Project 10073 Record: Sighting Report - Ventnor, New Jersey, 20 December 1967

This document contains the Project 10073 record regarding a sighting reported by a 14-year-old amateur astronomer in Ventnor, New Jersey, on December 20, 1967. The witness, who was engaged in a sky-mapping project, reported that while photographing the stars with a Mamiya/Sekor 35mm camera, he captured light images on the film that were not observed visually. The witness provided a detailed photographic data sheet, noting a six-second exposure time and an estimated distance of 50 miles to the object, based on its small angular size and slowness. The witness expressed uncertainty about whether the images were an effect of film development or an actual object, noting that he could not resolve the lights with his eyes at any time. The Aerial Phenomena Office, led by Lt. Col. Hector Quintanilla, Jr., officially concluded that there was insufficient data for evaluation because the original negatives were never received. Correspondence included in the file shows that the Air Force repeatedly requested the negatives from the witness to conduct a proper photo analysis, but the material was not provided.