PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION
12. CONCLUSIONS
27 Mar58 Saranac Lake,N.Y Was Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 000 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Passibly Balloon
Local CGround-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
GMT_28/01157 000 Probably Aircraft
5. AinVisual Air-intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
PHOTOS 6. SOURCE
Yes Was Astronomical Me teor
No Civilian Probably Astronomical
0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. 9.
COURSE COURSE D Other
000 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
few sees one Westerly Unknown
10. 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Very bright obj, size of nickel at
arms length, smill tail or trail. Description & characteristics
are definitely those of a are definitely those of a meteor meteot
ATIC FORM 329 CREY
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ACTIVITY SUEMITTING REPORT: DireCTOr of Intell DATE OF COLLECTION SRI STATuS (I/ appiicable)
380th Bombardment Wing (M)(cAC) 28 March thru SRI NO.
Force Base, New York 4 Aoril 1958 CANCELEO/COMPLETE
PHEPARING INDIVIDUAL DATE OF REPORT SRI NO.
l/Lt Chauncey 7 April 1953 CANCELED/INCOMPLETE
SRI NO.
NAME CR DESCRIPTION OF SCURCE EVALUATION ACTIVE
ir ADDITIONAL INFOPMATION ON (DAtO)
Saranac Lake, N.Y. C-3
REFERENCES (Baix Subject, previous ceports, ctc. as applicabie
AFR 200-2, 5 February 1958
for seontate suojects)
UFO (Unidentified Flying Objects)
SUMMARY (Give summery which highlights the salient factors of narrative report. Begin narrative text on Form 112a
uniens report can be fully stated on A Form I12. List inclosures, including number of copies)
At approximately 2015 EST (oll5Z) on 27 March a M- reported
seeing a very bright, fairly large object at a low altitude (estimated looo-
2000 descent.
This observetion took place l miles north of the downtown took place l miles north of the downtown I area of area of
Saranac Lake, N.Y. on Route 86.
H.J. KNOLL H.J. KNOLL e
Lt Col, USAF
Chief, Intelligence Division
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a.
(1) No definite description as to shace.
(2) at arms length.
) Object was very bright, but observ any
specific color. Cho
(4) Easically there was only one object, however, observer said
there seemed to be a smaller object trailing behind.
(5) See #4.
(6) N/A
7)
(8) N/A
(9) N/A
b.
in a car and noted the object
because of its close and htness
Cm <
The object was in a steen descentand proceeding in a Westerly
direction at an altitude estimated at nciue -ciue
(3) The object disaopeared below the horizon without any noticeable
change in direction or descent - observer maintains angle of change in direction or descent - observer maintains angle of descent was descent was
such that such that object would object would have had to have landed or crashed. have landed crashed.
(4) Object's flight indicated above, #2 and #3, and
no unusual maneuvers
(5) Object disappeared below the observers horizon.
seconds.< Clne
c.
(1) Ground visual.
(2) No optical aids.
(3) N/A
d.
(1) 0015Z 27 Mar 58
(2) Nicht.
AND  ASAMENDED.
INTILLIGENCE, USAF,
(CLASSIFICATION) 10-56870-1 RANTING OPPICE

New York on Route 86.
2.
(1) (Age 32)
Saranac Lake, N.Y.
Occupation - Collection Manager
State Bank of Albany (Flattsburgh Eranch).
E.
(I) Observer reported that it was a
was good. clesr night and visibility
(2) Weather and Winds
At 2000 EST (olooz) on 27 March Massena, N.Y. reported clear -
Plattsburgh AFB reported high thin scattered, visibility 15
miles wind from North mph.
Winds aloft.
6,000. -050/15 kts
10,000 -050/15 kts
16,000- 360/10 kts /
20,000 330/15 kts
25,000 25,000 260/20 kts
30,000 - 30,000 240/20 kts
(3) No ceiling.
(4) No thunderstorms or unusual weather phenomena reported.
h. N/A
site at St Albans, Vt i. A check was made with Ethan Allen AFB, Wincoski, Vt and the AC&w
ion. neither reported any record o the object in quest-
j. Location of aircraft in the area - obtsined from Boston ARTC.
(1) Draper 22
Estimated len ArE (xsT) and albner at
(2) Trans Canada 24l - Viscount
Massena, n.Y. st 3952 (85T) at 16,070
faet.
INTELLIGENCE USAF.
(CLASSIFICATION) 16-64870-1 oPPICt

Tip Off 37
estimating Plattsburgh eck point, ntreal. Onntop.
7 Ajax 50 - B-4 over Utica at 1950 and 20 miles north of
Eurlington, Vt at Lo
(8) Namesake 26 - KC-135 over Syracuse 1957, estimating Q
Plattsburgh at 2019 (EST). On tor.
() Wineglass 40 - B-47. 150 mile radius of Albany from 1844 (EST)
to 2030 (EST). On
(10) Lazy 30 KC-07 reported over Plattsburgh at 2000 (EST). On
too.
(11) Log Air - 513-1 - Eravo (11) I Log Air - 5l3-1 - Eravo C-46 departed Plattsburgh 2031 (EST)
VFR Albany st 8000 ft. VFR Albany st 8000 ft.
PART:II PARTTII
I Analysis
a. Additional Factors
(1) In addition to Mr sightings, the State Police from
Malone, N.Y. reported that between l930 and l945 hrs (EST) some of the
residents of Malone heard an explosion which rattled windows etc.
(2) Mr also mentioned when interviewed that other poople
in the general area between and said
object.
n according to people in sree of
Onchiota, N.Y. repo the tlod at
sighting.
INTELLIGENCL, USAF.
(CLASSIFICATION) 10-58570-1  0. 8. GOVERNNENT PRENTING CFPICK

Toronto to Montreal, might have been mistaken for said
object but this is unlikely unless they were below their relatively high
altitudes of 16,000 and 7,000 ft respectively. Also, Massena is quite a
ways North of the area of the sighting.
Statement suprorting analysis and commentary.
(1) In the opinion of this Officer the object sighted by Mr.
could have been a meteor or meteorite. Mr claims the
object he obs s quite He has observed meteors or so called
"shooting sta fore, but claims this object was much lower, neverthe-
less, in my opini is conceivable even though weather, vis ibility,
and sighting co and sighting cor onditions were onditions were very very good that Mr could have mis-
judged the altitude of the object judged the altitude of the object especially since it was at night. especially since it was at night.
Since this sighting, no additional evidence any kind has been uncovered. any kind has been uncovered.
Wiliam
WILLIAM E. CHAUNCEY
1/1t USAF
Intelligence Officer
380th Bomb Wing (M)(SAC)
Plattsburgh Air Force Fase
New York
INTELLIGENCE USAF.
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