PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6785904

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONRidgewood New York

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
44 Was Balloon
December 1956 Ridgewood, New York 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 04/1910Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other. chaff
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
vertical Unknown
1/2 to 5 seconds one ..
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
One Snowball to disk shaped pearly Chaff B-47 a/c with
white obj, size of medium shaped
orange at length. Obj was the area. Repotted by 2e AD Sec
noted as falling fro the vapor tor on this date. Case evalua-
trails a/c being intercepted ted as chaff drop.
by fighter a ircraft. Obj fell erti-
cally to earth. Obj was seen cally to eartn. Obj was
visually for 1/2 to 5 seconds. visually for l/2 to 5 seconds.
√
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
1
5
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- DEGREES DISAPPEARING AT
ABOUT 25 DEGREES. TO BE ABOVE (
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AND FOLLOWING BOMBER TRAJECTORY WHICH TURNED SHARPLY NE FROM E AS
THE OBJECT TURNED SLIGHTLY SE. THE HORIZON. (F)
4 1/2 T0 5 SECONDS. " .
YO ALTE COACH (
OF U.S. OLYMPIC FENCING TEAM.
(B) REPORT FROM IDLEWILD, SURFACE WINDS 270 DEGREES, 18 KNOTS, 6030
FT; 310 DEGREES, 47 KNOTS, 10,000 FT 320 DEGREES, 48 KNOTS; 16,000
FT, 300 DEGREES, TQ KNOTS; 20,000 FT 298 DEGREES, 60 KNOTS;
30,000 FT, 300 DEGREES, 66 KNOTS; 50,000 FT 300 DEGREES, 53 KNOTS.
. 2 NONE. (F) NONE.
ni E MTIGC NONE(F) MONE. "

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11. CHIEF OF COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION DIVISION, DIRECTORATE OF
INTELLIGENCE, HQS CONAC. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS: WOULD SEEM TO BE -
WEATHER BALLOON FROM THE DESCRIPTION GIVEN OF PEARLY WHITE AND THE
SHAPE OF A SNOWBALL.
12. NOT APPLICABLE.
BT
07/1915Z DEC RJEPQW
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FM HEDCONAC MITCHEL AFB NY FM HEDCONAC MITCHEL AFB NY
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADF ENT AFB COLO (
RJEPNY/COMDR 26 AIR DIV ROSYLYN AFB NY C C
RJEDWP/COMDR RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC ATIC WPA AFB OHIO FB
BT r
UNCLAS FROM CNOIN 29305. UFOB FOLLOWING UNCLAS FROM CNOIN 29305. UFOB FOLLOWING REPORT SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE IN ACCORDANCE
WITHAFD 1
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8.NONE.-
NONE. −
10. ATTEMPT MADE TO SECURE INFORMATION FROM NEW YORK CONTROL AND
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IMPOSSIBLE TO SECURE AT PRESENT TIME. IF IT IS DEEMED NECESSARY TO IMPOSSIBLE TO SECURE AT PRESENT TIME. IF IT IS DEEMED NECESSARY TO
HAVE A FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATION INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE HAVE A FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATION INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE
NEW YORK CONTROL. 26TH AIR DEFENSE REPORTS B47 AIRCRAFT WITH FIGHTER
INTERCEPTOR ATTEMPTS BEING MADE IN THE EASTERN INTERCEPTOR ATTEMPTS BEING G MADE IN THE EASTERN N PENNSYLVANIA PENNSYLVANIA AREAS AREAS
ON THIS DATE AND DROPPING CHAFF.
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