PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6964483

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONMontauk AFS LI N Y

FRAMES5

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1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2.LOCATION
5 November 59 06/0019z Montauk AFS, LI, N.Y.
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Military BALLOON
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS The objects flight path is characteristic of a balloon
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
10 Minutes 10 Minutes It was steadily
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OBSERVATION climbing to a range of 43 miles and azimuth of 286 w/an alt climbing to a range of 43 miles and azinuth of 286 w/an alt
at fadeout of 78,200 feet.
Grourid-Radar
7. COURSE COURSE
Ascending
8. PHOTOS
Yos
AKNo ENo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yo
XNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous oditione of thls form tsay be used.

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INC
AF IN : 39417(7 Nov 59) 3
ACTION: CIN
INFO OOP,SAFS
SMD C 006
CHOD364ZCYJCE40
PP RJEZHO
DE RJEDJR 55A
P 3623107 ZEX
FM COMDR NYADS MCGUIRE AFB NJ
TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC
RJEZSN/COMDR 26TH ADIV
RJEDSO/COMDR ATIC
RJEZHO/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HOS USAF
HQ USAF
RUEPBL/COMDR 10D6 AISS
AFGRNC
BT 3T
/UNCLAS/NEW YORK ADS 10953 NYOOP-IN. SUBJ: UFO. FOLLOWING REPORT
IS SUBMIITED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2:
A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT:
(1) RADAR PIP
(3) NONE
(4) ONE
(5) N/A 7-3745-102
(6) NONE
(7) NONE

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
AF IN : 39417 (7 Nov 59)
PAGE TWO RJEDJR 55A
(3) NONE
(9) NONE
B.I DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT:
(RADAR PIP
(2) AZIMUTH 282 DEGREES/ALTITUDE 68,000 FEET/ RANGE 40 MILES.
(3) A AZIMUTH 286 DEGREES/ALTITUDE 78,200 FEE ET/RANGE 43 MILES.
GREES, RANGE OF 40 MILES
AT AN ALTITUDE OF 68,00 CLIMBING TO RANGE
OF 43 MILES AND AZIMUTH OF 286 DEGREES DEGREES WITH S WITH AN ALTITUDE ALTITUDE AT AT FADE
OUT OF 78,203 FEET. OUT OF 73,203 FEET.
(5) FADE OUT TO WEST. WEST.
(TEN MINUTES. (6)TEN MINUTES.
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
IFF:
UPX-5.
(2) NONE.
(3) N/A
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
(1 06/00192 NOVEMBER 59
(2 NIGHT
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING
AF IN :3 39417 (7 Nov 59)
PAGE THREE RJEDJR 55A
E. 773RD RADRON (SAGE) MONTAUK AF STA LI NY, OPERATIONS BUILDING.
F. IDENTIFYING I INFORMATION ON OBSERVER:
(D N/A
(2 CLARENCE NASON, TSGT, 773D RADRON (SAGE), RADAR OPERATOR,
ESTIMATED RELIABEL.
G. WEATHER AND W WINDS:
(.1 NONE.
SURFACE/SOUTH/15
5000/240/29
10000/230/33
16000/240/47
30000/240/61
50000/240/59
80000/240/28
ITEMS 3,4,5 AND 7 FOR SUFFOLK COUNTY APRT/MITCHEL AFB/IDLEWILD APRT:
(3)
(4) 12 MILES/15 PLUS MILES/ GENERALLY CLOUDY
OCERCAST (25-30000 FEET)/10000 OVERCAST
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AF IN : 39417 (7 Nov 59)
(6) NONE
61 DEGREES/ SURFACE
H. A NEGATIVE.
I. F RADAR CONTACT ONLY. SEE COMMENTS. NEGATIVE INTERCEPT ACTION.
J. IDLEWILD APRT AT 05/2300Z.
K. REPORT PREPARED BY SSGT DONALD E WOODS, NCO, INTELLIGENCE DIV,
HQS, NEW YORK ADS, MCGUIRE AFB, NJ. PREVAILING WIND CONDITIONS
INDICATES EXCELLENT POSSIBILITY UFO AND BALLON ONE AND SAME OBJECT.
CONTACT BY SENIOR DIRECTOR W CONTACT BY SENIOR DIRECTOR WI E VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS IN LOCAL AREA VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS IN LOCAL AREA
L. NONE.
BT :
0672313Z NOV RJEDJR
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