PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12 CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
"0 fie BO "renton, New Jers O Probably Balloon
3. OATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATIO et) Pessmy Cereon
IOS O Was Aircraft
BALL oo: . S .
Local D..Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Radar O Probobly Aircraft
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___GMT 1/0045Z wg 59 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar GO Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS é. SOURCE oO Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
“0 Ne Civilian ODO Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Other
OO Insufficient Dota for Evaluction
c , : Fe — O Unknown
50 min 1 into 5 NE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Slongated light, vertic in form, larger Insufficie data.
than any star, grew : before disappear
ing. Star-like in color vish-green aroun
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 572)

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HEADQUARTERS

NEW YORK AIR DEFENSE SECTOR
United States Air Force

McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey

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Report of Unidentified Flying Objects (@ SEP 195$

Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio

1. The following report of unidentified flying objects is submitted
for consideration and required action:

a. Description of objects:
(1) Shape: elongated light, vertical in form.
(2) Size: Larger than any star in the vicinity. Observer
stated that it was the size of a hardball at first, then diminished

in size to a pea at arms length before disappearing.

(3) Color: Star-like in color with a bluish-green around
the perimeter changing to light orange at the center.

(4) Number: Originally one, changing to five objects
later, which seemed to merge as they disappeared.

(5) Formation: No particular formation. Five objects
were grouped roughly in a circle.

(6) Features or details: None.

(7) Tail, trail, or exhaust: None.

(8) Sound: None.

(9) Other pertinent or umsual features: None.
b. Description of course of obfects:

(1) Unusual brilliance and shape of light first called it
to attention of observers.

(2) Low on horizon to southeast of observer.

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(3) Northeast of observer higher than when first observed.

(4) Object(s) traveled 2 or 3 minutes then turn ninety
degrees for a short time, then return to original course. Object
did this approximately 8 to 10 times in the first 25 minutes of

observation.

(5) Objects disappeared gradually to the northeast, with
the five objects appearing to merge before finally disappearing.

(6) (50 minutes. )

ec. Manner of observation:

(1) Ground-visual.

(2) No optical aids used.

(3) N/A

dad. Time and date of sighting:

(1) 20/00452 August. /7%

(2) Night.

e. Location of observer agRggiOnaQepmepeergionst ers cy ;
— ages '5O0 110. AL Ae ay

f. Identification information on observer:

(1)

Cin: | aac Ro
ree ae. <9! on is contractor-—builder. ,

(2) Observer was at one time an engineer in B-24 aircraft,
and served with the 2d Hlectronic Experimental Squadron.

g. Weather and winds aloft condition at time and place of

sighting:

(1) Night,

(2) 6000 -
10000 -
16000 -
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30000 -
50000 -

clear, no douds, full moon, good visibility.

330/16
030/16
360/15
330/156

010/21
320/28

(3) Ceiling unlimited, clear skies.
(4) Visibility 12 miles.
(5) Cloud cover - 1/10 cirrus.
(6) No thunderstorms in the area.
h. No unusual activity which might account for the sighting.

i. Senior Director, New York Air Defense Sector, had Surveillance
Section check all radar returns from the area in question to determine
whether they could correlate the sighting with a radar return. Nega-
tive results. No intercept action taken.

j. Considerable commercial air traffic in this area at all times.

k. Prepared by Major ‘/illiam H. Greenhalgh, Jr., 33799A, Chief,
Intelligence Division, Headquarters, New York “ir Defense Sector. All
efforts have been made to correlate this sighting with weather ballons,
Navy blimp operations out of Lakehurst NAS, or other operations which
might have accounted for the lights. No correlation was possible, and
no cause is known or estimated by the reporting officer.

1. Negative.

2. This report was delayed because MreQie,the.observer, departed

on vacation shortly after reporting the sighting, and we were unable
to contact him until his return.

FOR THE COMMANDER:

Pian2.p) FE ea

Karl W. Fischer
lst Lt. USAF
Asst. Dix, of Admin, Servicea

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AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE
OHIO

REPLY TO

atts of: AFCIN-Yihg

18 SEP 1959

sussect: UFO Report

to: Headquarters, New York Air Defense Sector
ATTN: OIN
McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey

1. Reference your letter, dated 10 September 1959, subject: "Report of
Unidentified Flying Objects". Source states objects traveled two or three
minutes, apparently to the north, then turned 90 degrees for a short time,
then returned to the original course. Source also states objects did this
eight to ten times in the first 25 minutes. What type of turn did the
objects perform, and in what direction was each turn performed? What was
the elevation of the objects above the surrounding terrain? Was the object
observed continuously without a break for the full 50 minutes? In what
part of Trenton was source located?

2.e Request any other pertinent information relative to this sighting, not
already reported, be included in your report.

FOR THE COMMANDER:

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NICHOLAS FOST
Actg. Deputy for Sciences

and Componsnts

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Ltr, Air Tech Intel Center (AFCIN-4E4g), 18 Sep 59, "UFO Report”

1st Ind (OIN) DA CEP 1000
Hq New York ADS, McGuire AFB, NJ

TO: Air Technical Intelligence Center (AFCIN-4z4g), Wright-Patterson
AFB, Ohio

1. Reference questions in paragraph 1 of basic letter, the following
information is submitted:

ae Objects performed abrupt ninety degree change in direction.
Observer cannot recall sequence or direction of each turn.

b. Objects were described as being low on the horizon when
first observed, and as disappearing into the northeast, also low
towards the horizon. Observer estimated the altitude of the object
as being approximately 60,000 feet but had no firm basis for this
estimate.

ec. Except for a short period of time when the observer was
placing a call to this headquarters, he observed the object
continuously for 50 minutes. He placed the call after observing
the object for 25 minutes.

ad. Observer is located in the northern part of Trenton.
2. All available information was forwarded with the original report.

Respectfully suggest that direct contact with —=MMMpe might be
more productive if additional information is required.

FOR THE COMMANDER:

Karl W. Fischer
lat Lt. USAF
Asat. Dir. of Admin. Services