Project 10073 Record — 19 May 1954, Hamilton, New York

This document is a Project 10073 record detailing a civilian sighting of an unidentified aerial phenomenon on May 19, 1954, in Hamilton, New York. The witness, a high school student, observed a single object for approximately 30 seconds. The object was described as a faint, milky-colored 'glob' of light, oval in shape, featuring two faint reddish dots. At the time of the observation, the sky was clear, cool, and dry. The object was noted to be near the planet Saturn and was observed in the southeast, moving through an arc of approximately 20 degrees. The witness reported that the object maintained a level flight path before disappearing behind buildings. Despite the witness listening for the sound of an aircraft, none was heard. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the sighting was 'probably aircraft,' noting that the flight, speed, and general description were consistent with that assessment. The report includes a completed U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheet, which contains the witness's personal sketches of the object's appearance and its path across the sky. The witness explicitly stated that they had never seen anything like it before and that they had listened for a motor but heard none.