PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
14 August 1957 New York City, New York 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Passibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
XProbably Aircraft
GMT 14/0840Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
GNo Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for valuation
fifty minutes five or six Eastward Unknown
O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Five or six objects seen in pairs six objects seen in pairs ATIC Forms ATIC Forms were sent were sent to to the
moving across the sky in moving across the sky in easterly sources and analysis of the
direction. Each object direction. Each object OCG a stehdy/ forms indicates that this
bright light and bright light and the enti series of eries of sighting was probably caused probably caused by
sightings lasted about fifty minutes. an a/c. The i an a/c. The itial tial report
indicates that this sighting was
also seen on radar; also seen on radar; however, no
supporting evidence to this fact.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) SXP 52)
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RA158 08093 NTFD
4 lco 57 23 !1z 142 23557
PP RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJEPNY
DE RJEPQW 106
P 141900Z AN 2 4E4
FM COMDR 2500 ABWG MITCHEL AFB NY
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO 2 -4X2a√ -
RJEPNY/COMDR 25 AIR DIV ADC ROSLYN AFB NY
- OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIR HQ WASHDC
BT
UNCLAS SAB0286-8UFOB C
() (A) SIMILAR TO MEDIUM TRANSPORT TYPE AIRPLANE
(B) PEA
(c) NEGATIVE
(DP5OR
(E) FILED TWO ABREAST
(F) EACH OBJECT SED A STEADY BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT
(G) NEGATIVE
(H)LIKE LOUD (H)LIKE LOUD THUNDER
(I) NEGATIVE
frnt
anet
PAGE TWO RJEPQW 106
(2(A) BRIGHT EACH OBJECT

(E) NOT AVAILABLE
(F) NONE
(8) NONE
(9) NIA
(1) NEGATIVE
(11) MAJOR (173 MAJOR RICHA RICHA
. RD D. RAMSEY, BASE OPERATIONS OFFICER, 250OTH RD D. RAMSEY, BASE OPERATIONS OFFICER, 250OTH (
,
.
CAUSE OF SIGHTINGS CAUSE OF SIGHTINGS AFOREMENTIONED to te to te
OFFICER PD 11 arcroft arcroft
(12)NONE Lepears
A UNIENOWN
BT UFO.
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(B) APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES LEFT ANGLE OF ELEVATION (
(C) APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES RIGHT ANGLE OF ELEVATION
(D)APPROXIMA CENTER OF ENROUTE EASTWARD TOWARD
LONG ISLAND
(E) FLYING
(F) 50 MINUTES - Ryht ∂ ver
(3)(A) SURVEILL C3 RADAR (GROUND ELECTRONIC /
(B) NIA Manhetter!
(C)NIA (C)NIA Inconustnt Incon othn repat othn repat
2 No No
(4) (A) 1700/14Z (4) (A) 1700/14Z naelo nelo
B NIGHT (B) NIGHT fm fn
peple perple who
(5 EMPIRE STATE BUILDING (S EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
live thre.
(6) (A) MISS (6) (A)MISS BRONX, NY
MR STREET STREET, OOKLYN OOKLYN,
3 Noupeat Nowpeat
(B) NIA
(7) UNKNOWN
(A) NOT AVAILABLE Nye from
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ACTION ROUTINE SOOK MULTI SINGLE
INFO X AF X
FROM: SPECIAL RUCTIONS
COMDR, ATIC
TO: COMMANDER
250OTH AIR BASE WING
MITCHELL
S
REFERENCE ITEI 3A, UFO REPORT, ABO-286
RADAR ORSER TIONS. REPORT I INDICATES OBJECTS WERE AIRCRAFT,
CLARIFY TIME EHTING.
COORDINATION:
APOI-ay  ily API-a a ily DATE 15/8/57
DATE TIME
15 1230
MONTH YEAR
AUC 157
SYMBOL SIGNAYURE
AFCIN-4E4 13250
TYPED (or
3-1-b0 NR. OF DW_ASC
PHONE 69216 PARGEE PAGES 1 ROBERT E. O'CONNOR
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION Captain, USAF /
UNCLASSIFIED Assistant Adjutant
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Rase Cperaticns
Thitti 2500TN AIR BASE GRCUP
United States Air Force
Mitchel Air Force Fase, New York
19 August 1957
SUBJECT: UFCB, 1L August
TO: Commander
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Fatterson Air ce Rase, Ohio
. l. The following information is forwarded in reference message
igust 1957:
a.
b. Time of =0340
RICHARD D. RAMSEY
Major, USAF
Fase Cperaticns Officer