PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7005322

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1951

REPORTED LOCATIONStewart AFB N Y

FRAMES5

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FRAME 001 / 005paddle-gpu-200dpi

.. PROJECT 10073 RE
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CO1
0 Was B..co.
12 Jan 1951 Stewart AFB, N.Y. Probably Balloon |
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual 7 Cround-Rodor Was Aireroft
a Probably Aircroft
CMT. 13/0305Z D Air-Visual Air-Intorcept Rador 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicol
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
B No - Two AF Officers 0 Possibly Astronomical
LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Duta for
Unknown
2 min One Vertical
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
Shape - Size Star - Color was white to Evaluated pon.
hazy yell red- Speed rapid ascension.
Alt - Low igh. Ascended in a erratic
manner.

FRAME 002 / 005paddle-gpu-200dpi

12
TO: Commanding General
Air Materiel Command
Wright-Patterson AFB
Dayton, Ohio
ATT: MGIS
Reference letter, USAF, -CC- dated Septem-
ber 1950, attached are two report s by ind possible
unconventional aircraft. -
FOR THE CMMANDING GENERAL:
.
2 Incls L.DILLON
1.Rpt, subj as CopL, US.AF
above, Asst Air Adj. Gee.
2. Rpt, sub
Info cy to
Tle
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DOD DIR 5200.10
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UNCI 524
2

FRAME 003 / 005paddle-gpu-200dpi

Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Stewart Air Force Base,
New York. No previous aerial observer ence.
5. Visibility excell - ent; cei
6. Observer stated 17 January 1951 at approximately same
time, he noticed this brilliant object in same general position,
but was in sight only several seconds before it descended and several seconds before it descended and
was blocked from view.
DOWNGRADED AT 8 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
)ecl22
UNCI

FRAME 004 / 005paddle-gpu-200dpi

Stewart_Air Force Base, New_York and observed object for ap-
proximately 2 minutes from outside of car. Direction of ob-
ject from point observation approxinately l20 Distance
unknown; altitude approximately horizon
to very high ce
6. Observed by USAF, Head-
quarters s and I Headquarters Squadron, Stewar ore
New York. No aerial Lobserver exper ence.
7. - - S
during oservation;
DOWNGRADED AT 8 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS,
DOD DIR 5200.10

FRAME 005 / 005paddle-gpu-200dpi

Inclosed horewith unidentified object
sighted
.
Col.
for HENRY M. ZELLER
Colonel, GSC
AC of S, G-2
1 Incl:
s/ dtd .
Int 360 1st Ind JAN 2 ° 1951
TO: Commanding General, Air teriel sterson AFB,
Dayton, Ohio. ATTN: MOIS
Forwerded in accordance with letter. Headquarters
AXA
7
Suede
Lic 3712
Ge 1651 01 1
W
372 1 -
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DLR 5200.10-
ANT 5187 395 UNCLASSIEIED .