PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8716529

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONNew York N Y

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
22 August 1954 New York, N.Y. 0 Was Balloon 7
0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT._ 22/2201Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 16. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicai
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No Military Possibly Astronomical
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
10 minutes Unknown
3 NE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Teer drop Teer drop shape, shape, stationary at stationary at 30,000. Other 30,000. Other Balloon observations. Balloon observations.
two shiny two shiny C moving moving East East (2nd obs (2nd obs s 30Sec) 30 Sec)
ATIC FORM
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GOARDIA
Wiluie 3.A762
22 N
10 14 4.AT7 1ng
. 27
1D134
JPDIS4 ACTON
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YDA1S3
TYB12O
JEPHQ B133 30 AUG 1954
RR JEDEN JEDIF N
DE JEPH1 32A :6
204 2714452
FM AEDUSAF F VASHDC
TO JEDEN/COMAIRDEFCOM ENT AFS COLO
JEDMP/COMATIC WRIGHT FATTERSON AFB OHIO JEDMP7COMATIC VRIGAT PATTERSON AFD ORIO
UFOB 35875 AT 222210Z COL J. T• MC KEE CMA AFMPE-MA THIS HQ UFOS 35875 AT 222210Z COL J. T• MC KEE CNA AFMPE-MA THIS HQ
IGHTED THREE UFOSS NEAR LA GUARDIA AIRPORT CMA NEW YORK CNA IGATED THREE UFOSS NEAR LA GUARDIA AIRPORT CMA NEW YORK CNA
N. Y. OSJECTS SIMILAR IN APPEARANCE TO HIGH ALTITUDE E BALLOON. E BALLOON.
FIRST O-JECT TEAR-DROP SHAPE CMA STATIONARY AT ALOUT 30,332
FEET. TIME OF ODSERVAION TEN MINUTES. SECOND AND THIRD OBJECTS FEET. TIME OF ODSERVAION TEN NINUTES. SECOND AND THIRD OBJECTS
ROUND CMA ALUMINUM IN COLOR ROUND CMA ALUMINUN COLOR CNA MOVING NORTH EAST. TINE OF CNA MOVING NORTH EAST. TINE OF
OSSERVATION 3 SECONDS OSJECTS SIGHTED FROM AIR
LINER AFTER TAKE
OFF ALTITUDE 4,-23 FEET. WEATHER CONDITIONS CLEAR WITA HIGH
CIRRUS
27/1453Z AUG JEPKQ