Project 10073 Record Card — Tonawanda, New York, 10 October 1960

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype report detailing an Unidentified Flying Object sighting that occurred on October 10, 1960, in Tonawanda, New York. The primary witness, an Airman Second Class (A2C) in the United States Air Force, reported observing three round objects, each appearing the size of a dime at arm's length. The first object was described as white, while the second and third objects were described as red and white. The witness observed the objects traveling in formation at an estimated speed of 500 miles per hour in a northeasterly direction for approximately 30 seconds before they veered south behind an obstacle. The report notes that two F-89 aircraft from the Air National Guard were in the area at the time of the sighting. Following an investigation by the 4621st Support Group, the official conclusion reached by the administrative and information officers, in consultation with the Buffalo control tower operator and a U.S. weather forecaster, was that the sighting was likely misidentified. The report suggests the witness observed a meteor and the two F-89 aircraft, and that the appearance of the objects may have been influenced by the aurora or light reflecting off a weather balloon that had been launched at 0012Z. The document explicitly states that no physical evidence of the objects was found.