Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record: UFO Observation, Triangle, Virginia, 25 April 1967
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AI-Generated Summary
A 15-year-old in Triangle, Virginia, reported a multi-hour UFO sighting in April 1967. The Air Force investigated but concluded the data was insufficient, suggesting the object might have been a star or an unidentified aircraft.
This document comprises a series of records, including a questionnaire and military message traffic, regarding a UFO sighting reported by a 15-year-old youth in Triangle, Virginia, on April 25, 1967. The witness reported observing an object for three to four hours, describing it as brighter than a star, changing shape, and displaying green and red colors. The witness claimed the object moved in front of a cloud and later returned after disappearing. The Air Force conducted an investigation, which included checking with tower personnel at Quantico. The official assessment concluded that the first sighting could have been a large star enlarged by atmospheric diffraction. Regarding the second sighting, while the object displayed a rotating red light similar to an airplane, it was not in contact with tower control, unlike other aircraft in the landing pattern at the time. The report notes that the witness was a youth and suggests that the duration of the sighting was likely overestimated. The document includes correspondence from Colonel James C. Manatt of the Foreign Technology Division, informing the witness that the information provided was insufficient for a scientific evaluation and requesting further details via a formal questionnaire.
It is possible the satellite disappeared and a aircraft came into view making the observer believe the same object reappeared again.
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Official Assessment
Could be a large star enlarged by diffraction through atmosphere. Second sighting by other tower personnel with rotating red light sounds like an airplane, however all A/C in landing pattern are under the towers control and in contact with them. This one wasn't.
The observer, a 15-year-old youth, reported a bright object that changed shape and color. Air Force analysis suggests the first sighting may have been a star, while the second sighting, despite having characteristics of an aircraft, was not in contact with tower control.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- Lt. GatjewskiTower personnel
- Lance Corporal TelferTower observer