PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - Brooklyn, N.Y. - 24 July 1957

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding a UFO sighting reported on July 24, 1957, in Brooklyn, New York. Three civilian witnesses reported observing a string of tiny lights arranged in a 'V' formation. The object was initially described as stationary before moving to the northwest. The witnesses reported that the object had no visible body, but was silvery, bright, and glowing white. No sound was reported. The reports were initially made to Floyd Bennett Navy Operations. Intelligence staff evaluated the reports from the three observers and concluded that they were all describing the same object. The official conclusion reached by the investigating officers was that the object was likely a helicopter. This assessment was supported by the fact that a helicopter had departed from Idlewild Airport at 2320 EDT, following a flight path consistent with the observations made by the witnesses. The documentation includes technical weather data for the area at the time of the sighting and a hand-drawn sketch of a Piasecki Navy helicopter, which was annotated by the reporting officer to suggest it as the probable cause of the sighting.