Project 10073 Record Card — Syracuse, New York, 21 July 1955

This document is a formal record of an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UFOB) sighting that occurred over Syracuse, New York, on July 21, 1955. The report was submitted by the Commander of the 32nd Air Division (Defense) at Syracuse Air Force Station in accordance with Air Force Regulation (AFR) 200-2. Two witnesses, a 19-year-old student and a 20-year-old student nurse from Syracuse University, reported observing two round objects that appeared to change colors and were described as being larger than standard aircraft navigational lights. The duration of the observation was estimated at 35 to 40 seconds, with the objects moving from west to east at an estimated altitude between 5,000 and 10,000 feet. The objects were noted to have flashing red and green lights before eventually fading into a fog bank. The report includes a detailed breakdown of the atmospheric conditions at the time, noting scattered clouds at 2,500 feet and various wind speeds at different altitudes. The Ground Observer Corps (GOC) reported plotting two aircraft in the vicinity of the sighting at the time it occurred. Consequently, the official evaluation concluded that the objects were likely the aircraft tracked by the GOC, as the flashing red and green lights were consistent with standard aircraft lighting. The documentation includes both the Project 10073 record card and the teletype report submitted to the Air Defense Command and the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.