PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - Middletown, New York - 23 November 1957

On November 23, 1957, at approximately 2345Z, a 16-year-old high school student in Middletown, New York, observed an unidentified aerial object. The witness, who was listening to the car radio at the time, reported seeing a round object with a white glowing center and an orange outer rim. The object was observed for approximately 20 seconds. According to the report, the object was initially heading south before making an abrupt turn to the east and disappearing. The sighting occurred under clear to scattered weather conditions. The official military evaluation, documented on a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications, concluded that the object was likely an aircraft. The comments section explicitly notes that the visual characteristics described by the witness—specifically the glow and the rim—would be consistent with the exhaust of a jet aircraft. The report includes technical data regarding the location, which is noted as being in an area with several airline routes and in proximity to Stewart Air Force Base. The documentation includes the original record card and the subsequent teletype transmission (RJEPNB 1) sent to various Air Force intelligence commands, including the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the Director of Intelligence at Headquarters USAF.