PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
2 LOCATION
26 Oct. 66 0001Z Holtsville, Long Island, New York one witness
3. SOURCE CONCLUSION
Civilian Aircraft(possible)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIE ANALYSIS YSIS
8 minutes
Cbserver watched a basketball shaped red and yellow object
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION move toward the western sky. move toward the western sky. Observer had stopped her Observer had stopped her car car
Ground Visual at a stop sign and before proceedin proceeding heard a swish sound.
As observer made the turn As observer made the turn she
7. COURSE coming at her. It was all lit up, lit up, with ed and yellow d and yellow
westward glowing light. glowing light. The object disappeared heading straight disappeared heading straight
upward. Cbserver compared compared the unknown t the unknown to
8. PHOTOS
Yes Considering Considering the submitted the submitted evidence it appeares that the evidence it appeares that the
No witness saw and
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE a large air traffic area, and it appeares that the
witness observed some type of aircraft.
Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.

Yes
Yes No
31.2 Please list their names end addresses:
.Please give the following Infarmation about yourself:
NAME
. Lost Name Lost Nomo Middlo Name Middle Name
Halterlle Holterlle LOM
ADDRESS ADDRESS
Street Cy G2 C"Y 12j2 Zone Stard Stat
TELEPH NE NUMB NUMB AGE 33 AGE 33 SEX
Indicate any Informetlon about yourse nabout your -
.When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object?
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF NESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AFIN: 36427 (28 Oct 66) E/meh Page l of 3
ACTION: F RDC-4 INFO: (19)
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FM 52FTRWG SUFFOLK COUNTY AFB NY
TO RUWMFVA/ADC Io RUmAVazaDC
BUEDBOA/2 1AIRD IV MCGUIRE AFB NU BUEDBOA/2 1AIRDIV MCGUIRE AFB NU
RUEOFIF/FID URIGHT RUEOFIF/FID WRIGH AFB OHIO AFB OHIO
RLEDHQA/CSAF
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UNCLAS 520DC 0229 OCT 66.
FOR ARDC, OSAF FOR SAF-01.
A. (D ROUD
(2) BASKETBALL
(3) RED & VELLON
(A) ONE
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(5) SHINY
AFHO 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
APIN: 36427 (28 ct 66) Page 2 of 3
(7 NONE
(8 HISSING
(9) NONE
B, (I) SAW IT COMING AT HER WHILE DRIVING. 9 II
PAGE 2 RUEDGMA4881 UNCLAS
(245/90
(3) $0 (3)S0
(4) FOLLOWED THE CAR.
(5) STRAIGHT UP.
(5 MINUTES. (5 MINUTES,
C. C. (D GROUND VISUAL
(NONE
(3) N/A
D. (1 2 25/24002 OCT
(2)NIGHT
E. INTERSECTION OF LI,NY.
F.
ISVILLE, LI, NY
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AFHO6-309C UNCLASSIFIED

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UNCLASSIFIED -
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AFIN: 36427 (28 Oct 66) Page 3 of 3
(2) WIND DIRECTION VELOCITY
SURFACE 020 2
6.000 350 10
10,000 360 10
16,000 350 15
PAGE 3 RLEDGMA4881 UNCLAS NuaMAyoer CMCLAs
20,000 332 20
30,000 310 30 30
50,000 260 35
80,000 NOT NOT AVAILABLE AVAILABLE
(3) CLEAR
(4) 15 AY 15
(5) NONE
(6) NONE
(7)3 IMVERSIONS 1591 300; 1200'
Ho NONE
Y. FONE
J. HIOH DEMSHY CNVIL AXR TRAFFIC IN NY CITY AREA.
WILL UNDOUBTEDLY
BECTE THE SBJECT OF LOCAL L NEWS INTEREST.
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AFHO 22* 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

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FTD (TDETR)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Chio 45433
7 November 1966
Mrs.
Holtsville,
Long Island, New York 11101
Dear Mrs
Reference your unidentified observation of 26 October 1966.
The information which we have received is not sufficient for
evaluation. Request you complete the attached FTD Form 164
and return it in the enclosed envelope.
AAOO FTLA TYDIAR uman  0210
We wish to thank you observation to the the
H 20 Air Force.
Sincerely,
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Major, USAF QUIN NTANILLA, Jr, MajOr, USAF
Chief, Proje Projec Blue Bock
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8.1 STARS(Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. . None a. Bright moonlight
A fow b. Dull moonlight
c, Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remamber d.7 Don't remember
9. What were bjoct?
CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
a. Clear sky 0. Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light roin
c. Scaltered clouds Moderate or heavy rain
Thick wa houvy clouds d. Snow
e. Don't remomber
0. The object appeare rcle One).
Co! Solid As a light
b. Transpo:ont Don't remember
c. Vapor
than th brightest stars? (Circlo One):
a. Brighter a. Brighter About the same c. About the same
b. Dimmer b. Dimmer d. Don't know d. Don't know
11.1 Compare br rightness tos
12. The edgns of tho object were:
(C...lo1n0) a. Fuzzy or blurred . Other
Like a bright star V
C. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
1. Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't know
b. Suddanly spoed up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don't know
c. Break up into parts ore explode? Yes No Don't know
d. Give off smoko? Yes No Don't know
a. Change brightness? Yes No Don't know
f. Changa shape? Yes No Don't know
g. Flash or flickor? Yes No Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes No Don't know

conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information sc
that if it is deemed necessary, may contact you for further dotails.
object? Time of da 8
Hour Minutas
26 Oct .1966 (Circle One):
A.M. or (P.M.)
Day Month Yeur
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One):) Eastern (Circle Une):) Daylight Soving
b. Contral Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
o. Other
Zi811? 4.2H.1+3illE- LonyIsland,N.Y.
Nearest Postal Address City or Town Strate or Couney
5. How long was object in sight? (Total Duration) 8
Hours Minutes Seconds
a. Certain c. Not very sure
Fairly certain d. Just a guess
ighfigain
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? No_—-
DAY NIGHT
a. (a. Bright
Cloudy b.
7. IF you saw the object during DAYLI , where was the SUN located as you locked at the objest?
(CIrcle Ono): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you . Overhead
c, To your right f. Don't remember
FTD FORM
OCT 62 164 obsolete.

Inside a building b. In. the residential soction oi a city?
6. In a car c In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
d. In an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over ope
1. Other g.
24. IF you wer MOVING questions:
24.1 What direction (Circle One)
a. North c. East South .) West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
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17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
a. Sound
.Wo wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known objoct and n:
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the ti.r: i ie
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
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