PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - Long Island, New York - 8 January 1960

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and supporting duty officer reports from January 1960 regarding a civilian sighting on Long Island, New York. On January 8, 1960, at 2150 hours, a female witness reported seeing a 'lost Russian missile' fall into the Great South Bay. The witness claimed to have recovered a piece of parchment from the object's nose cone and subsequently moved from her residence, alleging that she was being 'watched.' She initially reported the incident to the FBI and the SAC base at West Hampton. The ATIC evaluation of the report was dismissive, categorizing the event as a 'halucination' and describing the witness as an 'obvious psychological case,' specifically noting the implausibility of her claim regarding the recovered parchment. The document also includes an extract from an ATIC Duty Officer report dated January 18, 1960, which details the administrative handling of the report by various military personnel, including Colonel Vitunac and Major Friend. Additionally, the document references a separate, unrelated incident involving a flash message from the SAC Command Post at Offutt AFB regarding a UFO observed by multiple persons from Duluth, Minnesota, to Cheyenne, Wyoming, which was also subject to investigation under AFR 200-2.