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CASE REFERENCE6969086

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONNew York City New York

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
; 0 Woes Balloon
14 February 1955 | New York City, New York Q Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon
Local =e . XNXGround- Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar S Probably Alrercit |
out___14/2345% D Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar |G Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Wos Astronemical
O Yes O Probobly Astronomical
KE No Ci vilian a O Possibly Astronomical
| 7, LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE MX, Oth Searchlight _
O Insufficient Data for Evaluction
| 2-3 minut S to N <i
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19. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11, COMMENTS

Oval shape. Three sightings of same Info rec'd fm New Yonok City
object. Yellow, considerable brighterjon indicates powerful searchlights

third sighting than on first/ two have been in use lately in &
sightings. Irratic movements. around the city. ATIC concurs

in reporting officer's evaluat
tion that sighting was caused |
by searchlight reflections
off of haze and/or low cloud
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO

TOs Commander

Air Technical Intelligence Center
ATTN: Captain Charles Hardin (UFOB's
Wright-Patterson Air Force Pase
Dayton, Ohio

1. Inclosed is UFOB Report transmitted to this Squadron by Haq,
26th AD (Defense).

2 This Squadron concurs in the hypothesis of the Preparing
Officer that the sighting was possibly caused by search light activity.
There have already been other reports froin this same vicinity caused

by similar phenomena (see, e.g., sighting of 4 and 5 March, sources:

a place: New York City). Due to the improb-
ability at this tine of gaining imch more information, there will be no
further investigation in this matter.

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AF FORM 112 (CLASSIFICATION) ——~S

APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948

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APR 200-2, 12 Aug 54, Para 7
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#° FORM 112—PART i CLASSIFICATION) ——~—S

9 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

FR OM ( luency REPORT NO.
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Te ao Clear, good visibility.
b, 6000 ft ~ 250 at 21 Kn, 10,000 ft = 3500 at 33 Kn, 16000 ft ~ 290 at
38 Kn, 20000 ft = 300 at 45 kne
co 3000 ft scattered, 14,000 ft broken, 22,000 ft overcast.

oy Ten miles.
@. 14,000 ft broken, 22,000 ft overcast.
f. Intermittent showers.

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10. A lerge number of aircraft were in the area at the time. New York CéA
reports that it would be very difficult to state the exact number, cue to the tine
lapse since the report and also because CAA does not have records of many of the
flights in the area.

ll. GEORGE Je HALEY, Captain, USAF, Director of Intelligence, 26th Air Division
(Def) Roslyn APS, *oslyn, N i

The Manhattan, Brooklyn and Long Island areas have been very active with
power search light operation. Search light beams reflecting from the smoke or haze
layer or from low cloud decks and with otherwise good night visibility, lend impetus
to observation of unknown air activity. A search light ordit is apt to aspear as
though suddenly reversed (in direction) (Ref para 2) and lack of a reflecting: cloué™”

surface would make the object disappear,

I have no doubt the objects observed were both the result of search light:
activity.and the reflection on under surfaces of low hanging clouds.

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1, DATE 2. LOCATION
15 February 1955 ___New York City, New York
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local = XIX Ground: Vi sual O Ground-Rodor
ont _LS/9745% OD Air Visual QO) Air-intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE a
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE x“
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CONCLUSIONS

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Wos Bolloon
Probably Bolloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probobly Aircroft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomeal
Probabty Astronomicol
Possibly Astronomicol

Photo Analysis

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Insufficient Data for Evaluction

QO Unknown

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10, BRIE SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Photographer on New York newspaper
noticed 2 "speck" on one of his nega-
tives used in Shooting snow scenes in
Central Park, New York City. At no
time while taking pictures and focus-
ing did source see anything unusual,

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11. COMMENTS

ATIC concurs with reporting offil-
cer that UFO spot on negative wals
caused by a reflection from a
nearby lighted object,

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