PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
17-18 January 1956 Walkill, New York 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local18/00307 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 18/2350Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Passibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical Vega
Yes Yes XXProbablyAstronomical XXxProbably Astronomical
XNo XNo Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE Other Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown Unknown
5 min, 15 min 5 min, 15 min one NW sinking
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Looked like bright star, occasionally Looked like bright star, occasionally lst Mag star Vega was at ga was at 3250 3250
twinkled, had capability twinkled, had capability of helicopter of helicopter azimuth (northwest) and less than azimuth (northwest) andless than
In Northwest. Moved to In Northwest. Moved to Nw and sank NW and sank 50 elevation time of sight of sight
below horizon. ing. Motion as s ing. Motion as would be
to Northwest. Distortion to Northwest. I probably
due to WX conditio due to WX conditio Case evalua Case e valua.
ted as astro (Vega). Same observa
tion 2 succeeding nights.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
.

19
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. U. JAN 18 07 51'56 -
L.U
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WPGL2 YDDA39 TYDA83 TMB113 TT3342NPA042
RA AJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHO JEPNY
DE AJEPNE 1 ACTION
R 100230 Z -
FM HQ EADF STEWART AFB NY
TO RUEPHQ/HQ USAF WASH DC
RJEPNY/HQ 26AD ROSLYN AF STATION ROSLYN NY
RJEDNP/HQ ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON DAYT OHIO -
RJEDEN/HQ ADC ENT AFB COLORADO
BT i
/UNCLASSIFIED/EAZOI CIC_DD02
SUBMITTED: SUBMITTED:
I.
A. NEG
B. NEG C
C. BRIGHT LIGHT
D. CNE
LNEG G
F. OCCASIONALLY TWINKLED
G. NEG
H. NEG
I. anD CAPABILITY OF HELIOCOPTER
IL.
A. LOOKED LIKE VERY B BRIGHT STAR BUT MOVED
P. 532-DEBFT. TO NW
C. 102-2000FT TO NW
D. UP & DOMN, SIDE TO SIDE

18/25
1ltness 4.
18
Jah 19 10 34-45610
U7 44
RE141 -
HA143 YDA124 YYD083 TYA116 TMB115 TTD113TO0ONBA55
RJEDWP RJEDEN -
AR RJEPHQ RJEPNY
DE RJEPNB 1 3xE4
R1 193150Z
FM HQ EADF STEWART AFB NY 4-4x2a
[TO RJEPHW/HQ USAF WASH D.C.
RJEPNY/HQ 26TH ADIV ROSLYN AFS, NY
RJEDWP/HQ ATIC, WRIGHT-P TTERS OHIO
RJEDEN/HQ ADC ADC ENT ENT AFB COLO
ET
UXUNCLASSIFIED/ EAEOI CIC DD03 IN COMPLIANCE UXUNCLASSIFIED/ EAEOI CIC DD03 IN COMPLIANCE WITH CONAD REG
123-2, THE FOI TING IS si MITTED. TTED.
I A. NEG IA A. NEG
B. NEG B. NEG
C. BRIGHT STAR
D. ONE
E. NEG
F. OCCASIONALLY TWINKLE)
G. NEG
(
H. NEG
I. HAD CAPABILITY OF HELICOPTER
II A. LOOK LIKE VERY BRIGHT STAR BUT MOVED. SAME AS HAPPEN ON THEOTHER
B. 500-1900 FT TO NW
C. 1339-2000 FT TO NN
D. SIDE TO SIDE
E. DISAPPEARED WHILE REPORTING OBJ

INS
III.
A. GROUND VISUAL
C. NEG
iV. -
M. 18/00322
B. NIGHT
V.
H. NOT AVAIL.
B. NEAR WALKILL, NY, HJAM 4335
VI.
42 YEARS OLD
CBS WAREHOUSE EMPLOYEE AT STEWART AFB CBS WAREHOUSE EMPLCYEE AT STEWART AFB
FORMERLY A SGT AT SAFB, NEWEURGH, NY A SGT AT AFB, NEWBURGH, NY
VII.
A. CLEAR A. CLEAR
B. 1. 345 DEG AT 8 KNOTS
2. 360 DEG AT 34 KNOTS
3. 350 DEG AT 39KNOTS
4 34D DEG AT 55 KNOTS
5. 344 DEG AT 44 KNCTS
c. 7 7AOD SCATTERED
D. 15 MILES
. SCATTERED
F.NEG
VIII. NEG
IX. NEG
X. T-3S IN AREA AT TIME
HO5ADE

A. POSSIELY AFTERBURNERS OF A/C IN AREA. DOUBTFUL THOUGH.
XII. NEG.
XIII. NEG f
BT
CQIXPEQTZ JAN RJEPNB -
. .
(

3.1. NW 191
2. 332 251
3.313 30K
4 300 49 (
5. 300 50 (
6.30060
C. UNLIN -
D. 15 PLUS -
E. NONE
F. NO
VIII NEG
.
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IX IX NEG NEG
¸
X TWO F-86D
XI LT SOMERVILLE DILLON
i
W0
XII NEG
3T
19/01592 JAN RJEPNB

F. ID MIM
0
III A.GROUND VISUAL
B. NEG 0
C. NEG 0
IV A. 18/23502
B. NIGHT
V B. NEAR WALKILL, NY HIAM 4035 B. NEAR WALKILL, NY HIAM 4035
I
WALKILL, NY
42 HRS OLD 42 HRS OLD
CBS WAREHOUSE EMPLOYEE AT STEWART AFB NEWBURGH, NY AV
VII A. CLEAR