PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7230586

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONGreat Neck New York

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
5 November 1957 Great Neck, New York Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local :Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
Bx In Probably Aireratt Probably Aireraft
GMT-05/2300Z GMT 05/2300z AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar 0 PossiblyAireraft Possibly Aircraft
5. 3. PHOT0S 6. 6. SOURCE 0 0 Was Astronomical Was Astronomical
Yes 00 0 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
O No ICivilian Civilian 0 PossiblyAstronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_ Other.
000 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown .
30 seconds 30 seconds six six not given
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Six round objects in two groups of Six round objects in two groups of At time of this sighting the sky
three each - l large, two mmall in ' was completely vercast. Identity
each group. Yellowish white. One had or actual appeara anything
slight tail like a comet and was in the sky under se conditions
reddish in color. One group stopped is often very questionable. Howevef,
the other turned right, then left, on the basis of evious similar
then disappeared. rpts this Sighting was probably
a/c in formation, witness 15 yr
old.
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ATIC
p Nov 7 00 29'57
Ri 74137 0
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931032 221002 Prb Hc 2}727
CI Prob HC 0
STH ADIV DEF 34x2a
D RJEDEN/COMDR ADC
Eno •.
JEEWP/COMDR ATIC JEEWP/COMDR ATIC
JEPHO/ACS INTEL HQ USAF JEPHO/ACS INTEL HO USAF
V/COMDR EADE
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UNCLASS /UFOB REPORT
) DESCRIPTION: C.:S0
(A)AOUND)
(BT T10 S1ZE OF APPLE ONE SIZE OF GRAPEFRUIT
(CO VELLOWISH-WHITE
(D) TVO_GROUPS OF HREE EACHGROUP ONE LARGE, TWO SMALL. objecT5)
(E) THO GROUPS IN A RON
(F) NONE .
(G)ONE) HAD SLIGHT TAIL LIKE _COMET PEDDISH IN COLOR
(H) NOME
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(I) NONE
(2) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE .….
(A) BRIGHT GLARE IN MIRROR (A)BRIGHT GLARE IN MIRROR
(B)CABOUT 35 DEGREIS e/EVATION or AZIMUTh?
(D)ONE STOPPED (D)ONE STOPPED OTHER TURMED RIGHT OTHER TURMED RIGHT THEN LEFT THEN LEFT) THEN DISAPPEARED THEN DISAPPEARED
(E) JUST DIAPPEARED
(FO THIRTY SECONDS
(3)M MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
(A) GROUND-VISUAL
(B) NONE ……
(C) NA
) TIME & DATE OF SIGHTING
(A) 35/23002
GREAT NECK NY
S) S) IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL/OBSERVERS OF ALL OBSERVERS
CA —NOTE!
A child A child :
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STUDENT STUDENT

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AGE THREE RJEPNY 55
7) WEATHER
(B) SURFACE 270 DEG W KT
wyw ...
5, 200 299 DEG 14 KT
W
10, 900 270 DEG 33 KT
wsw
15,000 259 DEG 48 KT 15,200 259 DEG 48 KT
wsw wsw
20,900 240 DEG 20,000 240 DEG G 51 KT 51 KT
W5w
30, 302 250 DEG 83 KT
53, 390 253 DEG 42 KT 53, 990 250 LSW LV5 w DE.G 42 KT
wsw •
80, 020 250 DEG 83,300 250 DEG 10 KT 10 KT
(C) MSS PLUS
(D) Q
note
Edantity acal
(F) NONE uyih
(2) NONE ppen
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NONE SEEN BY OBSERVER, OTHERWOSE UNKNOWN hisle
() INTELLIGENCE OFFICER 2 =t
NONE nnd 1
a gy jink. on
SL NONE the beis Smandat Sintan
2142Z NOV RJEPNY