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CASE REFERENCE6961033

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONLittle Falls New Jersey

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

LOCATION

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15 May 1955 Little Falls, New Jersey
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local sib ia — so || AMGround- Visual OQ Ground-Radar
GMT ae OY. 16222 D Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS ro Fold le. 6. SOURCE =
0 Yes
| Ls Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

20-25 seconds __ one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Shape similar to planet, Jupiter, bu
uch brighter. Yellowish white, Over
00 mph speed. No sound,

11. COMMENTS

Possible

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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| 12. CONCLUSIONS

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|Q Was Astronomical
O Probably Astronomical
0D Possibly Astronomical

0 , Other

O Insufficient Date far Evaluation
QO Unknown

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aireroft
Probobly Aircraft
[Possibly Aircraft

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, US&F
STH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO

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IN REPLY REFER TO 5D Rb e Lo |'73 a4, May F rp De _)

SUBJECT: (Unelassified)
Flying Object, Unidentified

15 May 1955, ab Little Falls, Naw Jersay, |
Seen by ET ERC

TO Commander

Air Technical Intelligence Center
Weight-ratterson Air Force Base
Ohio

ATIN: ATIAA=2C

1. Transmitted herewith for your information and retention’
is one (1) copy of Report of Investigation by Special Agent FRANK
W, AULD, District Office No. 2, file 24-421, dated 19 May 1955,
concerning subject matter,

2. ‘our attention is invited to the provisions of AFR 124-1 ;

which prohibit the release of investigative information to unauthor-
ized persons,

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OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS REPORT MADE BY
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION FRANK We AUD, S/A

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Naw Jerssy, teleononically gare the following account concsrming the
unidentified flying cbject he had allegedly cighted at 2122 hours on 15
“sf af ‘ae
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(1) Description of the object.

(a) Shas: Same shava ag planet Jupiter but much br L-hter
od Siza ecnpared to a known cojsct held in the hand at

arms leonsth: Smaller than the diameter of the planat Jupiter
(c) Colors Yellowish white; yellow color more discernibls

(d) Meznber: One (1)

(3) ¥ormations: Negative

(f) Uiscerntble features: Only its excessive spesd,
estimated at over 699 miles per heur

(z) Pail, trail or exhaust: fons discernible

(h) Sours None

(i) Other pertinent or umisuil. features: ‘arcativa

(2) Laseriotion of course of object.

(a) ‘hat first called the attention of cbserver to the
object? ap advised that as a hobby ha has been making celastial
observations for tha vast year and a half, utilising a thirty (30) power
telescope. On 15 May 1955, while viewing thronzh the telescope,-his son
noticed an object moving in the sky and broachs it to his attention.
QM. 222n manned the telescope.

{b) angle of elevation and azimuth of Gbojcet when firsts

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observed: The objact was sighted due west at en elavation of 35 devress.e

(cs) Anrls of elevation and ezimuth of objset voon disanpearancs:
Not 20Dlicabls

(a) fescription of lipkt path and maneuvers of
The object flew sspai cht

(3) Manner of

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lsapoearance of object: Lisapseared over
ta2 horizon
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(f} Langth of time in sisht fwenty (29) to twenty-five (25)

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(3) : laaner ofr ooserva tL Ole

(a) troundevisual

(bo) Ga ced A mounted Juoiter (Jananese) thirty (30x)

powsr erecting tolesscope |
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(11) Yime and date of sighting

(a) 1814292 Mey 1955
(6b) Light and conditions: Nisht

(S) (iseation of observer: \(@@®:sicenc:, eapuiipess,
Palis, Naw Jeraayv.

(4) Identifying information of obssrver: QQ, o:. 32,
Ogee, - 2 Polis, hew genney residenea telerhons i
Litétlo ralls Qi ~~ a a job analyst for Ho?tmaneLakoche, inc.,
349 Kingsland, Dutley, New Jersey; dusinass telephone ; Lj SSS
extangion 625. He is a former pilot, ad held the reserva rank of lst
Licntenant with serial mimber » (MMA, cc cto that this is the
first flying odjsct that hs hagn *t bean able to 1 fy 38 some sort of '
aireraft or another in his cichteen (13) months of celestial study.

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(7) Wsather and winds aloft conditicns at time ami place of
sichting: Ceiling and visibility unlimited, nezligible thin, hizh clouds
noted.

3. The files of this district office failed to reflect any rocord

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1. This report is classified fetal: pursusns to the authority

contained in paragrash Zha, AFR 25-1,

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