Project 10073 Record Card and Related Correspondence — Brooklyn, New York, November 1958

This document collection details the investigation of a UFO sighting reported in Brooklyn, New York, on November 19, 1958. The initial report, recorded on a Project 10073 card, described a stationary, light-orange object observed for one hour. The witness, a civilian, provided limited details regarding the object's shape or size. Following the initial report, the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) found the information insufficient for a formal analysis and requested a more thorough investigation in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-2. Subsequent correspondence between ATIC and the 2500th Air Base Group at Mitchel Air Force Base sought to clarify the object's movement, as conflicting reports suggested it might have been stationary or moving past stars. The investigation involved coordination with the 26th Air Division and local observers. The final assessment provided by the military indicated that the object was likely an aircraft on a landing approach to LaGuardia Airport or the planet Mars, which was positioned in the eastern sky at the time of the observation. The documentation includes multiple joint message forms, internal queries regarding the qualifications of the observers, and requests for additional data to substantiate the findings.