Project 10073 Record Card - 5 August 1958 Sighting

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported on August 5, 1958. The incident occurred at 0015Z in the vicinity of Flushing, Levittown, and Great Neck, New York. Three different individuals reported observing an object described as an elongated, V-shaped, white silver light, approximately the size of a half-dollar. The object was observed for two minutes, maintaining a steady forward motion in a straight path before eventually heading southwest. The witnesses included a high school student and an individual associated with a Naval Hospital. The report notes that the observers were situated in a region known for heavy air traffic. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center was that the description provided by the witnesses was characteristic of an aircraft. The document includes meteorological data for the time of the sighting, which was reported as clear, and confirms that no radar contact was made and no photographs were taken. The report was processed in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-2.