Project 10073 Record Card - Sampson AFB, New York - 19 April 1954

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype report concerning an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UFOB) sighting that occurred on 19 April 1954 at Sampson Air Force Base, New York. The report was filed by the Commander of Sampson AFB to the Director of Intelligence at USAF Headquarters and the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The primary witness was A/2C Robert C. Glenn, an engineering draftsman with the 3659th MTW HQ Squadron, who was noted as a reliable observer. According to the report, the sighting lasted for one minute at approximately 0245Z. The witness observed a single round object, described as being the size of a nickel held at arm's length. The object was bright white, resembling a fluorescent light bulb, and emitted an exhaust trail estimated to be 10 to 15 times the length of the object itself. The object moved in a straight line and disappeared into the horizon at an angle of elevation of approximately 5 degrees. No sound was reported. The atmospheric conditions at the time were favorable for observation, with clear, calm, and cloudless skies, and visibility reported as 15 plus. The report explicitly notes that there was no radar contact and that the sighting was reported late by the observer. The document includes standard administrative markings and references to Air Force Regulation 200-2, which governed the reporting of such phenomena at the time.