Project 10073 Record Card — Upper Greenwood Lake, New Jersey, August 1959

This document comprises a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported by a civilian in Upper Greenwood Lake, New Jersey. On the night of August 11, 1959, the witness observed a bright, round, yellow-white object with a red rim that appeared to be a large star. The object, which the witness described as moving faster than a jet, traveled from the southeast to the east in intervals. The witness also reported experiencing strange television interference during the night. The report notes that the witness later spoke with a teenager who had observed a similar object with a group of friends at a beach party, and also mentions a relative who claimed to have seen a similar star-like object moving in intervals about a month prior. The official military assessment, conducted by 1st Lieutenant William S. Barnett of the New York Air Defense Sector, concluded that there was insufficient data to definitively identify the object. Although a check of local Air Force bases confirmed no weather balloons were launched in the immediate vicinity at the time, the investigator suggested that a balloon from a base further to the west could potentially account for the sighting, given the prevailing wind conditions. The document also references a related sighting in New Milford, New Jersey, on August 18, 1959.