Project 10073 Record Card - Sighting Report, Brooklyn, New York, July 30, 1961

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported by a 13-year-old male in Brooklyn, New York. On July 30, 1961, at approximately 9:35 P.M. EDT, the witness observed a dull white, starlike object moving in a northeasterly direction. The witness reported the sighting to the Air Intelligence Center in Washington, D.C., on July 31, 1961, noting that he and a friend had previously seen the Tyros satellite and believed this object was also a satellite. The witness later submitted a formal U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheet, providing additional details about the observation, including a second sighting on August 1, 1961, which he also attributed to a satellite. The witness described the object as having no sound and appearing similar to a bright star. The Air Force responded to the initial inquiry on August 8, 1961, via Gladys E. Wise of the Office of Information, requesting that the witness complete the technical questionnaire to assist the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center in their evaluation. The final evaluation recorded on the Project 10073 card concludes that the object was likely the Echo I satellite, noting that the reported description, duration, and flight path were consistent with the satellite's known position at the time of the sighting.