PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Brooklyn, New York, 23 February 1957

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a sighting report from 23 February 1957. The report originated from an Army NCO who contacted the New York Journal Herald, which subsequently passed the information to the 1st Army and then to the United States Air Force. The witness claimed to have observed a single object described as a 'flying saucer' appearing over Brooklyn. According to the report, the object headed toward Idlewild Airport, circled the facility, and then proceeded to head south. The record card indicates that no photographs were taken and there was no radar contact. In the comments section, the investigating authority expressed skepticism regarding the report. The evaluator noted that Idlewild is one of the busiest airports in the world and that air traffic over Brooklyn is consistently heavy. The evaluator found it highly improbable that a single observer would witness such an object without any of the millions of people in the vicinity also reporting it. Consequently, the official conclusion recorded on the card is that the event was a case of 'mistaken phenomena,' and it is noted that there was no other report on file for this area at that time.