PROJECT 10073 RECORD — Schuylerville, New York, 24 May 1954

This document is a Project 10073 record detailing a civilian sighting of an unidentified aerial object in Schuylerville, New York, on 24 May 1954. The witnesses, described as reliable, reported observing an oval, disc-like object that appeared red, white, and blue-green in color. From the ground, the object appeared to be the size of a grapefruit, though the observers could not determine its altitude. The object was observed three times over the course of approximately one hour, moving very slowly before disappearing behind a cloud layer at an estimated altitude of 3,000 feet. The initial observation was recorded at 270 degrees West at a 70-degree elevation, and it disappeared an hour later at a 50-degree elevation. The report indicates that four F86D aircraft were vectored to the area to investigate, but they made no sightings. The official conclusion reached by the 656th AC&W Squadron was that the object was the planet Jupiter, as it was in the position reported. However, the report also mentions that a separate unidentified object was intercepted by the 762nd AC&W Squadron, and it was suggested that the object sighted by the witnesses might have been a weather balloon on a 270-degree track. The document includes detailed weather data and wind aloft information for the period, as well as the specific reporting format required by Air Force Regulation 200-2.