Project 10073 Record Card and Incident Reports — Walkill, New York, January 1956

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype reports regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed near Walkill, New York, in January 1956. The primary witness, a 42-year-old former sergeant and current CBS warehouse employee at Stewart Air Force Base, reported observing a bright object that appeared to twinkle and move like a helicopter. The witness described the object as moving in an 'up and down' and 'side to side' motion before sinking below the horizon in the Northwest. The reports were submitted in compliance with CONAD Regulation 200-2. Military intelligence officers, including Lt. Somerville Dillon and Intel Officer Stuart A. Pennels, processed the reports. The official evaluation concluded that the sighting was an astronomical event, specifically the star Vega. The record card notes that the star was at a 325-degree azimuth and less than 5 degrees of elevation at the time of the sighting. The perceived motion and twinkling were attributed to atmospheric distortion (WX conditions) as the star set. The report indicates that the same observation was made on two succeeding nights. The documentation includes teletype communications between various military headquarters, including HQ EADF, HQ USAF, and HQ ATIC, detailing the witness's observations and the subsequent investigation.