Project 10073 Record Card and OSI Special Inquiry — New York, N.Y., 17 October 1958

On 17 October 1958, at 2335 hours, a civilian named Joseph Jones observed an unidentified object from his residence at 249 West 80th Street in New York City. Mr. Jones reported seeing a round, blood-red object that appeared to be approximately the size of a pinhead. He estimated the object's altitude to be about 500 feet above the ground, positioned on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River. The object remained in sight for approximately five minutes. Despite the overcast weather conditions, Mr. Jones reported that visibility was good. During his report to the 2d District Office of Special Investigations, Mr. Jones expressed a significant interest in the subject of flying saucers and questioned why the government did not disclose more information to the public. The Office of Special Investigations conducted a brief inquiry into the matter, concluding that no further investigation was warranted due to a lack of additional information. The official record card for Project 10073 categorizes the sighting as having insufficient data for evaluation, with a note from the investigator suggesting that the object could potentially have been a light on a high structure. The documentation includes a formal notification of reclassification and correspondence between the 2d OSI District and the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, confirming the administrative handling of the report.