PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7071030

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONAlbany New York

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
20 September 1956 Albany, New York Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION PossiblyBolloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
Probably Aircroft
GMT.. GMT 21/0147Z Air-Visual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0D 00 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
ONo Civilian Civilian Possibly Astronamical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS B. NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE 9. COURSE Othar. Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
ten minutes SE to E SE to E Unknown
one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round white object the size of a Wind & hovering indicate
Softball at arm's length. Object hovered the strong probability of the strong probability of
and rose then moved SE to E at a high and rose then moved SE to E at a high a balloon. Evaluated as
rate of speed. Wind at 25,ooo feet reported rate of speec ind at 25,000 t reported possibly balloon. possibly balloon.
at 230 dgr KPG velocit Objeqt
was observed isually for ten minutes.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 3EP 52)
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JEDVP HISS WPAI7S YDC145 TYB161 TMA160 TTE26ADGA 31SDGED25 ACTIONNPOR
AR RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHE RJEPNY RJEPNE
SE RUMPDS SIE 1935 55 21
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FM COMDR SSSTH ACURON SARATOGA SPRINCS AFSTA A SARATOGA SPRINGS NY 12:02
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TO RJEDENG
TO RJEDEN/GS ADC ENT AFB COLORADO
RJEDWP/CO ATIC URIONT PATTERSON AFD OHIO 3
HJEPHV/DIRACTOR CF INTELLIGENCE HEARQUARTER USAF WASHINGTON 25 D.C. NJEPHV/DIRACTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HEARQUARTER USAF WASHINGTON 25 D.C.
RJEPNY/CO NEADQUARTERZ 26AD ROSLYN AFSTA NY RJEPNY/CO HEADRUARTERZ 2SAD ROSLYN AFSTA NY NCLPS
INFO RJEPNE/CO DXT IER 3 46E2 AISS STEWART AFB NY INFO RJAPHB/CO DXT IBR 3 4SE2 AISS STEWART AFB NY
RJEPNB/CO EADF AHN CIC STEWART RJEPNB/CO EADF F AHN CIC STEWART AFB NY AFB NY 1 1
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/U N C L A S S/12S65 PD UNIDINTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORT IA. ROUND OBJECT REPORT IA. ROUND
B. SOFTBALL C. WHITE D ICONE) E. N/A F. NONE G. NMNE M. NONE I. NONE
HOVERING ROSE TO 19,SSD FT MOVED SE TO EAST VERY FAST 2F. 1D NIN.
SA. GROUND 3121477 4D NIGHT 5. VGEN 1539 6A. MISS
IVE., ALRANY NY., 21 YEARS CUPATION CLERK
HONE S. N/A 9. NONE 11. N/A 12. NONE
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