PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8408647

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1959

REPORTED LOCATION6Mi WOf Mitchel AFB NY

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
19 ug 59 6 Mi W of Mitchel AFB, INY 0 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Local _ □ Probably Aircraft
GMT. 23557 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other..
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
3 mins 1 SE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Long streak, length of telephone pohe on Concur w/rpting officer that
horizon, pink head w/tail when overhead. witness possibly saw a high glying
Color red. Long red exdhaust whfr at horizon, a/c reflecting the sun.
short red exhaust when overhead. Obj short red exhuust
traveling very fast & very high w/straight traveling very fast & ery high w/struight
flight path, faded out to the SE. flight th. faded o the SE.
ATIC FORM 26 5EP 527 6 SEP 52)
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UFO UNCLAS FROM BASE OPS SS-G SS-O 194-38 PD FOLLOWING INFORMATION 194-38 PD FOLLOWING G INFORMATION N FURNISHED C
IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 220-2 RECEIVED.
A. (1) LONG STREAK A. (I) LONG STREAK J
(2) LENGHT OF TELEPHONE POLE ON HORIZON, PINX HEAD WITH TAIL WHEN
OVERHEAD.
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(3) RED
(4) ONE
(5)NONE
(6) NONE
(7) LONG RED EXHAUST WHEN AT HORIZON, SHORT RED EYHAUST WHEN OVERHEAD. (
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(9) VERY FAST & V VERY VERY HIGH
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B. (1) JUST FACING THAT DIRECTION WAITING IN CAR
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(3) DISAPPEARED TOWARD HORIZON SOUTHEAST -
(4) FLIGHT PATH, STRAIGHT COURSE OVERHEAD
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(S) VISIBLE, FOR THREE E MINUTES
CKL GROUND VISUAL
(2) NONE
(3) NONE
D. (1) 1923557
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TO NM WEST WEST OF MITCHEL MITCHEL
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