Project 10073 Record Card — Queens College, Flushing Long Island, NY, 31 May 1956

On May 31, 1956, at 1700Z, a student at Queens College in Flushing, Long Island, New York, observed an unidentified aerial object. The witness reported seeing a white object, estimated to be half the size of an airline aircraft, traveling at a high rate of speed. The object was observed following an airline aircraft before passing it with a significant burst of speed and subsequently fading from sight. The total duration of the sighting was estimated to be between five and ten minutes. The weather conditions at the time were reported as clear. A photograph of the object was reportedly taken using a camera-size 811 and was sent to headquarters for evaluation. The incident was documented under Project 10073. Following an investigation, LT Bushman of the CIC/DO concluded that the object was likely a jet-type aircraft, noting that this identification would account for both the size and speed reported by the observer. The report was transmitted via teletype to various military commands, including the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB and the 26th Air Division at Roslyn AFS, New York.