PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6964360

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONOver Utica N Y

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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1, DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 halle bea
ie Noe 59 Over Utica N.Y. QO Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TiMES GROUP [+ TYPE OF OBSERVATION GO Possiity Gelloon
: O Was Aircraft
Lecal 0 Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Rodar GQ Probably Aircraft
GMT 03/2355Z D Air Vi sual oO Air-Intercept Redor 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS [> SOURCE O Was Astronomical
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
HB) No Military 0 Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION & NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other ,
Bx Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
10 to 15 mins one not given
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11, COMMENTS

Rona, yellowewhite obj, size of pinhead at
jJarm's length. Looked like spotlight. Disappeared was a balloon. However, the direction
suédenly, then reappeared much dimmer.
Experienced pilots thought obj stationary
until they attempted to close in & obj sped

rapidly away.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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The possibility exists that the obj

of movement was not reported, thereby
precluding a valid constusion.

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AP IN : 38062 (6 Nov 59)
ACTION: CIN es
INFO: Perey

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DE RJEZGF 2948
P 05203 1Z° ZEX
FM 285 6AB- we GRIFFISS AFB NY.
TO.RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB
RJEZSN/26T H AD SYRACUSE AFS
RJEDSY ATIC. WPAFB

RJEZ HO HO USAF

RJEZHO/ SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE

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UNCLAS FM ROBB-11-8-E ATIN AFCIN SAFIS UFO IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2

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PAR 15 /BL- “Vv ROUND /2/ PINHEAD AT ARMS LENGTH /3/ YELLOW-WHITE /4/

, ONE: “ONLY 135 NONE-/6/ LOOKED LIKE SPOTLIGHT /7/ NONE 78/ NO SOUND /9/
NONE. PAR 15 /B/ /1/ BRIGHTNESS/2/ LEVEL AT 10 O*°CLOCK /5/ LEVEL AT 11
O'CLOCK /4/ STATIONARY MOVED AWAY AS OBSERVERS. APPROACHED /5/ DISAPPEAR-

ED SUDDENLY. REAPPEARED MUCH DIMMER, THEN DISAPPEARED /S/ 10 TO 15

MINUTES, PAR 15C /1/ AIR VISUAL /2/ NAKED EYE /3/ 1-33,
30,000 FEET, 113 DEGREES MAGNETIC, 245 KNOTS INDICATED,
’ PAR 15D /-1/ 2355Z 3 NOV 59 /2/ NIGHT. PAR IS5E

OVER UTICA NY.

NUMBER 35400,
GRIFFISS AFB..

PAR 15 F°/1/ NOT APPLICABLE /2/ MILITARY PAW E SKINNER, CAPT, AFROTC

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AF IN-: 38062 (6 Nov 59)
TPAGE TWO RJEZGF 294A

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DET 99035 REN SSELEAR POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE TROY NY DOUGLAS L MILLER,

{ST LT ‘A039TH STRAT WING,.. GAFB PAR 15 G /\/, VFR ON TOP OF SOL ID

“OVERCAST, BRIGHT MOON /2/ WIND DIRECT IN 160 DEGREES SSE, VELOCITY 4

KNOTS AT. SURFACE: /3/ 3000 OVERCAST 4 4/

15 MILES FLUS /5/ CLOUD COVER

PAR 15 H NONE NORMAL

WEA-

TENTHS 76/7 NO THUNDERSTORMS /7/ 44 DzGREES.

THER. PAR 15 I ACCOMPLISHED ABOUT 200 DEGREE ARC AROUND OBJECT. ATTEMPTE
TO CLOSE. IN BUT OBJECT DISAPPEARED.

REAPPEARED MUNENTS LATER AND SPED

RAPIDLY AWAY AND LOST TO VIEW.

PAR 15 J NONE IN AREA. PAR 15K CHIEF

SECURITY SERV ICES DIV DIRECT ORATE OF SECURIT Y¢

P HYSICAL.. EV IDENCE.

PAR 19
PAR 17 SIGHT INGS RE PORTED BY EX PERIENCED PILOTS WHO

THOUGHT OBJECT STATIONARY PERHAPS A WEATHER BALL OON UNT iL RAPID MOVEMENT
~ ON: ATTEMPT To CL OS IN,

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FROM REPORT OF OBSERVERS AND DATA AVAILABLE

IDENT IFICATION OF OBJECT NOT POSSIBLE. NO OTHER SEES LOS OF OBJECT
_ REPORTED. SIGIED SECURIT Y OFFICER |

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