PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8846311

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONNew York N Y

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Ox Was Balloon
5 Jun 58 New York, N.Y. o Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local X Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT C5/2245Z Rinu lars Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE SOURCE Was Astronomical Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
$xQ-No xQ-No Civilian Civilian PossiblyAstronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
000 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
10 mins East Unknown
one
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Rnd obj w/an obj hanging underneath, Rnd obj w/an obj hanging underneath This was probably the radio-
size of pea thru field glasses. size of pea thru field glasses. Drifted Driften sonde balloon which was re-
very slowly in a straight path toward leased fm Idlewild about 15
the East. mins before sighting.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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A

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221152 5 Jun 5
50187 /esitwes 5 JuNe 5
REC 1-7
7.57 YEY
2.s
116 3- 4ysa
3Al/00 .....
ATIC
SQH065SQE269 YDB713 YD068 TMB049SJB085
PP RJEPHQ RJEPNY RJEDDN RJEDSQ
DE RJEPSJ 61 •
P 0617002 P 061700Z
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC 8
RJEPNY/COMDR 26 AIR DIV
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECH INT CEN
RJEPHQ/HED USAF
BT
UNCLASSIFIED FROM MTL 053-06 OF UFOB ATTN ASS COS: ATTN OFFICE
. .
ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2, 5 FEBRUARY 1958.
A. (1) ROUND WITH AN OBJECT HANGING UNDERNEATH. ..
(2)PEA OBSERVED THROUGH FIELD GLASSES
(3) LIGHT :
(4) ONE
(5) N/A
6) SOMETHING HANGING BELOW MAIN BODY
(7)NONE ...
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15000 330/20
16000 320/20
20000 310/25 -
30000 330/20
50060 320/25
80000 NOT AVAILABLE
(3)NONE •
(4) FIFTEEN
5) FOUR TENTHS •
(6) NONE •
H. NONE
I. NOT APPLICABLE
J. NOT APPLICABLE
K. AIRDROME OFFICER. THIS WAS PROBABLY THE RADIOSONDE BALLOON WHICH
RE THE REPORT.
1. NONE.
BT BT .
06/1800Z JUN RJEPSJ 06/18002 JUN RJEPSJ Concur Concur
t
BAllOoN
NNNN

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•
.
PAGE TWO RJEPSJ 61 •
(8) NONE
(9) NONE
B. (1) REFLECTING THE SUN
(2)"NOT REPORTED
(3) NOT REPORTED •
SLOWLY DRIFTED EAST •
(6)TEN MINUTES :
C. (1) GROUND VISUAL C. (I) GROUND VISUAL
(2)BINOCULARS
(3) N/A (3) N/A
D.(1) 2245 ZULU, 5 JUNE 1958
(2)"DUSK
ENOT REPORTED ENOT REPORTED
F.(1
TELEPHONE
(2) N/A
"1)
15 MILES
(2).6000 280/10
:
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D UNLIMITED-VISIbITY? ^
E NONE
F NONE
8. NONE
NONE
10. NONE Abseven wouldit adnit
11. W-1l CONTROLLER
20TH AID DIVISION. INCIDENT WAS
REPORTED BY TELEPHONE SO I CAN NOT VOUCH
FOR RELIABILITY OF OBSERVERS. SUGGESTED THE POSSIBILITY OF
SEARCH LIGHTS OR ROTATING BEACONS, BUT OBSERVERS ELIMINATED THIS.
RICHARD GEBAUR AIR FORCE BASE, BOTH SAID THEY SAW NOTHING• NO OTHER REPO Ts
OF THIS WERE RECEIVED MY ME/
12. NONE
BT SPICA BoC2EV
05/0540Z JUN RJEDKF 210 A7
* ..- ST 2115 +1.21 B2
JUPITER May -1.9 My -1.9
13.27,39 J other.
13.22.58 S
-7.17,24 J objed. The color ian't given in
-10.56.33 S
NNNN ivaluat the sighting. they propal sa
a traffic light swinging bring altenately
u y e.
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