Project 10073 Record — Sighting in Middlesex, New Jersey, 6 October 1967

This document contains a Project 10073 record regarding a UFO sighting reported in Middlesex, New Jersey, on 6 October 1967. The witness, a 51-year-old special police officer, observed a yellow, elliptical object with windows along its side at approximately 4:00 AM. The object exhibited a steady, floating motion and was estimated to be at an altitude of 1,500 feet, moving from east to west. The witness noted that the object appeared bright on approach but became duller when closer, and it made no sound. The witness explicitly stated that the object did not look like a circle or saucer. The Air Force conducted an investigation, which included requesting weather data from the Environmental Technical Applications Center and checking reports from the Volunteer Flight Officer Network (VFON) and United Air Lines. The official conclusion reached by the Aerial Phenomena Office was that the object was a 'Possible (AIRCRAFT).' Alternative explanations considered by investigators included a garment bag hot air balloon, satellite decay (specifically Object #2961), or a westbound aircraft with its landing lights on. The file includes correspondence between Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr. of the Aerial Phenomena Office and H. E. Roth of the Volunteer Flight Officer Network, confirming that no reports of unusual objects were found in the Northeast U.S. for the date in question. The witness provided detailed sketches and completed a technical information questionnaire, noting that he felt the phenomena had 'always been here' and that humans were only recently associating them with planes or rockets.