PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6971423

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONFarmingdale Long Island

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D Was Balloon
19 March 1955 Farmingdale, Long Island 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
Local. mGround-Visuel Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT 20/0145Z Air-Vi sual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probobly Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronamicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
FCK Insufficiont Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
10 seconds 5 South to North
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING 11. COMMENTS
Dull reddish. "y" formatiou. Almost Possible bird in flight. Possible
transparent, dark transparent, dark near center. No near center. No a/c a7C or meteors. Insufficient datal
sound. for evaluation.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Called
IWitues IN
21 MAR1655 07 37 12 MAR 1955 05 35 2:Ata
H4 3.Ateyag2
.C27 4fiC
"PAS9 YDO:19 TYA64 TND-3 MYANS
JEDEN JEDWP J JEPINO JEPMEV INFORMATION
JEPNY
2 3192 L
T CNDR 36TH ADIV DIF F ROSLYN AFSTA ROSLYN NY
JEDE/CONDR ADC ENT AFBOOLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO
DUP/OOIDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER VRIGHT PATTERSON AFB ONIO
PHD/DIR OF INTELL
GENCE HA USAF VASHINCTON 25 DC
CEPNE/COMANDING OFFICEY LIOIT 34 4622D AISS 1 NOGUN AFD Nd
/UNCLASSTFIED/ UFOB ANCLASSIFIED/ UFOB
1. A NEG 1. A NEG
D 1/2 DEGREE IN DIAMETER OR 1/4 IN. KELD AT 3 3 1/2 DEGREE IN DIAMETER OR 1/4 IN. KELD AT ARKS ARMS LEGTH.
DULL AND REDDISH DULL AND REDDISH
0 4 OR 5 0 4 OR 5
E V FORNATION E V FORNATION
ALNOST 1 ALMOST TRANSPARENT, TRANSPARENT, DARK NEAR CENTER, 5 DEGNEES DARK NEAR CENTER, 5 DEGREES BETMEEN 2 AT END OF V BETWEEN 2 AT END OF V
NEG
X NG
I NEG
TUD JEPNY
STUDYI'G ASTRONONY, LOOKING AT JUPITSN - LOOKED ANOAT AD SAY UFOB
DEGRETS HICH IN THS HORTN, (OVERUSAD) BOWL HEAD OF SIG DIPPER
HORTH STAR
FLE/ ON N-S LINE IN NORTH DIRECTION

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DEGHERS IGH IN THS XONTN, (OVIIEAD) BOW IEAD OT DIG DIPPER
HORTH STAR
D FLMUI ON N-S IINE IN NORTH DIRSCTION
Ei NC
ta. SECONDS
3. 0 GROUID VISUAL
DHEG
CN/A
4. A 2/145Z
2 NIGHT
5. FIRNINGDALE
6. AD FARMINGDALE
FARI. 2 1727J
E NEG
7. A VERY CLEAR
E VARIABLE, 3-5 KN AT SURFACE.
E. NEG NEG
9. NZG
PAGE TIMES JEPNY 4
10. NEWCATE 17 AND AA12 UILNS IAST SUFFOLX C1:57 - PANCAKE C137Z
11. OESIRVM COMMENT- DEF. NOT A METEOR. ITELLIOENIOS OFVICE, HEADTUARTITS
26TH AIR DIVISICH.
12 NIG.
2/14357 XA2 J5PHY
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