Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Fultonville, New York, March 30, 1967
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A 14-year-old witness reported a fiery red-orange disc in New York on March 30, 1967. The Air Force identified the phenomenon as a NASA rocket launch from Wallops Island that released barium and tri-ethyl borane into the atmosphere.
This document contains a Project 10073 record regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on March 30, 1967, by a 14-year-old witness near Fultonville, New York. The witness described observing three objects that appeared as a light, then transformed into a fuzzy green ball, and subsequently into a sharp, fiery red-orange disc. The witness noted that the objects had no sound and eventually turned into blue vapor. The witness also provided a sketch and additional details, noting that the object was much larger than a match head held at arm's length. The witness had also contacted Griffiss Air Force Base and Project Blue Book regarding the sighting. The Air Force responded on May 29, 1967, via Lt. Colonel Barnett B. Young, explaining that the witness had likely observed chemical clouds created by a NASA rocket launch from Wallops Island, Virginia, at approximately 7:00 p.m. EST on March 30, 1967. The rocket released tri-ethyl borane and barium, which caused the clouds to change colors and form elongated patterns along the earth's magnetic field. The document includes a newspaper clipping from the Utica Press, which reported similar sightings in West Winfield, Whitesboro, and New York Mills, noting that the object appeared to explode and was not the moon.
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Official Assessment
A rocket fired from the Wallops Island, Virginia station of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, at approximately 7 p.m. EST, March 30, 1967, released tri-ethyl borane and barium into the atmosphere.
The observed phenomenon was identified as chemical clouds resulting from a NASA rocket launch at Wallops Island, which created elongated patterns along the earth's magnetic field.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- Mrs. Kenneth DavisWest Winfield Press correspondent