DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6961655
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONNew York City New York
FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
16 Julv 1957 New York City, New York 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 16/07207 Air-Visuai Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS b. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicai
Ys 00 Probably Astronomical
ONo Civilian Possibly Astronamical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
one minute three Southerly
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINO 11. COMMENTS
Three star like yellow-white objects Concur with Reporting Concur with Reporting Officer that
the size of a medium sized star. Objs the Size of a medium sized star. Objs this sighting was this sighting was probably caused
moved in a straight line straight by an aircraft in by an aircraft in flight. flight.
South nnd were seen South and were seen visually for one
minute.
ATIC FORM 3 ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 3EP 52)
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THO RJEANY 34
TIE & DATE OF SIGUTIIG (A) 71 Z (10NT)
(E) GE YORK CITY CORD STRMET
(s) IDETIFYIS INFO OF ALL .
(.): YORK PJONE:
(7) WEATHER (A) DRIGNT, CLEAR WEATHER. NO CLOUDS ....
(O) SURFACE E te DEG IS KT
6,006 29 DEG 14 KT
10,090' 300 DEG 27 KT
16,092' 339 DEG 41 KT .
2,000' 3 319 DEG 53 KT
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35,000' 319 DEG 52 KT
51, 000,319 DEC 45 KT •
(C) UNLIMITED (D) UNLINITED (E) HONE (F) NONE
TAKEN .
(P) NO ACTION
) UNKOU! .
) INTELLIGENGE OFFICER COMMENTS: PRELININARY ANALYSIS INDICATES
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ISNTING WAS PNODABLY FLIGHT.
ONONE 9
7715:22 JUL RJEPNY .
do acdisbe relt
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16/57242 %6 1957
IWites July
0702Z .
17JUL57 13 58
-5 = 0202 hro(Lal)
344 •
ot miangat .
34x2
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UPH139 N WPE123 YDA080 TYA105 THB13INVA 37
RJEPNE RJEPHO RJEDUP RJEDEN at .
RJEPIY 34 .
715972
: COMDA HC 2S AD D ROSLYN AFS NY
RJEDEN/CONDR ADC ENT AFE COLO
JEDUP/CONDR ATIC UAPTE OHIO JEDUP/CONDR ATIC UAPFE OHIO
JEPHO/DIR INTEL NQ USAF WASH D C JEPHO/DIR INTEL NO USAF WASH D C
RJEPNB/CONDR DET 3 ASTEND AISS STEWART AFB N Y RJEPNB/CONDR DET 3 ASTEND AISS STEWART AFB N Y
GO RJEPIL/CONDR RJEPID/COMDR R EADF EADF STEMART AFB NY
UNCLASS/STEWART AFB ATTN: CIC HCLASS/STEWART AFB ATTN: CIC •
(EXSTAR OF MIDIUH AIZE 7
YELLOU-HITE (2) THREE(E) IN A CI AIGHT LLNE (F) FIRST TWO .
OHTS e
. (H) O SOUND HEARD (I) NO 10 3
IER PERTIIENT OR UIUSUAL 'FEATURES N GI
) DESCHIPTION OF COURSE (A) HOVEMEIT ACROTS Con
(3) 0(
DISAPFEAMED BEYO.ND BIGHT (F) S SE0O.1D5
) HAALR OY OBSERVATION
) VSUAL (D) HONE (C) NOT APPLICABLE ..