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UFOB INDEX CARD AISS-UFOB-255-55
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
C 0 Was Balloon
July 1955 Queens, New York 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT_31/0230Z Jul55 Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Ys 000 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE 0 Other.
(In pairs) W to E &, 00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Twenty to Thirty (20-30) Min. Unknown
Four (4) E to W
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Four (h) round objeots, resembling moons, and This sighting is being investigated by
traveling in pairs were observed for a period Det 3, 4602d AISS. Upon receipt of
of twenty to thiry mirmtes. AF Form ll2 on this sighting, the results
are to be recorded on this card.
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and Cunulous clouds.
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It was logical assumo that t.he sighting was caused by wither
of the following:
(1) The beams of two power searchlights illuninating one cloud
layer, and reflecting on another, thus giving the
impression of four beans.
(2) The deams of four power within
reasonable proxinity of each cther.
3.  possibility existed that there was a slight error in the ccuRcr's
estimate of azimuth of onjects i rolative to true Notth. The invostigator, at
the time of the intorviow. nctod that the SctrcE was sorewhat vague as to the
the tolephone
mumber of ir.
A phone call was put through to Mr.n , who checked his files, and
informed the investigator that only single s searchlights were in operation
on that particular evening, and these rere all widely seattored throughous
the city. Before hanging up, Mr. . n, remombered that an associete of
his, ir. I l, operated a battery of four searchlights quite
frequently at the Palinades Aousoment Park, Palisades Vark, New dersey, An
appointment was made to see ir, rl made a statxnt (cee Inol is)
which oubstantiated the investigators theory, certirying that his four
searchlighte were in operation at the time of tho UroB sighting. lie also
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stated that a pattern as described by the souRCE was very possiblo, and it
was not unusual for lis lichcs to be visible the relatively short
distance of approximatoly loh niles.
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were the four sphorical objects cbserved, notwithstanding slight miscalcu-
lations on the part of the sounce concerning distance and azinouth.
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JOIN PRONA
Major, USAF
Officer in Charge l
COMMENTS of Approving COMMENTS of Approving Officer:
Conour with the opinion o Conour with the opinion o Preparing Officer that the sighting was
caused by searchlight activity desoribed in this report. caused by searohlight activity described in this report.
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AIss to conduet a follour-up invostigation of a OB sighting in Rego Park, New York
(CMOR F HJBL O843)at 3l/O23Od JUL 55. SOUNCE had imnediately notiried tho Now York
Dadly News who referred him to the Commander, 223Oth ARFC, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New
York. The Commander, 223Oth AkFc forwarded the initial report through normal
ailitary channels.
spherieal objects, was spproeimately five (5 miles north of his back-yard. Those
objoots moved in s group moving east to west, and the other, nest
to cast. Thsy changed directions ever ry twenty (20) soconds. Tho total tine of
sighting was approxdimatoly thirty (3o) minutes. The sightings were also oboerved
by the wifo, and the landlady of the SOuRce. The landlady was not available at
the time of the interviow, and tho wife was of little assistance, taking the role
of a "yes-man" for all of her husbands' statements. sCurce was of the o inicn
that the four (4) spherical objeets were soarchlight beams but could not positively
identify them as such because there were no viaible shafts of light supporting identify them as such because there were no viaible shafts of light supporting
tham. The probability of the faot that the sightings were beans of light was
substantiated by a statement from Mr. Wane al, Socretary-Treaaurer of the
Palisades Amuaement Park Company, Palisades Park, New Jersey (See Incl #5).
III. I INVISTIGATOR: A/lC RAymONd ATIC
Cops
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. Major, USAY
Orfieer in Charge
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1. Arr ngement of Objects 0
2. Motion of Objects
3. Position of Cbjeots
4, Statament by couRCh
5. Stabonent by r.
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JOHN M WHITE JR
Colonel, USAF
Commander
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that the investigator call at his home in civilian clothing in order to
provent any possible embarrassment to him and his wife. Un the basis of
the cOunce's intelligence, education and sincerity at the time of the in-
torview, it is the opinion of the investigator that the sounce be considered
reliable.
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his wife and landlady, was
standin. in the back-yard of his hene York HJBL.
0843) at 31/0230Z JUL 55.
2. SOURCE glanced up and observed four (4) spherical
objects, grouped in pairs. The first pair moved east to west and the
second pair in a
seconds.
Tho temperature was relatively high.
4. source described the objects as being " "the color o
Light bulb" and that they reminded him of "spotlight beams, exoe, t that
there were no visible sharts of light supporting them." At all times/the
objects remained constant, neither being obstructed fron view, nor fading
from sight.
5. The objects dere estimated by the ou to be dotrox-
atoly 315,.
6. SCUNCE steted that the were about the size
of a pea held at arm's length.
7. SOURCE's opindon as ts the causs of t this phenomenon
was that "it could have been a searchlight litting overcast clouds and
moving back and forth.

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Statement by sourcr
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groupod in pairs, crossing each othor as they moved west to east and east
to we:t. These spheres changed course aboub every 15 or 20 seconds, and
after a half hour finally disappsared.
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Statement of
SIAIEMENI
All four of my sixty inch power cearchlights wore operating on the
evening of the 3oth of July, between sunset ani midnight. They are
operated on separate electrical rotor u units of varying speeds, thus
making posoible an infinite num:er of combinations of various patterns.
It is not uncomnon for these beams or lights to be visible for several
miles.
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A. Point or "aighting"
B. l6th Prioinet Polige Headquarters
C. Location of Pour (4) Power Searehlights
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