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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
18 January 1956 Long Beach, Long Island, NY Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XXPossibly Ballaon
Local XBround-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 18/2155Z (N) AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
GMI DAirVisudl L Air-intereepr Raddr
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 000 000 Probably Astronomical
XIXNo Civilian Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. 8. NUMBER OBJECTS OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 , Other. Other.
00 0 Insufficient Data for Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
20 minutes 20 minutes one SSW to NNE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object blong spiral, smoke spiral, smoke trail, Newspaper report said report said it it appeared appeared
color white. color white . Appeared falling like weath like weat balloon.
and moving NNE. Looked 1i and moving NNE. Looked like lst phase lst phase
of l/4 moon. Disappeared with setting
of sun. of sun.
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Det 3, 4602d AISS D3-UFOB-1-56 PAGE OF 6 PAGES
B (Balloon)
T.
22,000'
1
A (Location of SOURCE)
8 Miles
K 42,240' →
tana = 22.000 .5208
42,240 =
a = 2731
The SOURCE estimated the objec at an angle
d At the time of the sighting the sun was located low Ac we vime or cne bignoirg .eie su west, with
the object being between the observer and the sun, creating the object being between the observer and the sun, creating the effects as seen in the effects as seen in.
the SCURcE'S sketch of the object on page 3 of this report.
Fmu. Fmw.
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-AF-FORM 112 UNCLASCIFIE
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 (CLASSIFICATION)
COUNTRY REPORT NO. U.N.A
USA D3-UFOB-1-56 A{723806
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
"FOR
AMEATEPORTEDON FROM(1geRCy)
AFLANTIC BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NY, USA Detachment 3, 4602d AISS
DOF RPORT DAIEOFINFORMATION EVALUATION
2 January 1956 18 January 1956
PRPAEDBY(OMC) EURCE
CONRAD H. CEIBEL, 1/LT, USAF MORTY BROUS
PER.CEs ((Oxtral axmb , drire.pretfon rport. ete. Q appliente)
TT 26th AD, 18/2245Z JAN 56
SUMMARY.(MCNAYO report.
I. CONTENTS:
PART ONE: Description of sishting by Mra
Street, Atlanti Beach, Long Island, New York
FAPT TO: Supplementary Investigative Ffforts
PART THREE: PART TYREE: Comments of Preparing Officer
II. SUMARY: U II. SUMARY: Upon notification from lig 46c2d AISS to conduct a fellow-
up investigation on the above sighting, a reliminarv report reliminary report
was cbtained from the 26th AD. The first indication was that several
individuals had observed the same UFoB, hcwever, follow-up investigative individuals had observed the same UFos, however, follow-up investigative
efforts revealed that only Mr efforts revealed that only Mr. an unidentified woman had
observed the ob ject in question. observed the object in question.
III.1 III. INVEFTIGATOR: 1/Lt. Conrad H. Seibel AO 93l256 1/Lt. Conrad H. Seibel AO 931256
hihn
IASAPY SURJECT & AREA CO TILLIAM J. SAL VOCKI
NODEX Lt. Colonel, USAF
Officer in Charge
APPROVED:
ulit,
JOHN M WHITE JR
Colonel, USAF
Commander
was (5ee Part I)
0.12091
TANTION EY JRIGINATOR
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from vertical to horizontal. Once more
this was ignored since he felt that some upper layer of clouds had passed
in front of the moon giving it these varied forms. "hen in a few seconds it
reappeared in an entirely different position he became concerned and stopped
the car. After watching it slowly drift downward from one position tg another
for a couple of moments, he got into his car again and hurried home. He rushed -
to the unstairs bedy mnf his bouse
impression of the silver lining of a cloud but that it did not shimmer. It
was white and brighter than the background sky and since it was a clear day
with excellent visibility, it remained sight at all times till darkness.
ScUrcE wore glasses and made his observation with lOx5O binoculars through
the bedroom window. SourcE added that all movement was gradual, that it
appeared to be a solid object, remained constant in shape, and left no trail.
He did not notice any celestial bodies at the time of the sighting. SOURCE
stated that it appeared to be about three to five times as large as a commercial
transport aircraft at the same distance and was about the size of a pea held at
arms length.
1 Incl
SOURCE's drawing of UFOB
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Jan 56, the sky conditio were as follows:
Level Direction Velocity
Surface 3600 15 to 20 knots
1,000 to 8,000 feet 360° 30 knots
10,000 feet 3400 35 knots
15,000 feet 3300 50 knots
20,000 feet 20,000 feet 330 65 knots
30,000 feet 3000 300° 75 knots 75 knots
Consideringt the wind factors above, the only stations in the area surrounding the the wind factors above, the only stations in the area surrounding the
location of the sighting which are responsible for the release of RAoB's are at
Albany, New York, Buffalo, New York and Mitchel AFB, New York. Albany, New York, Buffalo, New York and Mitchsl AFB, New York. These balloons are
released daily at O90oz and 2l00Z. released daily at O9coz and 2l00Z.
4 Contact with the Coast Guard Station 4. Contact with the Coast Guard Station located at Short Beach, Long Island,
New York, and the Floyd Bennett Airport, Long New York, and the Floyd Bennett Airport, Long Island, New York, revealed Island, New that no that no
one remembered any report of a sighting. one remembere any report of a sighting.
50 A check with Newsday, the Garden City Long A check with Newsday, the Garden City Long Island newspaper, revealed that newspaper, revealed that
a woman had called and reported an object in about a woman had called and d reported an object in about the same position and at about the same position and at about
the same tbe same time. hgwever no name time, however no name or address or addrass was given. Ivens She stated that it appeared She stated ti appeared
to be motionless and that it hovered something like a balloon.
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CUASSIFICATION) 18-305:0-1

the 40 minutes elapsed from the time of the sighting at 2l40Z and the time of the
.evening release at 2loOz.
2. The north and north-westerly winds tend to rule out the probability of a
balloon originating at Mitchell AFB, which lies about 25 miles northeast of the
location of the sighting.
WILLIAM J SAL OCKI
Lt Colonel, USAF.
Officer in Charge
COMMENTS of Approv )
l. The following additional information was revealed by the Investigating
Officer upon requs quarters:
a. Pibald Z daily
from both civil and military agencies in the New York City area. LaGuardia and
Idlewild Airports release this type balloon at the above times.
northwest, thereby
Jan 56 a pos n west of the observer.
b.At 214Oz, the time of the sighting and forty (ho) mirutes after the
release of the pibald from LaGuardia, it has been computed that the subject balloon
west of the observer and at an altitude
c. From the above figures we can obtain the angle of
balloon as seen from the SouRcE's location as follows:
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(CLASSIFICATION) 10-33470-1 252ON50NUNT=4NTING0FFICE19*1/0 -918739