Project 10073 Record Card — New Haven, Connecticut, 12 August 1957

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a civilian sighting of an unidentified aerial object in New Haven, Connecticut, on August 12, 1957, at 1532Z. The witness reported observing a single, gray, cigar-shaped object that lacked wings or a tail. The object was described as being approximately the size of a jet and was accompanied by a roaring sound. The sighting occurred under weather conditions characterized by overcast skies, broken clouds at 4,000 feet, light rain showers, and ground fog. The object's altitude was estimated to be approximately 2,000 feet. The report indicates that no photographs were taken and there was no radar contact. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the description of the object suggested it was possibly an aircraft. A note in the comments section mentions the possibility of a 'tip tank' but clarifies there was no report to confirm this. The document includes internal military communications routing the report through various Air Defense Command (ADC) channels, including the 773rd Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron at Montauk, Long Island, and the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.