Project 10073 Record — Sighting Report, Southampton, New York, 23 July 1968

This document details a UFO sighting report from 23 July 1968 in Southampton, New York, involving a civilian witness, Gregory G. Goldi. The witness reported observing a single, blackish, oval-shaped object, approximately the size of a basketball, which hovered overhead before moving straight up out of sight. The witness provided a photograph and a physical sample of material that he claimed fell from the object. The report was processed by the 52nd Fighter Wing and forwarded to the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for evaluation. The FTD requested an analysis of the physical specimen from Dr. J. Allen Hynek at Northwestern University. Arthur L. Howland of the Geology Department at Northwestern University analyzed the sample and concluded it was a pumice-like glass, closely resembling a manufactured product marketed as sanding blocks for wood surfaces. The Air Force concluded that the object was not of extraterrestrial origin and that the photograph did not depict an extraterrestrial craft. The document includes correspondence between the Air Force and the witness, as well as internal routing slips and technical analysis reports regarding the material evidence.