Project 10073 Record: Sighting Report - Mt. Vernon, New York

This document contains a Project Blue Book sighting report regarding an observation made in the summer of 1953 in Mt. Vernon, New York. A civilian witness reported observing an object through a reflecting telescope for approximately three seconds at 5:00 PM. The witness described the object as a metallic, Saturn-like shape with a ring, which appeared to be revolving and tilting. The witness also reported hearing a strange humming noise. The report was not filed until 1965, twelve years after the event. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the object was likely the planet Saturn, noting that Saturn was observed later that evening in the same general area of the sky. The document includes correspondence from the Foreign Technology Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, confirming that the report was forwarded to Dr. J. Allen Hynek for review. Additionally, the file contains a newsletter from C.R.I.F.O. (Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects) dated April 7, 1954, which discusses various UFO-related topics, including the planet Mars and reports of 'two unknown objects' in orbit between Earth and Mars. A separate, unrelated report from the same file describes four photographs received in 1954, allegedly taken in Hamilton County, Ohio, in 1953, showing an octagonal object. The identity of the object in the photographs remained unknown, despite investigations by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.