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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6968336

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONManhasset Roslyn, New York

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UFOB INDEX CARD AISS-UFOB-196-55
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
5 0 Was Balloon
July 1955 Manhasset (Roslyn), Naw York 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local .. Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_08/9240% July 1955 Air- Vi sual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS  9. COURSE NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other Other
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Ten to trelve (10-12) Seconds Ten to trrelve (10-12) Seconds Unknown
One 1) West to east West to east
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One (1) bright light orossed to sky from weat Ons (1) bright light orossed to sky from weat The lack of information in the original The lack of information in the original
to eaat. Estimated to be at l5,ooo feet. to eaat. Estimated to be at l5,o0o feet. report makes evaluation or analysis
Looal thunderstorms and oloud cover at 20,coo'. very diffioult. The brevity of the
sightirg and the improbability sighting and the improbability of of
further investigation yielding further investigation yielding signif-
icant data preolude a follow-up icant data preolude a follow-up inves-
tigation.
Lack of data for evaluation.
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) 6*-49-C0