PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6786706

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONFloyd Bennett Navy AB New York

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
L DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
12 February 1957 Floyd Bennett Navy AB, New OX Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION York 0 Possibly Balloon
TGiTme0NOOr E OF OBSERVATION YOrK
Lecal 1620 Ground-VisualBX Ground-Visual BX Ground-Radar Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircroft
GMT 12/21207 12/2120Z AinVisual AinVisual Air-Intercepl Radar Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. 5 PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
.. XKYes not XiCYes not rec'd DDO DO Probably Astronomical
: A O No High School student Possibly Astronomical
7. 1. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION LENGTH OF.OBSERYATION 8. NUMBER 9. Other Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unk no wn Unk nown
l hr, 1 hr 20 mins. one N to SW N to SW
T8. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
& shaped, size of Wind direction and velocities
quarter
through binoculars, colo 1o1 white. Obj Obi at 10-16,00 at 10-16.000 ft coihcide with
faded out. travel of N to
SW. As object sitively
identified roun shape,
observed through binoculars,
in sight for over l hour,
undoubtedly was a balloon.
726 SEP 52)
.

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PAGE TWO RJEDLS 2H
H. NONE
I. NEG
2DESCRIPTION OF COURSE
A. WATCHING THE SKY D ↑
B. 15 DEGREES NORTH 4
N
C. 75 DEGREES WEST < 5 L
D. WEST TO EAST T THEN CHANGED COURSE AND HEADED WEST.
E. FADED OUT
FONE HOUR AND TWENTY MINUTES Bsured, turnh
3.MANNER OF OBSERVATION Imears
A GROUND VISUAL
B BINOCULARS abont 2:300M!
C. N/A
4 TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING Litte enntradictory:
A. 12/212575E5 A. 12/212575E5 24d_W toE to West? 24d_W toE to Wost?
B DAY B DAY Appernt peth appers
6 he Nothto westne.t
5GOCATION OF OBSERVER 5GOCATION OF OBSERVER ↑ ↑
IBENTIFVING INFORMATION OF ALL 1
L
Note Locetion1
111
Obsever
PAGE THREE RJEDLS 2H
7 WEATHER AND ITON TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING
CLFAD

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20,000 FT 19 DEG 20 KT ripntl
30,30 FT 360 DEG 30 KT √
Fi
50,000 FT 290 DEG 5D KT eny slow wind s speed
80,200 DEG - KT
-
C. NONE .
D. FIFTEEN MILES -
E. SCATTERED TO CLEAR
F. NONE
8. NEG
9. NEG
i0. 2 A/C LANDING FLOYD BENNET
2. 4 PHOTOGRAPHS S TAKEN WITH 35 MM CAMERA
BT
12/2358Z FEB RJEDLS.
Sum
Wind diroction
③
Brrad
4
A 1
whicatisd G7G
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DE RJEDLS 2H
0 1300252
FM FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER OLMSTED AFB PA
,
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RJEDUP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTEL CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASH DC
BT
UFOB UFOB
1. DESCRIPTION
A. OVAL *See 36, blow
as seen Ttrgh benonars Thenefre,
B. QUARTER
C. WHITE
D. ONE ICTUAL TIZE
N/A. APPROX.
F. DIMMER
G. HAZE AT ONE END. THIS HAZE ABOUT HALF THE SIZE OF OBJECT
SUN F
Prihadly whe Sun wke
strteny
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