Project 10073 Record Card — Yonkers, New York, 5 December 1957

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype report concerning an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sighting that occurred on December 5, 1957, in Yonkers, New York. A civilian witness reported observing a streak of light, described as being approximately twice the size of a star and whitish-red in color. The object was observed for a duration of three seconds while the witness was driving. The witness noted that the object appeared to move slower than a typical meteor, featured an incandescent trail, and had a slight glow in front of it before it burned out and broke up. The observer estimated the object fell in the vicinity of Nyack, New Jersey. The military investigation, conducted by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC), categorized the event as 'Possibly a meteor,' though internal notes on the teletype indicate some inconsistency in the witness's description regarding the object's speed relative to a meteorite. The weather conditions at the time were reported as clear with unlimited visibility. No radar contact was made, and no photographic evidence was obtained.