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1. DATE - 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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16-20 Jul 60 West Babylon, New York ck Probebly Bellen
3. DATE-TIME GROUP & TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possilly Satlcen
Local 2030EDT a pace sual * aa = Wes Averett
GMT o Ain Viva eis 4 O Alrlatercept Rader |? Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTO « SOU O Wes Astronomical
oe Civilian S Pocstly Anmcemes
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE SF : Di cntitmsmnbnsimmien
CO Insufficient Date for Evaluation
15 min one SE-N 0 Unknown
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Bright moving object. When viewed through it is concluded that the objects of these
binoculars and a 60 power telescope there sightings were probably weather balloons.

appeared to be something rotating pendulum-iik
around the object; further there appeared to
be aprox 15 pleces of debris following in the
wake of the object. This debris would disappear
at the same time as the object. Object would
disappear when directly overhead.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2)

HEADQUARTERS
AIR PROVING GROUND CENTER
AIR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

Eglin Air Force Base, Florida

REPLY TO

artnor PGTRN/Capt Smith/3219 - 15 August 1960
sussect: UFO Sighting

Tor CONAC
Mitchel AFB, N. Ye.

The attached letter from a

Babylon, New York, concerning ai — " camry z
appropriate action required by paragraph 4b and 6, AFR 200<2, No
action has been taken at this Center in regard to the report of

unidentified flying objects,
FOR THE COMMANDER

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MICHAEL SHAY
Lt Col, USAF
Chief, Technical Information &

Analysis Office

ng Contractors

OIL BURNERS INSTALLED AND SERVICED
BOILER UNITS FUEL OIL

July 22, 1960

Elwin Air Force Base
Rocket Firing Division.

Dear Sirs;

I do not know whether you are the proper
authorities to inform or not, but here goes .

On the evening of July i6th, I noticed a small
bright object in the sky. Observing it with a pair of
7 x 50 binoculars, I surmised it was another one of
those 100' diameter balloons. When it was directly
overhead, it disappeared from view. I figured the
angle would not permit the stuns rays to be transmitted
to earth also that would be the last we would see of it.

The next night out of curiosity, my brothers and
nephews lvoked up in the sky, same time and place. There
it was again. Looking at it with the binoculars and a
60 power telescope, we could see about eixht to fifteen
pieces of rocket debris floating along with it. We
Observed this balloon for four nights, last being seen
on July 20h, at $:32 i. M.

I would say it was about 80 miles in space, because
it was at least three times smaller than the one I saw
previously, which the papers said was about 450 miles out.

Usually, a bailoon shot only lasts for a day. Being
that this one lasted for four days, we thought, you would
like to know. Any other information you would like to
know, we will be glad to give you. Would also appreciate
an answer to confirm the receipt of this letter. [Thank you.

gin ‘asi

Air Proving Ground Center, Eglin AFB, Fla., 15 August 1960,
Subj: UFO Sighting

ist Ind (DO) 19 August 1960

Hq 2500 AB Wg, Mitchel AFB, NY

‘ TO: ATIC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

1. Attached letter forwarded for action you may deem appropriate.

2. Mr. <gphas been advised that his letter has been
forwarded to your organization.

FOR THE COMMANDER:

abut lpr
ROBERT W. RS 1 Atch

Lt Colonel, USAF nc
Director of Cperations

2d Ind (AFCIN-LE2x)

Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
TO: Hq 2500th AB Wing (DO), Mitchel AFB, N. Y.

Request the attached UFO report from Mt CEE ost -
gated in accordance with AFR 200-2, dated 14 September 1959. Also
request the other witnesses mentioned in the report be contacted and
all information forwarded to ATIC.

FOR THE ria

l Atchs
n/c

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3rd Ind (u0) 3 OCT 1968

Hg £2500 AB wg, sdvchel al, iii

TO; alil, wright-satterson alb, Ohio

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1. On 7 September ut 1930 hours, ix. aa RRS CRE PERE
@ewey tabylon was visited to investigate the report of the unidentified

flying objects. In attendence were ‘r. Qe’ trother and two
nephews, all of who had seen the unidentified object.

2. The following is a synopsis of the infor-ation cbtaineds

iy 1960 at approximately 2030 hours #.D.S.T.

(0030z 17 July), .x. as experiencin: difficult; with

T.V. rece tion aad he went out to check the antenna. «hile ico. awe au the

antenna ie observed a bright coving object approaching frou the southeast

at a 45 dezree elevation. de continued to observe this object thinking

perhass it was the Echo I and it gradueliy segan to veer to the west until
erne

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be she foilcwing evenin; aa : brother and two nephews
began loosing ror the object at the sae time and in the sawe direction and

it reap, ,eared witnin a cinute or tio of the initial sighting time of the
rrevicus evening. nese signtings iasted for five days (16-20 July), the
object always a,,earing from whe sae direction at ap,roxi.ately the sane

time anc disappearing <=t ali tiues when directly overhead.

c. .c. MRM steted that when 7 X 50 binoculars aad « 60 power
telescope were used there a.peared to be sometnine rotating pendulum iike
around the ciject. He thought this mght have been a cannister from which
this ovject could have ceen reieased. Further, upon examination through the
€0 power celescope there appeared to be approximately 15 pieces of debris
foiiowing in the wake of the object. This debris would also disap ear at tie
sane time as the object.

a. During each of the sightings the weather was clear with unliuited
visibi.ity and at this time of the jear sunset was at approxiiuately 2100
hours £.0.8S.T.

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@. «sith regards to ihe ,hysical cuaracterisiics of sne object, it
WAS Up, POXLuctesy the sige cf whe nead of & Vin woen held at aruS sength,
round in shape, had nue Ciscerniolie colder or ieatures. wo trail, ail
or exhaust were visitle scr cid it cadt any souaa that covld ue heard.
f. The iocation irowa which these sightings were .ade is west Babjyion,
tong Island, cw York approximtely 200 yards west of the Loundary Letween
jest Babylon and west Isiip, L.I. (73°20' w. Lomitude, 40 42' i. laticude).

} a ,ears of age, resides ot
eh L.I., New fork and is eupioyed es an oil neater serviceman

by the R.H. woater bo. of Lindenhurst, L.1I., New York.

he if ql is 45 . cars of age, resides at om,
West cabylon and is ew ioyed as a grounds keeper by the Union Free Schoo

District of Babylon.

ge 15 and
of ix are students at the

je The weather was clear during the -eriod 16-20 July. srevailing
winds ior this ,eriod were, with one exce,tion, irom a westerly direction.

age 13, sons
Union Free School District.

k. During this period the cloud cover ranged from 1000' to i10000'
scattered. Visivility ranged frou 6 to 20 miles and at no time did the
cloud cover exceed 5/10. There were no thunderstorms in the vicinity
Guring che reported ,eriod.

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sichtiags of the unideatifica objact .rere
cai or asvrono.dcai conaitions reported which

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Ouid scceunt for the ovject.

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inte: setionel Alrvort, which is ap.roxiuately fort; sive (45) ailes west

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SOUsCKUWGS 2 SL ial AON, SONGS G2soit & weataner balloon. in View of the
Slguting vie of tne object, vue Gescriptioan cf the ,endulum like afiair
Gangsadig ve.ow it, ana the tius of release of the weather vcalloon, I am

cl whe Opinici that tHe valas.tiflieda coject uas -he weatner balioon.

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