Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting of 5 June 1958, New York, N.Y.

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on June 5, 1958, in New York. The witness observed a single round object with an object hanging underneath, which appeared to be the size of a pea when viewed through field glasses. The object was described as drifting very slowly in a straight path toward the East for a duration of ten minutes. The sighting occurred at 2245Z under conditions of thin clouds at 20,000 feet and 15 miles visibility. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the object was likely a radiosonde balloon released from Idlewild airport approximately fifteen minutes prior to the sighting. The report includes teletype correspondence between various military commands, including the Air Defense Command (ADC) and the 26th Air Division. The investigating officer noted that the report was received via telephone, making it difficult to verify the reliability of the observers. Furthermore, inquiries made to control tower operators at Kansas City Airport and Richard Gebaur Air Force Base yielded negative results, as neither facility reported any sightings. The document also contains handwritten notes suggesting the possibility of a misinterpretation of a traffic light or astronomical bodies like Spica or Jupiter, though the final consensus remained that the object was a balloon.