Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting Report, 3 August 1958

This document contains a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding an aerial phenomenon sighting on August 3, 1958. A witness reported observing four green flashes of light while driving south on the New York State Thruway, near exit 20 (Saugerties), between 9:05 and 9:10 p.m. The witness described the object as having a very rapid flight path from east to west, with the flashes occurring at one-second intervals. The witness explicitly stated the object did not resemble a landing plane or a jet. The official Air Force evaluation, documented on the record card, concluded there was insufficient data for analysis. A subsequent internal memo routing slip from Ted Hieatt to Major L. J. Tacker confirms the report was entered as a case. A formal response letter dated September 8, 1958, signed by Lt. Colonel Dwight R. Dinsmore of the Public Information Division, was sent to the witness. The letter thanked the witness for the report, stated that a check of records showed no other reports from that area at the time, and confirmed that the information would be used in the Air Force's continuing study of aerial phenomena.