PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7199009

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONNew York NY

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
28 September 1958 New York, NY 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
2 000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 28/2328Z AirVi sual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
S. 'PHOTOS 6. SOURCE DK Was Astronomical
Yes Probably Astronomical
XsNo Civilian & Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
3 secs Unknown
one West
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Rnd, blue-whit te obj, broke into Description is characteristie
three parts, t: raveling West & of a meteor.
disappeared instantaneously.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
23282
285eP4
Multi' Multi' ATIC 2413
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29SEP 58 15 42
3 A
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PP RJEDSQ
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P 2917£0Z
FM COMDR 2500TH ABG
2
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC
3
RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC
2
RJEYNH/COMDR 26 AIR DIV .•
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RJEZHQ/HQ USAF
1006 AISS
BT
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UNCLASSIETED FROM MTL3OR-AO OP FOD ASSISTANT CHTEE OE STAFE

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FOLLOWING INFORMATION FURNISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2, :
5 FEBRUARY 1958, ON UF0B RECEIVED:
A. 1 BLUE WHITE ROUNDISH •
NOT INDICATED
3 BLUE WHITE
"4)ONE - BROKE INTO THREE PARTS •
ONE
NOT INTICATED
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(7) NOT INDICATED (7) NOT INDICATED
8) NONE 8)NONE
NOT APPLICABLE %o.
B. 1 AIRPORT TRAFFIC CONTROL AT IDLEWILD
2 GOING WEST
3EIGHT HUNDRED TO ONE THOUSAND
4GOING WEST
5)INSTANTANEOUSLY
6)THREE SECONDS
C. 1GROUND VISUAL
2NONE
3) TWA FLIGHT 829 IN PATTERN, ALSO EASTERN ON FINAL
" SAW BRIGHT LIGHT AND THOUHT IT WAS A METEOR -NOTE: PIlOTs SAW
SEPTEMBER 195832->= / 828 CbjECT ANd THiUghT
D. (12328 ZULU 28
2DUSK

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F. 1) MR BELLMORE- AIRPORT
- : TRAFFIC CONTROLLER, IDLEWILD
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(2) NOT APPLICABLE
G, (1) CLEAR •
" sisic:
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(2) SURFACE WINDS AT TEN. .
" .P 6000 350 350 24
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10000 10000 340 25
16000 320 48 48 •
20000 320 si si
30000 . 320 72 72 30SEp59
50000 280 57 ATIC A
60020 270 13 0717
(3 CLEAR
4 FIFTEEN PLUS •
5) NONE
)NONE •
H. NONE •
I. NOT APPLICABLE •
J. BETWEEN NAS FLOYD BENNETT T AND IDLEWILD AIRPORT TRAVELING
WESTERLY EIGHT HUNDRED TO ONE T THOUSAND 809 AND :
AN EASTERN IN PATTERN) "
ENGINE EXHAUST •
1. NONE. •
2
BT •
29/T7177 SFP RIFDS i OP. FOR ASSISTANI