Project 10073 Record Card and Correspondence — New York, July 1962

This document contains a collection of records regarding an unidentified aerial sighting reported by a civilian in New York City on July 2, 1962. The witness, a female student, reported observing a white, round object resembling a lighted electric light bulb while looking for the North Star near the Central Park Mall. The object was visible for approximately two seconds, moving from north to northwest at an estimated speed of 100 miles per second. The witness noted that the object had no tail but appeared to leave a streak behind it, similar to a rapidly moving light. She explicitly stated there was no sound. The witness reported the incident to the Weather Bureau and the Hayden Planetarium before submitting a formal report to the Air Force. In her correspondence, she also mentioned a second incident occurring on July 9, 1962, which she described as similar to the Echo satellite. The Air Force responded via Lt. Colonel William J. Lookadoo, requesting further details via FTD Form 164. The final evaluation by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) concluded that the sighting possessed the characteristics of a meteor.