Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Tarrytown, New York, 27 September 1955
AI-Generated Summary
A civilian reported a circular, zig-zagging light in Tarrytown, New York, on September 27, 1955. The incident was officially attributed to searchlight activity.
This document consists of two versions of a Project 10073 record card documenting a sighting that occurred on September 27, 1955, in Tarrytown, New York. The report details a civilian observation of a single, circular, intense light. The object was observed for a duration of five to six minutes, during which it performed a zig-zag flight path characterized by 90-degree turns. The witness reported that the object appeared to be elliptical at times and seemed to collide with an aircraft in the vicinity of the sighting. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating authorities was that the phenomenon was likely the result of searchlight activity. Both versions of the record card explicitly state that there is no case file associated with this incident.
Description indicates probability of searchlight activity.
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Official Assessment
Other Searchlight
The sighting was attributed to searchlight activity.