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Project 10073 Record — Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, 19 September 1967

📅 19 September 1967 📍 Upper Darby, Penna. 🏛 Aerial Phenomena Office 📄 sighting_report
UFOUpper DarbyProject 10073Hector QuintanillaUniversity of Colorado

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TL;DR

A 14-year-old in Upper Darby, PA, reported a UFO sighting on 19 September 1967. The Air Force investigated but concluded the report was unreliable due to insufficient data and the witness's history of frequent sightings.

This document contains a collection of records related to a UFO sighting reported by a 14-year-old male in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, on 19 September 1967. The file includes a Project 10073 record, correspondence between the Air Force's Aerial Phenomena Office and the University of Colorado's UFO Study project, and a completed U.S. Air Force technical information questionnaire. The witness reported seeing a whitish object that moved quietly, hovered, and flew away, noting that it appeared to blink on and off. The witness also claimed to have seen similar objects on multiple other dates. The Air Force, led by Lt. Col. Hector Quintanilla, Jr., requested further data and a photo analysis, but the witness failed to provide sufficient information. The Air Force ultimately concluded that the report was unreliable and that there was insufficient data for evaluation, noting that the photograph provided contained only indistinct lights. The correspondence highlights the administrative process of the Air Force's UFO investigation, including the involvement of the University of Colorado in reviewing reports.

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Official Assessment

INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION

The report was deemed unreliable due to the observer's age and history of frequent sightings. The provided photograph showed only indistinct lights.

Witnesses

Key Persons

  • Robert J. LowProject Coordinator, UFO Study, University of Colorado

Organizations

Military Units