Project 10073 Record Card — West Nyack, New York, 21 November 1963

This document contains a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported by a civilian in West Nyack, New York, on November 21, 1963. The witness observed a single, solid, red, oval-shaped object moving in straight, level flight. The object was reported to have traveled through a 90-degree arc in approximately 5 seconds, with an estimated speed of 500 mph. The witness noted that there was no sound and that the object appeared to be observed through fog, mist, or rain. The witness initially reported the sighting in a letter dated February 3, 1964, explaining that the delay in reporting was due to events following the sighting. The Foreign Technology Division (FTD) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base processed the report, with Colonel Eric T. de Jonckheere recommending that an FTD form 164 be sent to the witness for further documentation. The official evaluation of the sighting, as noted on the record card, concluded that the object was likely a meteor, citing potential errors in the witness's estimation of distance, duration, speed, or altitude, and noting that the visibility conditions were discounted in this assessment.