Project 10073 Record — Sighting in New York, New York, 3 May 1966

This document contains the official Air Force record and correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported on 3 May 1966 in New York, New York. The witness, a student at New York University, reported observing a single, circular, blue-white object described as resembling a basketball. The observation lasted approximately two to three minutes, with the object moving in a south-southeasterly direction at a speed described as very fast. The report was processed under Project 10073 and Project Blue Book. On 1 July 1966, Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., Chief of Project Blue Book, wrote to the witness stating that the information provided was insufficient for a formal evaluation and requested that the witness complete an FTD Form 164 to provide further details. The internal military message (AFIN 24647) noted that the sighting occurred on a rainy night, which the Air Force suggested could have caused visual distortions of natural phenomena such as airplanes or city lights. Ultimately, the official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the cause of the sighting was unattainable due to the meager facts available.