PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8856824

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONWest Nyark New York

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE . DATE 2 LOCATION 2LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon Was Balloon
24 Jul 58 West Nyak New York Nyalk New York o Probably Probably Balloon Balloon
D o Possioly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local Local_ xGround-Visual xGround-Visual Ground-Radar a 0 Was Aircraft
a Probably Aircraft
GMT GMT 24/1100Z AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 o PossiblyAircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE SOURCE ROX Was Astronomical Ateor
Yes D Probably Astronomical
XNNo Civilian o PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE uRse Other_ Othes
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
8-10 secs one West
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Obj moving East West appeared to Meteor sighting.
be abou size full moon , shining
visibbe
vapor slightly eliptical.
Long axix direction of flight. In
sight for s & obj disappeared
fm sight in Western Sky.
ATiC ForM 329 (REv 26 SEP 52)
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I em the objeot moving the objeot moving from from overhead, overhead.
I firet notiood 1t about.over the erest. of the palis appeared bout bout
the size of the full moon at mid-sby, shining silve silver Lo color, no
visible vapour trail. It was visible vapour trail. It s in sight about 8 to 10 disappearing sappearing from sight from sight
in the western sky. It': shape appeared slightly olliptio It's • appoarod slightly dlli the dir
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INPO GIVEN TO Ca pt Charles . Copes, APC Iz-lll / 4 Ang 58
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