Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Mastic, Long Island, NY — 17 July 1956
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A 1956 sighting report of a green, tear-shaped object over Mastic Airport, Long Island. The event was officially attributed to flares.
This document is a Project 10073 Record Card detailing an aerial sighting reported by an Air Force pilot on July 17, 1956, at Mastic Airport, Long Island, New York. The witness observed a single tear-shaped object, estimated to be the size of a 10x5 foot door. The object was described as green in color and bisected by a white streak. The witness reported that the object appeared to flash on and off for a duration of one to two seconds. Approximately five minutes after the initial observation, the pilot reported seeing three additional green flashes while at an altitude of 3,000 feet. The report indicates that the object was falling. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency, ATIC, is that the sighting was likely caused by flares. The record card notes that no photographs were taken and no radar contact was made during the event.
Concur with the opinion of the reporting office that this sighting was possibly caused by flares.
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Official Assessment
Concur with the opinion of the reporting office that this sighting was possibly caused by flares.
The sighting was attributed to flares.