Project 10073 Record Card — Fishkill, New York, 22 July 1957

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype report concerning an unidentified aerial object sighting in Fishkill, New York, on July 22, 1957. A civilian witness reported observing a round, white object, described as being the size of a basketball at arm's length, emitting a white light. The object was observed for approximately 15 seconds in straight, level flight before disappearing by fading. The sighting occurred at 2155 EST (0250Z). The report includes technical details regarding the atmospheric conditions at the time, noting partial overcast, cirrus clouds, and scattered thunderstorms. The altitude of the object was estimated at 3,500 feet. Major W.T. Livinstone, acting as controller, provided no specific comment on the sighting itself, though a handwritten note on the teletype suggests that round objects can produce certain effects under specific diurnal conditions. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the sighting was a probable meteor, citing limited data as the basis for this determination.