Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Newport News, Virginia, October 7, 1969
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A civilian reported two sightings of four red lights in a square pattern in Newport News, Virginia, on October 7, 1969. The Air Force concluded the phenomenon was a possible aircraft.
This document is a Project 10073 record detailing a civilian sighting of unidentified phenomena in Newport News, Virginia, on October 7, 1969. The witness reported observing four red lights arranged in a square pattern on two separate occasions during the same night. The first sighting lasted approximately two minutes, and the second lasted one minute. The witness, who was driving a Plymouth Fury III at the time, described the lights as constant and non-flickering. The official conclusion reached by the investigating agency, FTD (TDETR), was that the phenomenon was a 'Possible Aircraft,' noting that there was no evidence to suggest the sightings could not be attributed to an aircraft. The report includes a completed 'Sighting of Unidentified Phenomena Questionnaire' (AFR 80-17), which provides details on the witness's location, the direction of the lights, and the lack of physical evidence or photographs.
There seems to be no evidence that the sightings could not be of an aircraft.
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Official Assessment
Possible Aircraft
The observer reported seeing four red lights in a square pattern twice in one night. The investigator noted that there was no evidence to suggest the sightings could not be attributed to an aircraft.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian