Project 10073 Record Card and Associated Correspondence — Jamaica, Long Island, New York, 17 September 1959

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and a series of military communications regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on September 17, 1959, in Jamaica, Long Island, New York. A civilian witness reported observing a gray-white, sphere-shaped object, estimated to be one block long, traveling East at an altitude of approximately one mile. The observation lasted between one and three minutes and occurred just prior to daybreak under clear weather conditions. The witness was driving an automobile at the time of the sighting. The report was initially processed by the 2500th Air Base Wing and forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) and other military commands. Airdrome Officer Captain Thompson noted that the witness appeared sober and that visibility was excellent, with no haze reported by the U.S. Weather Bureau at New York International Airport. Despite these observations, the ATIC determined that the report was too limited in nature to allow for a formal analysis. Consequently, the case was classified as having insufficient data. A follow-up request for additional information—specifically regarding the object's actual size, the witness's exact location, and the relative motion of the object—was sent to the reporting unit, but no response was received from the witness. The documentation includes the original record card, the teletype message detailing the sighting, and a subsequent joint message form from ATIC requesting further clarification.