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Declassified UFO / UAP Document

Project 10073 Record — Denville, New Jersey

📅 April to August 1967 📍 Denville, New Jersey 🏛 Project Blue Book 📄 sighting_report
UFOProject Blue BookDenvilleNew Jerseysighting report

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TL;DR

An eleven-year-old student submitted a report of three UFO sightings from 1967 to Project Blue Book in 1968. The Air Force closed the case as 'INSUFFICIENT DATA' due to the significant delay in reporting.

This document consists of a Project Blue Book record and an accompanying letter from a young civilian observer in Denville, New Jersey. The observer, an eleven-year-old student, wrote to the Air Force on January 29, 1968, to report three separate UFO sightings that occurred between April and August 1967. The student, who describes themselves as an amateur astronomer, was inspired to write after reading the book 'Letters to the Air Force on UFO's' edited by Bill Adler. The student provided detailed survey responses regarding the sightings, noting the dates, locations (a golf course and a backyard), durations, and physical characteristics of the objects, including colors (red, blue, and white) and movement patterns. The student also expressed skepticism regarding the Air Force's typical explanations, specifically questioning why two USAF bombers were observed in the vicinity of one of the sightings. The official Air Force conclusion for the file is 'INSUFFICIENT DATA,' noting that the report was submitted too long after the events occurred to allow for a proper investigation.

I have now come to the conclusion that the, Air Force is more concerned with UFO s than said after reports.

Official Assessment

INSUFFICIENT DATA

The observer submitted reports of three sightings occurring between April and August 1967. Because the report was not submitted until February 1968, the Air Force determined it was too late to conduct an investigation.

Witnesses

Key Persons

  • Bill AdlerEditor of the book 'Letters to the Air Force on UFO's'

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