PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8863380

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONLong Island New York

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
13 August 1968 Long Island, New York 0 Probably Belloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Pessibly Balleon
Lecal Ground-Visual Ground-Roder Was Aireraft
000 Probably Aireraft
GMT. 14/0000Z Air Visual Air-Intercept Radar Pessibly Aircraft
S. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
. xNo Civilian Pessibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
XOX Insufficient Data for Evaluation
3 mins one South Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Thirty foot long obj, bright orange Possibly navy jet w/afterburner
w/firey tail, very high. in operation. Possible crror in
duration. Bescription is chara-
cteristic meteor. Data for
analysis incomplete. No azimuth analysis incomplete. No azimuth
or elevations given. No indica- or elevations given. No indica-
tion of flight other tion of flight other than South
for 3 mins. for 3 mins.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) Atic form 329
NNNN 500
opyt
Dape
Multi
Poss AC 1
n0 TELEI
4X2a TO
λ NO. NCC.D∴
TIME 7122Y
Date Date
2+1 By: By:
1+r
ZCSOG493ZCJYE037 ZCSQG493ZJYE037
PP RJEDSC
ZDK
NACD8
PP RJEDDN RJEDFL RJEPHQ RJEPNB
DE RJEPNH 1
P 142230.2.

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FM COC 26 ADIV
'
RJEDFL/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB
RJEPHO/AC OF S INTEL HQ USAF ....
RJEPHO/OFC OF INFO SEVCS HQ USAF -
INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF
RJEDDN/COMDR 1906 AISS ENT AFB
BT
/UNCLAS/FRON 0IN 5928. SUBJ: UFO •
A. DESCRIPTION:
1 LONG-ShAPe
2. 30 FEETE SIZE 9T ARMS LENGTH? 30 FEETS/ZE .9 ARMS LENGTh
3. BRIGHT BRIGHT ORANGE QRANGE
4. 7 1
5.
6. 6. FIRE FERE TRAIL TRAIL
8. NONE
9. NONE
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:
1. BRIGHT ORANGE
2.
3.
4. COUTH FOR 3 MINS
5. HA ZE HA ZE
6. 3 MINS MINS

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PAGE TWO RJEPNH 1
MANER OF OBSERVATION8 1
c.
1. GROUND VISUAL
2. NONE •
3 UNK '.
D. TIME DATE OF SIGHTINGS: •
1. 14/00:00Z 000-5=1960
•
2. DUSK
z.
F. IDENTIFYING INFO ALL OBSERVERS: AGE 4Z
1. MRS MANTAUK POINT LONG ISLAND HOUSE,
WIFE OBSERVED BY Y 6 ADULTS 6 ADULTS
G. WEATHER: WEATHER:
1. FAIR
2. SURFACE DEG KT. 20,070/280 DEG3CKT KT. 20,070/280 DEG3CKT
6,000/270 DEG 25 KT. 30,200/273DEG55KT
10;000/270 DEG.25 KT. 50,00D/280 DEG4D KT
16,000/290 DEG 25 KT. 80,000/ DEG KT
3. M40 100 4
4.
5. ST AC
. 6. NONE •
H.) NONE
I. NONE
J. NAVY JET OUT OF SOUTH WEYMOUTH DIR TO CHEERY POINT NORTH CAH.
K. VERY GOOD POSSIBILITY OF NAVY JET, SEE
UEMN Very Poor ReporT
L. NONE uth yiven.
Ino eli
BT BT
14/E256Z AUG RJEPNH length, ot j. hngs.
3.&40 eratonw
ufteifurne
cighted. POSS.A/C