Project 10073 Record Card — Albany, New York, 31 August 1952

This document is a collection of records from Project 10073 regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting that occurred on August 31, 1952, in Albany, New York. The primary record is a Project 10073 Record Card, supplemented by a worksheet and a weather data sheet. According to the report, a single, large, orange, circular object was observed by a Ground Observer Corps (GOC) plot at 0131 GMT. The witness reported that the object was moving at an 'unusually fast' speed at an altitude of 5,000 feet. The observation lasted for approximately two minutes. The report explicitly notes that no radar contact was made and no aircraft were scrambled to intercept the object, as it was a visual observation. The military unit involved in the reporting was the 656th AC&W Squadron based in Saratoga Springs, New York. The document includes a teletype message sent to the Director of Intelligence at the USAF in Washington, D.C., and the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, detailing the sighting. The weather data sheet indicates that at the time of the observation, winds at 5,000 feet were 10 knots at 335 degrees. The final evaluation recorded on the project card lists the conclusion as 'Possibly Balloon,' though the overall assessment is marked as 'Insufficient Data for Evaluation.' The investigator's comments on the record card describe the report as a 'sketchy report.' The documentation provides a clear snapshot of the administrative process for handling UAP reports during this period, emphasizing the reliance on GOC reports and the subsequent evaluation by the Air Technical Intelligence Center.