Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UFO Sighting Report and Correspondence — Flushing, Queens, New York, 21 June 1968
AI-Generated Summary
A professional photographer captured images of unidentified oval objects while taking sunset photos from a moving car. The Air Force investigated the images but concluded there was insufficient data to identify the objects.
This document details a UFO sighting report from 21 June 1968, involving an advertising agent named Conrad Iacano. While driving across the Delaware River Bridge, Iacano took several photographs of the sunset. Upon developing the film, he discovered eight or nine unidentified, luminescent, yellowish-white, oval-shaped objects in the images. Iacano, a professional photographer, stated that the objects were not visible to the naked eye at the time of the photography. He described the objects as having structural features, including domes and indentations, and appearing metallic. The report includes extensive correspondence between Lt. Michael J. Conaway of the 52d Fighter Wing and Col. Hector Quintanilla of the Air Force's Aerial Phenomena Branch (Project Blue Book). The Air Force initially struggled to obtain the original negatives for analysis, as Iacano was concerned about their value and had received offers from magazines. Eventually, the negatives were secured for analysis by the Foreign Technology Division. The official conclusion recorded in the project file was 'Insufficient Data,' as the objects were only visible in the photographs and not observed visually. The file contains various administrative forms, including a UFO questionnaire, memos for the record, and copies of the photographs themselves, which show small, light-colored, oval shapes against a sky background.
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Official Assessment
Insufficient data
The observer, a professional photographer, captured images of unidentified objects while taking sunset photos from a moving vehicle. The Air Force requested the original negatives for analysis, but the observer was initially hesitant due to the perceived value of the images. The objects were not seen visually at the time of the photography.
Witnesses
- Conrad IacanoAdvertising Agent
Key Persons
- Hector Quintanilla, Jr.Lt. Col., USAF, Chief, Aerial Phenomena Branch
- Michael J. Conaway2d Lt., USAF, Information Officer