PROJECT BLUE BOOK

ROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD :
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
16 Apr 60 Olean, New York o Was Balloon
o Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION D. Possibly Balloon
Local KGround-Visual Greund-Roder Was Aircraft
Binoculars Probably Aireraft
GMT_ 170420Z Apr a AirVisual Air-Intercept Rader 0 Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
XNo Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSE STION NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other Prob Birds
800 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
10-15 sec 20-30 NW Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Twenty to thirty Twenty to thirty circular objects, size of half Probably a group of waterfowl heading Probably a group of waterfowl heading
dollars, dimes and nickels, dull gray, very north to their summe north to their summ reeding eeding grounds.
close together. Looked like a mass until viewed
through binoculars. No trail, no sound. Travel-
ing at extremely high rate of speed.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 BEP 52)
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RECEIVED
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ATIC 1960 APR 20
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P 192136Z DODEGREESVAS KUETS FELEPHONED MANO I KAEAN D ESINNN GVN
10 ATIC OD U
FM COMDR 15TH FTR GP NIA FALLS MUNI I APRT NO. 71222
TIME 02332
TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC ENT AFB TO RJWFAL7COMDR ADC ENT AFB Date ate
By: 34E2
RJEZSN/COMDR 26TH ADIV HANCOCK FLD RJEZSN/COMDR 26TH ADIV HANCOCK FLD 34E2 AS
AFB BNA AS ONNIND
RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON
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RJEZHQ/HQ USAF AFCIN ( 502 502
RJEZHQ/SECT OF THE AIR FORCE SAFIS RJEZHQ/SECT OF THE AIR FORCE SAFIS (
RUEPBL/COMMAND 1127TH AISS FT BELVOIR
AFGRNC
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/ FROM ODC-G 1OES X SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED
SUMITTED IN ACCORDANCE (
WITH PARAGRAPH 15 CMM AFR 200-2 X NOMTIS
A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT
(1) CIRCULAR
(2) HALF DOLLARS CMM M DIMES AND NICKELS OIO 'I HOLLA
(3) DULL GRAY (3) DULL GRAY HOLLPR
(4) BETWEEN 20 AND 30 (
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(5) VERY CLOSE TOGETHER (5) VERY CLOSE TOGETHER
()IT LOOKED LIKE (6) IT LOOKED LIKE LARGE MASS UNTIL SEEN THROUGH
SHE
BINOKULARS DTNOXUARS .
(7) NO TRAIL
(8) NO SOUND SO8 *HO1
SPEED

(2FROM DETACHMENT 5, I2TH WEATHER SQUADRON
NIAGARA FALLS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (
SURFACE CALM (
6,000 230DEGREES/40 KNOTS
10,000 230DEGREES/40 KNOTS
16,000 24CDEGREES/35 KNNOTS C
20,000 250DEGREES/40 KNOTS
30,000 27DEGREES/40 KNOTS
50,000 260DEGREES/45 KNOTS The
80,000 250DEGREES/15 KNOTS (ESTIMATED) .
C V   QINO 'I NO1AV D N32EN QNNONVES J9 A 03INN
(3) 3,000 FEET (33,000 FEET
(4) 7 MILES −
3SDEN ONNONVES S9E A8 03ININ
(5) NONE (
(6) NONE (6) NONE 0A0
(7)62.8DEGREES (7)62.8DEGREES ( ( SOD
SOD 2NO.
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8. N/A
'NONE (
( STAFF OPERATIONS OFFICER, 15TH FIGHTER GROUP. POSSIBLE
MAKE THEIR SHAPE L UNDISTINGUISHABLE U
L. NONE SAAE
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E. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT
(1) HIGH RATE OF SPEED DATLE 1
(2) ALMOST DIRECTLY OVERHEAD LOOKING STRAIGHT UP LAD
10,000 TO 15, 000 FEET (ESTIMATED)
(3)NORTH WESTERLY DIRECTION
(4) CLOSE FORMATION N ALL KEEPING THE SAME HIGH RATE OF NOCTYES
SPEED RTONBAN2AARDLA
(5) NORTH WESTERLY DIRECTION 'oIe
)10 TO 15 SECONDS MAXIMUM C
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION 2
(1) GROUND-MVISUAL
I NOAVD 0 M31SINEN GNVONWS 3 48 GEENI
(2) BINOCULARS (2)BINOCULARS
(3) N/A -
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D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
(1) 0420Z 17 APRIL (1) 0420Z 17 APRIL 1960 1960 900 90R
(2) NIGHT (3) NIGHT 2N01 2ND1
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E. I LOCATION OF OBSERVERS 377612
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OLEAN NEW YORK
INFORMATION ON OBSERVERS J
F
AGE 38 J
STREET
OLEAN NEW YORK
FOR CITY OF OLEAN 1
721 V 'S 'n 'O1N 'I
NEWS DIRECTOR FOR NEWS DIRECTOR FOR RADIO STATION RADIO STATION Tag
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RELIABLE RELIABLE NOLA"
AGE 38 (EST) ~
STREET STREET
OLEAN NEW YORK OLEAN NEW YORK D L1 04 1 (
MACHINIST BROS COMPAI (OLEAN NEW YORK) —
RELIABLE (2) NO MILITA WEERE PRESENT
J
G. WEATHER AND WINDS GOR HHO
(I) SKY WAS CI.EAR CMM WARM EVENING CMM LITTLE WINDY

Buffalo 22, New York
Me{ , 1960
Mr. Lawrence J. Tacker Ai-tn
Major, USAF
Fublic Information Division
Office of Information funsly
Dept, of the Air Force
Weshington, D.C.
Dear Mr. Tacker:
Read article Olean Times, Olean, New York, dated 4/2l/60 about Read article Olean Times,
group sighting group sighting of f U.F.0sgon 4/lé/60 at about 11.20 P.M. by two .F.0sgon 4/lé/60 at about 11.20 P.M. by two
Olean men. /
OHIO
REPLY TO ATTN OF: AFCIN-4E2 AFCIN-4E2
UFO Letter UFO Letter 1 9 MAY 1900
SUBJECT:
TO: SAFOI-3d (Maj Tacker)
1. The Olean, New York sighting of 16 April l960, has been evaluated.
The ATIC conclusion is that birds probable cause of this
sighting.
REMARKS Larry- The answer here is that there is not
sufficient information k for a definite conclusion.
Preliminary analysis indicates the possibility that
it was migrating birds flying high.
You can answer the part about the $lo,ooo fine.
FROM NAME OR TITLE DATE
Ted Hieatt 18 May 60
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