Project 10073 Record Card and Teletype Report — Seneca Lake, New York, 28 January 1954

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and a subsequent teletype report regarding an unidentified aerial object sighting near Seneca Lake, New York, on January 28, 1954. The sighting occurred at 0514 EST. The witness reported observing a half-moon-shaped object, estimated to be 12 feet in diameter, exhibiting a soft yellow color with a swirling bluish-red exhaust. The object displayed a jerky motion and maintained a straight flight path from the northwest to the southeast. The witness observed the object for approximately 5 minutes, after which it disappeared, only to reappear 14 minutes later at an altitude of 10,000 feet. The report notes that the object appeared to dwindle to 2 feet in length upon its reappearance. Weather conditions at the time were described as overcast with light snow. The teletype, sent from the Commander of Sampson Air Force Base to the Director of Intelligence at USAF Headquarters in Washington, D.C., and the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, provides technical details including the coordinates of the sighting (42 degrees 45'N 76 degrees 57'W). The official conclusion recorded on the project card states that the duration, jerky flight, and climb description were all in accord with a balloon observation. No radar contact was reported, and no photographic evidence was obtained.