Project 10073 Record Card — Point Lookout, Long Island, 5 October 1960

This document is a Project 10073 record card and accompanying correspondence regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on 5 October 1960. The primary witness, a Technical Sergeant assigned to the 2500 Air Base Wing at Mitchel Air Force Base, was fishing with his son at Point Lookout, Long Island, at approximately 2100 hours. The witness observed a bright white object moving at a high altitude from the northeast to the southwest. During the sighting, the object was near the full moon and exhibited a reddish vapor trail. The object reportedly turned to the southeast, performed a wide sweeping turn to the right, and eventually departed in a northeasterly direction. The witness described the object as appearing like a very fast-moving star, noting that it moved faster than any airplane he had previously observed and produced no sound. The witness had initially forgotten the incident but was prompted to report it following a conversation with his commander, Lt. General William E. Hall. The official evaluation by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base concluded that while the description could potentially match a high-flying aircraft, the available information was insufficient to reach a definitive conclusion.