PROJECT 10073 RECORD - 13 OCT 54

This document is a Project 10073 record concerning a UFO sighting reported on October 13, 1954, in Kew Gardens, New York. The report details a civilian observation of a single, circular, blue-colored object. The witness, who utilized a telescope and a compass, reported that the object remained stationary for approximately one hour before disappearing into the north. The report is noted as a third-hand account. Official analysis by the Air Force concluded that the object was the planet Mars, citing that the planet was setting at the time of the reported disappearance. The documentation includes a teletype message sent from the 26th Air Division at Roslyn, New York, to the Air Defense Command at Ent Air Force Base, Colorado, and the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The teletype confirms the details of the sighting, noting the use of a telescope and compass, and reiterates the classification of the object as a star or planet. The report explicitly states that no physical evidence or photographs were obtained.