PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7202624

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONMontauk AFS New York

FRAMES7

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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1.. DATE | 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
a : GO Vas Balloon
iS November | Montauk AEs... uk O Probably Balloon
wees : 4 0 Pessibly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
" i O Wos Aircroft
Lo eal Fe — O Ground- Vi sual D:Ground-Rodur O Probobly Aircraft
GM T2224 Lino O Air Vi sual 0 Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probobly Astronomical
oe § Wh nd ie pa leeiey O Possibly Astronomical
‘ DENo sai A. wte dk ‘ia ; —
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE oO Other a
{0 Insufficient Dofa for Evaluction
O¢ Unknown
approx i hour ane ESE
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING = gy tte pp - 11. COMMENTS
tadar return of obj,1,;2 0 inal
long, as thick as the edge of a dime. CSREVSRTIFIED. |
AQnarhssyr | 7 at oe | 7 ’ +te Fe latar fyi 4 A a ex, if a ¥ ‘
Sten atone oe aE i it J. wouUr Ate VS 4 ) J ; oF) dive +e fd f-fEECCIV G f? tj)
to *7,VU00ft & descended to }, ODOT
Almost vertically. Obj climbed 360
fo 3500 FRPM & descended 4000 FP,
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AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND | Pas
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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORGE BASE, OHIO ‘S ee
REPLY TO Vip sak
ATIN OF: TDEW/ TSgt Moody/ 69216 ay
suBJECT: Pyvnluation of UFO Report (19Nov53,Monteuk AFS, N Y) 31 Aug 64

ro: TNELD/Mr Bryant

Reference the attached UFO report, 19 Nov 58, Montauk AFS, New
York. Request your evaluation by return indorsement.

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Mejor, 4ISAF a/s
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Branch

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lst Ind (TDEED/Mr. Kalinyak/clh/74201) 11 Sep 64
TO: TDEW (T/Sgt Moody)

1. Information is not sufficient to make an analysis. Range is not
given, elevation angle cannot be determined,

2. Since this report is six years old, it is believed that any further
analysis would be of little value.

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Galone1, USAF n/c

Electronics Directorate
Deputy for Technology and Subsystems

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RUEYSN/COMDR 26TH ADIV SYRACUSE NY

RJEYNH/COMDR 26TH ADIV DET | ROSLYN AFS NY

RJEZHO/ ASSISTANT. CHIEF OF STAFF INTEL HDQTRS USAF WASH 25 DC

RJEDSQ@/COMDR TECH INTEL CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB DAYTON OHIO |
RJEDNB/COMDR EASTERN NORAD REGION STEWART “AFB NY |
RJEZHQ/OF FICE OF INFO SERVICES HDQTRS USAF WASH 25 D C |
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INFO RUWFAL/COMDR 1226TH AISS ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO : “4

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INACCORD ANCE WITH AF 200-2, ° DATED 5 FEBRUARY 1958, PARAGRAPH

5, THE: FOLLOWING: REPORT IS SUBMITTED;~ i pap aera as aabeal Usad
iran APS: RADAR RETURN CHRI), VERTICAL ECHO she co |

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(2), PHYSICAL SIZE UNKNOWN, RADAR RETURN 1/72 TO 3/4

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INCHES LONG, .THICKNESS-EDGE OF DIME / gu eee

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€4). TWO CONE HOUR SEPARATION BETWEEN piped 1a atte

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(5). N/A.

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C7)° N/A
(3). N/A:
(9). NONE:
ITEM B- (1). OBSERVER IS SCOPE OPERATOR WHOSE DUTY IT IS TO MONITOR

SCOPE.
(0). 55,009 FEET AT 255 DEGREES (TRUE)
ELM RQNPPP FEET AT 256 DEGREES (TRUE)
CA). VERTICAL ANF SLIGHTLY HORIZONTAL CLIMB TO 77,000 FEET AT
SAME" RANGE. OBJECT CLIMBED 3,090 TO 35,5000 FPM. DESCENT
AT 4,000 FP% WAS ALMOST VERTICAL WITH SLIGHT TRAVEL
TO EAST’ SOUTH EAST. |
(5). SCOPE RETURN FADED
(6). APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR
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(2). FREY, JANES A. A/2C, 773D RADRON (SAGE), MONTAUK AFS
| | SCOPE OPERATOR, RELIABILITY UNQUESTIONED.
ITEM G C1). 1509 SCATTEDED, 5002 BROKEN, VISIBILITY 15 MILES
) (2). SUFFOLK COUNTY AFB WEATHER DETACHMENT, REPORTED FOLLOWING
WINDS ALOFT? 270 DEGREES 10 KNOTS 60092 FEET; 262 DEGREES
55 KNOTS 10,0090 FEET; 260 DEGREES 70 KNOTS 16,900 FEET;
260. DEGREES 86 KNOTS 20,000 FEET; 260 DEGREES 1908 yNOTS |
30,008 FEET; 270 DEGREES 62 KNOTS, 50,000 FEET; 272 :

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DEGREES 12 KNOTS, 82,000 FEET. 0

FEM Hs -SNONE

ITEM I: NONE
[TEM J: N/A
‘TEM K: -WEAPONS DIRECTOR: UFO MOVED AGAINST PREVAILING WINDS,

BRIGHT RETURN, DOUBT IF IT WAS. ANOMALOUS PROPAGATI ON OR
WEAPON MALFUNCTION. UFO ROSE 10 77,000 FEET AND DESCENDED

eat L. Ors 50, 929. FEET ALMOST” VERTICALLY.” NORMALLY WOULD ASSUME”
IT TO BE A BALLOON BUT IT MOVED CONSTANTLY AGAINST THE
WIND. TELEPHONIC CHECKS WERE MADE WITH LINCOLN LABORATIES;
SUFFOLK COUNTY AFB; NEY YORK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT; AND
OSTH AIR DIVISION (SAGE), DETACHMENT ONE CONTROL CENTER.

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NONE OF THESE AGENCIES COULD INDENTIFY THE O8JECTS AS KNOWN

TRAFFIC. OR AS YEATHER BALLOONS.

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re Reference the attached UPO report, 19 Nov 53, Montauk AYS, lew
techs York. Request your evaluaticn by return indorsement.
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