Project 10073 Record Card — Hicksville, N.Y., 8 March 1959

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated 'Operational Immediate' teletype message regarding a UFO sighting reported on 8 March 1959 in Hicksville, New York. The witness, identified as a machinist named Mr. Oddo, reported observing a single, star-shaped object that appeared to be the size of a lemon. The object was described as bright white, turning reddish as it faded over the course of one hour. The sighting occurred at 0100 Zulu time under clear weather conditions with 15 miles of visibility. The report was processed by the 2500 AB GP and transmitted to various military commands, including the 26th Air Division SAGE and the Air Technical Center. The Airdrome Officer on duty, Captain Robert H. Nagel, provided an assessment of the report, noting that the description provided by the witness suggested the object was a planet. This conclusion was formally supported by a check of star charts, which confirmed that the planet Mars was in the location described by the witness at the time of the sighting. The document serves as a standard record of a reported aerial phenomenon that was subsequently identified as an astronomical event.