Observer stated he was out looking at the stars when the object came into view.

Official Assessment

Possible (AIRCRAFT). No data presented to indicate object could not have been an A/C.

The observer reported seeing four rapidly blinking white lights arranged in a square formation while looking at the stars. The Air Force determined the information provided was insufficient for a scientific evaluation.

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