Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record: UFO Sightings of Aug 1967 and 8 Jun 1968
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian submitted photographs of alleged UFO sightings from 1967 and 1968. Air Force analysts determined the images were photographic artifacts caused by foreign material on a printing device negative holder.
This document contains a record from Project 10073 regarding UFO sightings reported by a civilian in Brooklyn, New York. The observer reported seeing a round, multi-colored object on June 8, 1968, and another in August 1967 during a ferry boat ride around Manhattan Island. The observer submitted two photographs as evidence. The Aerial Phenomena Branch of the Aerospace Technologies Division, under the direction of Lt. Colonel Hector Quintanilla, Jr., conducted an analysis of these prints. The investigation concluded that the images identified as UFOs were actually artifacts. By creating an overlay of the first print and applying it to the second, analysts found that the 'UFO' images and other light patterns corresponded perfectly despite differences in the field of view. The official conclusion was that the images were caused by foreign material present on the negative holder of the printing device. The document includes correspondence from the observer, internal analysis notes dated May 16, 1969, and a formal response from the Air Force dated May 26, 1969, informing the observer of the findings.
Due to the fact that there is a definite pattern of like images although the field of view differs considerably, it is most likely that there was a pattern of foreign material present on the negative holder of the printing device.
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Official Assessment
Photo analysis determined that the UFO image was the result of foreign material present on the negative holder of the printing device.
Analysis of two photographs submitted by a civilian observer revealed a pattern of light imagery consistent across both prints. An overlay constructed from the first print matched the images on the second print, leading investigators to conclude the 'UFO' images were artifacts caused by foreign material on the negative holder of the printing device.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian
Key Persons
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