Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting Report, Long Island, New York, 13 August 1988

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding a UFO sighting reported on 13 August 1988 near Mantauk Point, Long Island, New York. The witness, identified as a woman at a residence, reported observing a single, thirty-foot-long, bright orange object with a 'firey tail' at a very high altitude. The object was observed for approximately three minutes moving in a southerly direction. The report was evaluated by the Senior Controller at the Air Defense Control Center (ADCC). The official assessment of the sighting was highly skeptical, with the investigator labeling it a 'very poor report.' The evaluation noted that the lack of azimuth and elevation data made analysis difficult. While the description of the object was noted to be characteristic of a meteor, the investigator concluded that there was a 'very good possibility' that the witness had observed a navy jet operating with an afterburner. The document includes weather data and routing information for military communications, indicating that the report was circulated among various Air Force intelligence and command units, including the 1106th AISS at Ent Air Force Base.