UFO Observation Report — Saratoga Springs, New York, 21 June 1967

This document contains a sighting report submitted by a 12-year-old witness from Saratoga Springs, New York, regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on June 21, 1967. The witness reported seeing a bright white light, which appeared to be two rectangular lights joined together, at approximately 9:20 P.M. EDT. The object was observed for about five minutes through a Sears 75x telescope. The witness described the object as appearing brighter than the brightest stars, moving to the west, disappearing, and then reappearing several degrees higher. The witness noted that there was no sound and that a plane was observed near the object shortly before it disappeared into the northern horizon. The witness provided a detailed questionnaire (FTD Form 164) and a letter to Major Hector Quintinilla, Jr., expressing a desire to report the sighting and requesting that it not be dismissed due to their age. The Air Force responded on July 20, 1967, via Colonel James C. Manatt, stating that the information provided was insufficient for a scientific evaluation. The final conclusion recorded in the project file, dated December 30, 1967, is that the object was a 'possible aircraft,' with the note that no data was presented to indicate it could not have been an aircraft.