PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8715016

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONBrooklyn N Y

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
19 July 1954 Brooklyn N.Y. 00 Probably Balloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP NOT GIVEN
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probobly Aircraft
GMT. NOT GIVEN AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Ys ° Probably Astronomical
No CIVILIAN 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
090 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
NOT GIVEN NOT GIVEN NOY GIVEN Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Not Given Not Given INSUFFICIENT INSUFFICIENT F DATA FOR EVALUATION. DATA FOR EVALUATION.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY
IGY OPTICAL SATELLITE TRACKING PROGRAM SECTION OF UPPER ATMOSPHERE STUDIES
6O GARDEN STREET
CAMBRIDGE 38. MASSACHUSETTS
March 18, 1959
Major
SAFIS-3
The Pentagon
Washington 25, D.C.
Dear Major Tacker:
I am enclosing another letter regarding the -
possibly
Sincerely - ours,
J.helew Syk Julew Sk
J. AllenI Hynek
Associate Director
JAH: 1c
Enc.

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1952
s ivr (
24 March 1959
Dear M
Your letter of 5 March ning unidentified flying
objects, addressed to
for reply.
The theories advanced in your lettar are most interesting.
However, to However, to date date no authenticated evidence exists no authenticated evidence exists to support the to support the
theory that theory that interplanetary interplanetary space travel exists in space travel exists in reverse.
Neither does Neither does evidence evidence exist indicating exist indicating t the UFo phenomena to be the Uro phenomena to be
hostile or a threat or a threat of any kind against the security of the against the security of the
United States. United States. If, in your opinion, your sighting of l9 July
most interested in the
facts surrounding this sighting.
rest in this in this matter.
Sincerely, Sincerely,
LAWRENCS J. TACKER
Major, USAF
Executive Officer
Public Information Division
Office of Information Services
Mr
BEHAICER
Brooklyn 19, New York
Te +1
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knowledge. (I had had High School ting cou
in College.)
The first ri iddle: is the question UFOISI Sighted by numere
tehlo haekaround myself Night Sighting ir
J. - i .
the result of a fancied searchlight. T
Jan. twenty fourth instantl It was a daylight sighting: and a witness
though unperturbed by the opinions I held, was there at the time.
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is surely tiation
of some sort. This is the first riddle.
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number, is still in orbit! If it is in orbit, that
was not tampered with? .
The third riddle is the sighting of a volcanic eruptio
.
of cohored gases on similar substances And w
other mysteries: that cannot be cast aside as mere tomfoolery!
I do not jest over these things: but I am seriously concerned
about them! I think a man with some backbone ought to announc
several things! That the UFo's are real! And that their acti
are either hostile or suspiciousl Or that they have o intent
of dominating the earth: by methods known only to them. T To sa
Aeuere tc
the soul. What sav vou Sir? nely