Project 10073 Record Card — Old Westbury, L.I., N.Y. — 3 Jan 58

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype correspondence regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on January 3, 1958, in Old Westbury, Long Island, New York. The witness, a 40-year-old woman, reported observing a white, round object that resembled a cloud or a ball. She described the object as traveling very fast and at a very high altitude toward the east before dropping from sight behind trees and clouds. The duration of the sighting was estimated at eight to ten seconds. The report notes that there were no photographs or radar contacts associated with the event. Further details in the teletype indicate that a jet was observed directly under the object traveling east, with another jet approaching from the east. The preliminary report was received by Captain William R. Myers, a clearance officer at Mitchel Air Force Base. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the sighting was a case of mistaken identity involving a conventional object, attributed to unusual or adverse weather conditions. An investigator's note added to the file suggests that if the nearby jet did not report the object, it reinforces the conclusion that the object was conventional in nature.