Project 10073 Record Card and Related Correspondence — Binghamton, New York, July 1964

This document is a comprehensive investigation report from the 2856th Air Base Wing at Griffis Air Force Base, dated August 11, 1964, concerning a series of Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) sightings in the Binghamton, New York area during late July 1964. The report details an investigation conducted by Captain Richard T. Brown and 1st Lieutenant Sidney Hetzler following a surge in public reports. The investigation concludes that the sightings were largely attributable to conventional causes, including bomber-type aircraft, weather balloons, meteors, stars, planets, and the ECHO I and II satellites. The report notes that the 'flap' of sightings was likely exacerbated by intense local media coverage, specifically by the Sun Bulletin and WNBF-TV, which the investigators characterized as providing coverage to 'marginal and unfounded reports.' The document includes various attachments, such as witness interviews, newspaper clippings, maps, and photographic evidence, which the investigators ultimately dismissed as having no significant value. The report emphasizes that skilled observers, such as local astronomers and firemen, were able to identify the objects as conventional aircraft or astronomical phenomena, thereby providing a rebuttal to the more sensationalist claims made by other witnesses. The document also contains correspondence and internal notes regarding the handling of these reports and the public's reaction to them.