PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8713990

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONNew York N Y

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PROJECT
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
18 June 1954 New York, N.Y. 0 Was Bolloon
0 Probably Boiloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERYATION 0 PossiblyE Balloon
Local_ 2025 Gmind-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aicraft
a Probably Aircraft
GMT 19/0125Z AirVisuol Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 3. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes D Probably Astronomicol
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 00 Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
10-15 Seconds NE 0 Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round metallie - 400-700 MPH. Straight course Duration
no sound. Assumed at high altitude because not pass through reported arc . Probably
object reflected rays of sun, Straight sun. a meteor, however, insvfficient data
for firm conclusion,exact positional
data not included.
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ALTITUDE: Indeterminable
DIRECTION OF TRAVEL: froM southwest to northeaSt
COLOR: Silvery
souND: - No audibla manifestations.
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: . Between 10 and 15 seconds,
SKY coNDITIoNs: Eariy twilight. Perfectly clear.
VISIBILITY: Betwaen 15 & 20 if not more. (Miles)
GROUND DIRECTION OF WIND: - eaSt tO WeSt
NAME, AGE, MAILING
NV
five-story building.
It was seen by myself and a friend,
-we asaumed it to be of a rather high elevation because it reflected