Project 10073 Record Card and Correspondence Regarding Roscoe, New York Sighting

This document file contains records related to a UFO sighting reported on August 12, 1961, in Roscoe, New York. The initial report was submitted by civilians who observed an unidentified object moving in the night sky and inquired whether it might be a satellite. The correspondence indicates that the report was initially directed to the Aeronautics Department in Washington, D.C., and subsequently forwarded by Commander Robert T. Swenson of the Bureau of Naval Weapons to the Office of Information at the Department of the Air Force. On September 13, 1961, Major William T. Coleman, Jr., acting as the UFO Project Officer for the Air Force, responded to the witnesses. In his letter, Major Coleman requested additional specific information to facilitate an evaluation of the sighting, including the exact time of the observation, the witnesses' precise location, the object's altitude, azimuth, and a detailed description of its physical characteristics such as color, brightness, shape, and movement. The Project 10073 record card associated with this case indicates that the requested information was never received by the Air Force. Consequently, the investigation was unable to proceed, and the case was officially closed and categorized as having insufficient data for evaluation.