Project 10073 Record Card and Incoming Message — Warsaw, New York, October 1959

This document comprises a Project 10073 record card and an associated incoming military message regarding an Unidentified Flying Object sighting in Warsaw, New York, on October 21, 1959. The witness, identified as a reliable race-horse trainer, reported observing four star-shaped, bright lights, each approximately the size of a half-dollar. The objects were described as white and red, with two appearing as a pair and the other two scattered. The witness noted that the red color appeared as a tail or exhaust that would appear and disappear alternately. The objects remained stationary for the duration of the 30-minute observation, with the exception of one direct movement to the south, where they veered 45 degrees before disappearing at daylight. No sound was reported, and no optical aids were used by the observer. The military report, submitted by the 15th Fighter Group, confirms that no scheduled flights were in the area at the time of the incident. Air Weather Service personnel evaluated the atmospheric conditions and concluded that the sighting was caused by a superior mirage. Upper air soundings taken at 0700 hours revealed a sharp temperature inversion at the 4,000-foot level, which was deemed sufficient to produce such a meteorological phenomenon. The report concludes that the sighting is attributed to these meteorological and atmospheric causes and notes that no physical evidence exists.