PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7339540

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONHoloyko Mass

FRAMES4

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. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 12 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
2 Oct 55 0 Was Balloon
Holoyko, Mass 00 Probably Balloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bllloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rader 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT 02/17452 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar p Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
DY.s 0 Probably Astronomicol
No civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. 'LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 18. 8. NUM OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other Other
000 000 Insufficient Data Insufficient Data for Evaluation Evaluation
Unknown Unknown
still in sight Fr 5-10 SSW
10. BR ARY OF SIGHTING RY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Spherical, silver white, vapor trail, 5-10 objs, trail, 5-10 objs, Form 164 sent and not returned.
objs criss-crossed. Objs stop objs criss-crossed. Objs stopped, then started ed, then started Evaluated as possible a/c in Jan 56.
and made sharp turns.
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MEMO ROUTING SLIP NEVER USE FOR APPROVALS, DISAPPROVALS.
CONCURRENCES. OR SIMILAR R ACTIONS
1 NAME OR T TITLE INITIALS CIRCULATE
Captain Hardin
ORGANIZATION AND LOCATION DATE COORDINATION
AFOIN-lEL (ATIC) .
2 FILE
INFORMATION
NECESSARY
ACTION
NOTE AND RETURN
SE ME
SIGNATURE
REMARKS
It appears that the ArIC It appears that the Aric Ferme Forma 164 sent to the obser-
vers of the sightings vers of the siehtings Histed belew will not be returned Histed belew will not be returne
for analysis. for analyois. This headquarters has tried to analyse
the sightinga the sightings atien Conelusione
as indicated
AISS-UpoB-235-55; Santa Maria, Califoraia AISS-UpoB-235-55; Santa Maria, California
POSSIBLY AIRCRArTz Mavy blimp .
AISS-UFOB-261-553 kron, Ohie
POSSTBLY BALLOON
AISS-UFOB-339-553 Holyoks, Mass.
POSSIBLI AIRCRAFT T
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FRROM MRME OR TYTLE DATE
s/Srt Ronald DeRudder 12 Jan 56
CIRGANEZATION AND LOCATIOR TELEPHONE
4602d AISS Ext hh98
DDF 5 Replaces Form 12, DA AGO Form S96, 1 Apr 8, and AFHQ 10 Now 47, whioh may be wsed. 10-48487-4 am0
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RJEPNE/COMDR DET 3462 NEWBURGH NY. C NEIU
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A SPHERICAL 2.A SSW IRREGULAR 3 A GROUND VISUAL 4A 1745Z 2 OCT
55 3
B. 45 DEGREE SOUTH 4 3EGnEE3081n B.BINNOCULARS 10/50MM
BDAYLIGHT B.DAYLIGHT
EXCELLENT VISIBILTY
.SILVERWLTE 4.SILVERWEELTE STIU LSICE SIIE LNSICNT CON/A CONVA
P.CRE TUANTHA.STAR SHARP TURNS 5 CN. 1339
T.CRISSCROS E.CRISSCROS
OLOVNE MASS STUDENT HOLOYKE KIGH SCH STUDENT HOLOYKE HIGH SCH
NEGATIVE F.N/A
G. -VAPOR TRAIL
NEGATIVE
I. NEGATIVE.
7A GOOD NONE 9 2NGAC DISPATCHED BY EGGNOG
CONTROL NEGATIVE RESULTS 1 NONE
B. C, LGT  VAR, 200/20 20/2, 160/20, 200/4 N/A, N/A
C. NONE 11. 2/LT R.W. MAGEE CONTROLLER MONTAUK AFSTA LI NY
D. 15 T 12. NONE
BT
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