Project 10073 Record Card — Stewart AFB, New York, October 25, 1955

On October 25, 1955, at 2214Z, a sighting of an unidentified aerial object occurred at Stewart Air Force Base in New York. The observation, which lasted for approximately 30 minutes, involved a single, round object described as appearing bright silver to red in color. The witness, identified as an intelligence officer, estimated the size of the object to be equivalent to a silver dollar held at arm's length. The sighting was reported by military and civilian personnel. The weather conditions at the time were noted as having unlimited visibility. The incident was documented on a Project 10073 record card and further detailed in a teletype message sent on October 27, 1955, from the Commander of the Eastern Air Defense Force (EADF) to the Director of Intelligence at Headquarters USAF. The official evaluation provided by the intelligence officer who observed the object concluded that it was a weather balloon. No photographic evidence was taken, and there was no radar contact reported in connection with the sighting.