Project 10073 Record Card — Paterson, New Jersey, July 9, 1962

This document is a Project 10073 record card and accompanying correspondence regarding a sighting of an unidentified aerial object in Paterson, New Jersey, on the evening of July 9, 1962. The primary witness account describes a flat object with a dome in the middle, estimated to be slightly larger than a commercial airplane. The object was observed moving from west to east at a speed comparable to a commercial aircraft. Witnesses reported that the object featured square-shaped windows around the bottom and green lights in the front, with bright yellow lights emanating from the windows. The observers, a group of individuals aged 14 to 19, noted that the object was silent and did not leave a trail. The official evaluation by ATIC concluded that the sighting was not an anomalous phenomenon but rather an advertising aircraft flying over the state, equipped with a 400-foot sign and flashing electric lights. The report includes a hand-drawn sketch of the object provided by the witnesses.