PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7340135

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONUtica New York

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 1 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
27 Dec 55 Was Balloon
Utica, New York 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bolloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aiscroft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT27/1110z to 11452 AlrVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Wos AstronomicolStar/Planet
Yes D Probobly Astronomical
20 eivilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OBJECTS . COURSE Other._
000 Insufficient Data for Evgluation
Unknown
40 min 1 stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Shaped like a star, round, no sound, obj was Star/Planet sigh
sighted for 40 min and gradually turned red.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 26 SEP 52)
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IN 2
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29 DEC1955
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WPB025 TDB0 22 TTED 11SNA002 $\ac}$ 4E4
RR RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJEPSN 35 4- 4x20
2EYN
R 281340 Z
FM FLT 3-D 46O2D AISS SYRACUSE AF STA SYRACUSE I NEW YORK
TO ZEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPRGS COLO
INFO ZEN/COMDR 32 ADIV SYR AF STA SYRACUSE N INFO ZEN/COMDR 32 ADIV SYR AF STA SYRACUSE NEW YORK ATIN NEW YORK ATIN DIR INTEL INTEL
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB DA
RJEPHQ/ZIR OF INTL HQ USAF WASH 25 DC RJEPHQ/LIR OF I INTL HQ USAF F WASH 25 DC
BT ..
IN
COMPLIANCE WITH PAR 7 AFR COMPLIANCE WITH PAR - 200-2 CMM DTD AUG 1953 PD 1953 PD
1. A. LIKE STAR PD
B. DIME PD
C. LUMINOUS PD
D.ONE(1PD a
E. N/A
FOTA
F. ROUND PD
G. NONE PD
H. NONE PD
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B. N/A PD
7. A. SEE PARA 7E PD
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B. SURFACE-N-4K
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10,000 - 350 DEG - 34K (
16,000 - 350 DEG - 53K
20,000 - 350 DEG - 79K .20,000 - 350 DEG - 79K ( THIT
30,000 - 340 DEG -90K 30,000 - 340 DEG - 90K TEFAV TEAIV
50,000 -30 DEG - 58K 50,000 - 30 DEG - 58K
80,000 - 340 DEG - 32K 8,000 - 340 DEG - 32K (
7. C. 2200 FT PD C (
D. SEVEN (7) MI PD D.SEVEN (7) MI PD
E. OVERCAST PD (
F. LIGHT SNOW FALL PD
. A. NONE PD
ANUNE PD C
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PAGE TWO RJEPSN 35
I. OBJECT WAS SIGHTED FOR APROX FOURTY (4MIN TURNING RED END PD
2. A. BRIGHTNESS PD
B. TEN THOUSANI DOWN FROM TOP OF AUTO OSHIELD
PD
C. SOUTHWEST TOWARDS CORTLAND CMM NEW YORK PD
D. OBJECT WAS SIGHTED BY OBSERVER AS HE TRAVELED FROM FIVE (5) MI
SOUTH OF TRENTON CMM NEW YORK TO APPROX TEN (1) MI EAST OF SYRA-
CUSE CMM NEW YORK P. AVELING YORK STATE -
THRUWAY PD
E. OBJECT APPEARED TO BE STATIONARY FOR APROX THIRTY (3) MIN AND
THEN TURNED BRILLIANT RED BEFORE
F. APROX FOURTY (4) MIN PD F APROX FOURTY (4) MIN PD
3. 3. A. GROUND VISUAL PD
B. NONE PD (
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C. N/A PD (
4. 4. A271110 Z T0 271145Z A271110Z TO 271145Z DEC 55 DEC 55 (APROXPD (APROX)PD
BNIGHT PD
6.A. CMM SYRACUSE CMM
NEW YORK PD COST ESTIMATOR FOR ROBERT GAIR R CORROGATED BOX CO PD
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MRS. MORNGIMES CMM 32 YEARS OLD CM CMM SYRA-
CUSE CMM NEW YORK PD (

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PAGE FOUR RJEPSN 35
ii. A. UNK PD
12. A. OIC CMM FLT 3-D 462D AISS PD MR R  SERVED AS A STEWARD IN
MERCHANT M MARINES IN 1940-44 CMM FLD ARTY AND MEDICS IN ARMY
1945-47 AND HOLDS A PRIVATE STUDENT FLYING LICENCE PD MR
ATTENDED SYRACUSE UNIV AND MRS  S IS A COLLAGE GRADUATE PD
MISS  S IS EMPLOYED AS A DIETICIAN AT V A. HOSPITAL PD DUE
TO LUMINOUS COLOR AND COLOR CHANGE TO RED CMM OBJECT COULD HAVE
BEEN A METEOR SIGHTED FOR UNUSUAL LGTH-OF TIME OR FIREBALL PD
SIGHTING G GENERALLY (
BT .
28/2200Z DEC RJEPSN
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