Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record and Sighting Reports — November 1967
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This document contains a collection of UAP sighting reports from late 1967, including official Air Force records and NICAP submissions. Most sightings were evaluated as astronomical phenomena or conventional aircraft.
This document is a compilation of UAP sighting reports and related correspondence from November and December 1967. It includes official Air Force incoming messages, completed U.S. Air Force sighting questionnaires, and reports submitted to NICAP (National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena). The reports detail various sightings across the United States, including Massachusetts and South Carolina, as well as international reports from Bulgaria. Witnesses describe luminous objects, often appearing as bright stars or balls of light, exhibiting varying behaviors such as stationary hovering, slow movement, and sudden acceleration. Official evaluations frequently categorize these sightings as astronomical phenomena (e.g., Sirius) or conventional aircraft, such as Coast Guard helicopters. The document also contains internal correspondence from NICAP investigators discussing the credibility of witnesses and the difficulty of tracing specific sightings due to lack of data or unreliable reporting. One notable report from Sofia, Bulgaria, describes a luminous object that changed shape from a ball to a trapezium, observed through field glasses, which was noted for moving against the wind.
At first it looked like a ball, larger than the solar disc. But after a while, it took the shape of a trapezium.
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Official Assessment
Probable Astro, Possible (SIRIUS)
Many sightings were attributed to astronomical phenomena or conventional aircraft.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- D. SimetchiyevScientific worker of the Institute of Hydrology and Meteorology
- Raymond D. FowlerChairman, NICAP MASS SUBCOM