PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Sighting Report, New York, September 1957

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a civilian sighting of an unidentified aerial phenomenon in New York City. On either September 24 or 25, 1957, at approximately 5:00 A.M., a witness exiting the 50th Street subway station on Eighth Avenue observed a large, bright yellow ball of light moving from the west toward the northeast. The witness described the object as being roughly the size of a fist, noting that it moved across the sky for a distance of about two-thirds of the avenue before dipping. Initially, the witness believed the object might be a shooting star, but later speculated it could be a satellite following news reports on the subject. The witness submitted this account to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense on October 7, 1957, requesting that physicists investigate the observation. The Department of Defense acknowledged the report on November 4, 1957, informing the witness that the matter had been referred to the Office of Information Services of the United States Air Force for further review. The official project record card subsequently classified the event as a meteor sighting.