OSI Report of UFO Sighting — Greenwood Lake, N.Y.

This document comprises a series of reports and administrative records regarding an Unidentified Flying Object sighting that occurred on July 14, 1956, at Greenwood Lake, New York. The investigation was initiated by the Office of Special Investigations (OSI) following a telephone call from a civilian witness. The witness, a 32-year-old portrait painter, reported observing a silver, disc-shaped object with a dome on top at approximately 1630 hours. He described the object as being the size of a dime and initially motionless. A second observation occurred at 2200 hours, during which the object appeared red in color, traveled at high speed, and curved upwards before disappearing. Weather conditions were reported as clear during both sightings. The reporting agent, Special Agent Robert S. Hermann, noted that the witness refused to be personally interviewed for additional information, and the witness's wife, also a resident of Greenwood Lake, was mentioned as a witness. Due to the limited information provided and the witness's refusal to cooperate further, the OSI concluded that the case should be classified under the 'insufficient data' category, while explicitly noting a 'strong possibility of Hoax.' The file was originally classified as CONFIDENTIAL but was later reclassified to FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY on November 2, 1960, in accordance with Executive Order 10501. The documentation includes the original Project 10073 record card, correspondence between the OSI and the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC), and the formal Report of Investigation.