DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7201243
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1958
REPORTED LOCATIONUniondale Pa
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Bailoon
Uniondale, Ra. 0 Probably Balloon
0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
Local .Ground-Visual 0 Probably Aircraft
AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
GMT. -
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes D Probably Astronomical
Civilian D PossiblyAstronomical
O-No
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other_
OX Insufficient Data for Evaluction
D Unknown
:ol Wiven one not given
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Obj w/aprearance of a large grey Info very limited in nautnre,
cigar w/horizontal crosspiece & this Center has been unable
resenbling an a/c elevator on its to obtain further info.
tail. Flying at high rate of speed
just clearing treetops. making a loug
swishing sound.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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States Naval Liaison Officer, Marine Division, Sperry Gyroscope
Mr engineer, Marine
Division, Sperry Gyroscope Company, Roosevelt Field, New York
advised that he had received information from Mr. and Mrs
Uniondale, Pennsylvania, that on 27 October
1958 t 1958 802 they had witnessed an unider entified flying object over the ir farm
near near Union Dale. They stated that the object was flying at a very Union Dale. They stated t t the object was flying at a very
high rate of speed, just clearing th ne treetops, and making a loud e treetops, and making a loud
swishing noise. The object had the appearance of a large, swishing noise. , grey
cigar with a horizontal crosspiece resembling an aircraft elevator
on its tail. Mr. and Mrs advised the object looked like a
large jet aircraft without wings. Lt Conlon advised that was
unable to furnish any information as to the time of day of the sighting,
or weather conditions at the time of the sighting. stated that stated that
Mr. and Mrs Mr. and Mrs had advised they would be willing to furnish
any other information, if called upon." any other informatic
FOR THE COMMANDER:
GuaverL. r
JAMES L. O'CONNOR
Major, USAF
Administrative Officer
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PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Cbeck) ACCOUNTING SYMBOL ORIG, OR REFERS TO CLASSIFICATION OF REFERENCR
ACTION PRIORITY BOOK MULTI BINGLE
INFO x AF ORIG
FROM: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
COMDR, ATIC
COMDR, STEWART AFB, N. Y. ESBP
/UNCLASSIFIED/FROM: AFCIN-4E4 4 12-2888-E
REF LTR, DTD 20 NOV 58; SENT TO THIS CENTER BY 2500 AB GP, MITCHEL
AFB, N. Y., RE AN UFO SIGHITING NEAR UNIONDALE. REQUEST AN INVESTI-
5 FEB 58. THE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED ARE MR
RD 2, UNIONDALE, PA.
COORDINATION:
a DATE 3Dec 58 DAE 3D 58
AFCIN-484 AFCIN-454 Col Glaser Col Glaser
HRMClE HRMllS DATB D.C.
AFCIN-4E
Col Bilbert
Callet Calle .
DATE TIME
3 3 0800
MONTH DEC YEAR
1958
SYMBOL 305028 12 SIGNATUD
AFCIN-4E4
TYPED NAME AND TITKE (SIRRAWTE, TYPED (Or JIaMDEd) NAME AMDJ TIYLE
3C--1C T/Sgt James O. Bolieu W.WASW
PHONE 69216 FAGE 1 PAGES NR. OF
WALLACE W. ELWOGD!
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION Captain, USAF
UNCLASSIFIED Assistant Administrative Ofleer
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TELEPHONE CALL FR SGT BOINE ON 17 MAR 59. INVESTIGATION INDICATES
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MSG YOUR HQS, CITE AFCIN-4E4-12-288 E, DATED 3 DEC 58, REGARDING
INVESTIGATION OF UFO SIGHTING WAS NOT RECD AT THIS H INVESTIGATION OF UFO SIGHTING WAS NOT RECD AT THIS HQ. REQUEST HQ. REQUEST
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_ATIC. WP-AFB, OHIO
TO: ENR, STEWART AFB, N. Y.
REDNB
/UNCLASSIFIED/FROM: AFCIN-4E4 cite B-525-E
REF NEINT 109, DTD 17 MAR 59, REQUESTING FURTHER INFO ON OUR MSG
AFCIN-4E4-12-2888-E, DTD 3 DEC 58. HE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF
THE UFO SIGHTING WHICH TOOK PLACE 27 OCT 58. MR & MRS4
UNIONDALE, PA, OBSERVED AN UFO OVER THEIR FARM. OBJ WAS
FLYING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED, JUST CLEARING TREE TOPS, MAKING LOUD FLYING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED, JUST CLEARING TREE TOPS, MAKING LOUD
SWISHING NOISE. OBJ SHAPED LIKE A LARGE GRAY CIGAR WITH HORIZONTAL
CROSSPIECE RESEMBLING AN ACFT ELEVATOR ON ITS TAIL. LOOKED LIKE
LARGE JET ACFT WITHOUT WINGS. IT IS REALIZED THIS CASE IS OLD;
HOWEVER, REQUEST YOU FURNISH THIS CENTER WITH AS MUCH INFO AS HOWEVER, REQUEST YOU FURNISH HIS CENTER WITH AS MUCH INFO AS
POSSIBLE AS TO THE PO POSSIBLE AS TO THE PC SIBLE IBLE NATURE THE SIGHTING.
COORDINATI
Col Glaser DATE TIME
20 0800
AFCIN-4E 22 DMTE 3/0/7 MONTH YEAR
Col Gilbert MAR 1959
SYMBOL SIGNATURE
AFCIN-4E/ W. Suchoman, Jr.
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MSG CITE 3-525-E, 20 MAR 59. THIS HQ HAS NO RECORD OF UFO
SIGHTING ON 27 OCT 58 AT UNIONDALE, PA. THEREFORE NOT POSSIBLE
FOR US TO DETERMINE ORIGINATOR. SUGGEST YOU CONTACT ORIGINATOR
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. RMATION.
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