PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6961298

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONElmira New York

FRAMES3

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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 0 Insufficient Data for valuation
D Unknown
1 hour 30 minutes one N then E
10. BRIEPS SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object, circular, size pea, Winds to E and SE. Dexcription
color white. First appeared motion- and flight confirm to balloon
less, then moved slowly north and analysis.
east. Object was not watched contin-
ually.
ATIC FORM 329 (RZV 26 SEP 52)
3
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11/12302 10
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12 JUL57 10 34×22
EW €
NNNWPH091V WPE064 YDD035 TYE030 TMB034 TTF148NBA161NBG127
RR RJEDEN RJEDWF RJEPHQ RJEPNY
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DE RJEPNB 13G-
R 112020Z ati
FM COMDR 648 AC&W SQ BENTON AFS BENTON PA
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO ..
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON A OHIO
RJEPHQ/COMDR DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASH WT DC
RSJEPNY/COMDR 26ADIV (DEF) ROSLYN AFS ROSLYN NY
BT .
UNCL/ACDODO 56. S SUBJECT; SUBJECT; UFOB REPORT. (1) DESCRIPTION:
(A) CIRCULAR (BL) PEA A (C) WHITE K(D) ONE (E) NONE .•
(F) NONE (G) NONE (H) NONE E (I) APPARENTLY MOTIONLESS, E (I) APPARENTLY MOTIONLESS,
TRAVELING EAST (2) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE: (AL) RT 17, TRAVELING EAST (2) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE: ( (AL) RT 17, .
TERRANCE HILL L (B) 45 DEGEREES (C) U (B) 45 DEGEREES (C) U UNKNOWN (NOT BEING UNKNOWN (NOT BEING
WATCHED CONTINUALLY)(D TTAUIAILV (n) VERY SLOWLY NORTH THEN EAST (E) VERY (E) .
NOT BEING WATCHED CONTINUALLY (F) 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES (3)
.
MANNER OF OBSERVATION (A) GROUND VISUAL (B) BINQCULARS
(4) TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: (A) GROUND VISUAL (B)
(A) 1230Z 11JULY 57 () DAWN AND DAY (5) LOCATION OF OBSERVER:

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(F) NONE (G) NONE (H) NONE E (I) APPARENTLY MOTIONLESS,
TRAVELING EAST (2) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE: (ALRT 17,
TERRANCE HILL ) 45 DEGEREES ( UNKNOWN v (NOT BEING C
WATCHED CONTINUALLY)( (D) VERY SLOWLY NORTH THEN EAST (E)
NOT BEING WATCHED CONTINUALLY (F) 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES (3)
C
MANNER OF OBSERVATION (A) GROUND VISUAL (B) BINQCULARS
(4) TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: (A) GROUND V VISUAL (B) C
(A) 1230Z 11JULY 57 7 () DAWN AND DAY (5) LOCATION OF OBSERVER:
PAGE TWO RJEPNB 13G
NY (6) IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
OF ALL OBSERVERS: OF ALL OBSERV
ELMIRA NY COUNTY ELMIRA NY COUNTY CIVIL DEFEN CIVIL DEFENSE .
ARMER-MISS
CLERK (B) CLERK (B)N NONE (7) WEATHER & WINDS-ALOFT CONDITION AT TIME &
PLACE OF SIGHTING: (-) CLEAR (B) SURFACE- 270 DEGREESN,
13 NKNOTS, 10,00OFEET- 320 DERGREES, 30KNOTS, 16,000 FEET 13 NKNOTS, 10,00OFEET- 320 DERGREES, 3OKNOTS, 16,000 FEET .
- 315 DEGREES, 40 KNOTS, 20,00OFEET- 320 DEGREES, 5 - 315 D DEGREES,4 40 KNOTS, 20,00OFEET- 320 DEGREES, 50 KNOTS 50 KNOTS
30,00OFEET- 320 DEGREES, 75 KNOTS, 50,00OFEET - 290 DEGREES
30 KNOTS ( ) UNLIMITED (D) 20 MILES S (E) NONE (F) NONE (8)
NONE (9) NONE (10) ONE PLANE AT 123OZ VERY HIGH (11) CAPT O
SIDNEY SMITH, AO 849470 - HARRISBURH GOC FILTER CENTER R (12)
NONE
BT
11/21052 JUL RJEPNB