PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6972679

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONGreat Neck N Y

FRAMES4

→ Original microfilm scan (PDF) → Return to index

Machine transcription · mean legibility 85.2/100 · engines: paddle-gpu-200dpi

Transcribed Frames

FRAME 001 / 004paddle-gpu-200dpi

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
6 Jan 58 Great Neck, N.Y. Probably Balloon
4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION o Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP a
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar a Was Aircraft
a Probably Aircraft
GMT06/14307 X Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
N Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 9. COURSE Other
200 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
10 mins up NW Unknown
to mias one one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMM ENTS COMM ENTS
Egg-shaped obj, size of basketball, red Egg-shaped obj, size of basketball, red
w/smoke w/smoke trail & trail whistle.
misinterprete misinterpi over-active
imaginatic imaginati oungsters.
Flight pat icates possible cates possible
balloon observation & imaginatidn balloon obser vation & imaginatiqn
as to whistle & Smoke connected as to whistle & Smoke connected
w/obj. Case considered as insufficient
Date. Cbject observed for 1 minutes
through telescope.
ATIC 7ORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

FRAME 002 / 004paddle-gpu-200dpi

STT ODAYHME
irte
(
JI7
C
E' SCO1 98
W  ATNT -
3' O8 OL OBEEHAVLICN
-
s'M -
CHTA VROAE ITA YROAE
CE SCthRt:
66/143:2 @6/143:2
CTAM 2t 2t
"lutt "luit
1144 1
{) 4X
RR RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEPHQ RJEPNB (
DE RJEPNY 21 CH
R 961639Z
FM COMDR 26TH ADD
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC
RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC :
RJEPHQ/AC OF S INTEL HQ USAF C.
INFO RJEPN COMDR EADF
BT 1:45
/UNCLAS/FROM OIN B089. SUBJ8 UFOB
1. DESCRIPTION:
A. FCC 1 13

FRAME 003 / 004paddle-gpu-200dpi

B.BASKETBALL /0-
C. RED C OLt tugl 35 fn
D. 1 tclsc5 .Thoufi
E. N/A ofuget
F. NONE 35c
G. SMOKE TRAILX-YOTE .02+
H WHISTLE ④B5010.00
oject lute
.-
V acte 52
Cut 5.
(lul S
PAGE TWO R.JEPNY 21 PAGE TWO RJEPNY 21
I. NONE
2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:
A. LOOKING UP. A. LOOKING UP.
B.DIRECTLY ABOVE B.DIRECTLY ABOVE
C. UNK? 7
D N ?
E WENT UP
F.UMINC E
3. MANNER OF OBSERVATION8
A GROUND VISUAL
C. N/A
4 TIME & DATE OF SIGHTINGS
A. 96/14382 1436 0130
B. DAY
5. GREAT T NECK - COUNTRY PLACE.
6.1
AUF

FRAME 004 / 004paddle-gpu-200dpi

B. GREAT NECK LI NY STUDENTS S HUNTO
7. WEATHER:
tut foung boe
PAGE THREE RJEPNY 21 -
A. CLR (
B. SURFACE DEG KT 29,900 279 DEG 33 KT
6,990 309 DEG 16 KT 39,990 279 DEG 48 KT
19,990 290 DEG 29KT 59,990 279DEG 53 KT
16,098 289 DEG 28 KT 89,900 319 DEG 22 KT
D. 15 MI
E. NONE
F. NONE
obally som
?.