PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
2 LOCATION 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
4 Augist, 1960 4 Augict, 1960 Platteburg Wos Balloon Was Balloon
Platteburg AF, New York AFD, New York 000 0 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon PossiblyBalloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aicraft Was Aicraft
00 Probably Aireraft Probably Aircraft
GMT/11122 GMT CL/1422 AirVisual AirVisuol Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 7. SOURCE SOURCE Was Astronomical
Y.s 0O D0O Probably Astronomicel Probably Astronomicel
No Military Military Passibly Astronomical Passibly Astronomicel
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS y COURSE Other_ Perech "te Flere
a 000 Insufficient Data vqluation
5 seronds Une East Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
ni N. wei sooke trsil ves seen 'o star: Investigation eon leted at the scone
srauenly 254 o" the Siint in- conr'trmed thot the
sy for aoor ximataly diva seconds. It tren obgect was i parrorite flere.
Ftooged any ine trail alsaooeted ir atout l5
seconds. lo sounu. irail was abet size of
an srdinary pencll tap,ring to a fine potnt
at the end.
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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
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Flattsburgh Air Force Base, New York 4 Aug 60
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53lst Borbardment Squadron SPI NO.
Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New York 4 Ang 60 CANCELED/COMPLETE
PREPARING IND IVIOUAL DATE OF REPORT SRI NO.
18 Aug 60 CANCELED/INCOMPLETE
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While stopped at an interseetion in my car, a sudden white smoke trail While stopped at an interseetion in my car, a sudden white smoke trail appeared appeared
in the sky. I watched it and it appeared to me like a trail from a 2" in the sky. I watched it and it appeared to me like a trail from a 2" rocket.
It burned out quickly. The smoke dissipated in a few seconds. A call to
Base Tower divulged no scheduled firings. Subsequent investigation; revealed
it to be parachute flare fired at an aquatic survival demonstration class.
Squadron
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53lst Bombardment Squadron PAGE OF PAGES
Plattsburgh Air Force Base, NY 2
At 14423, 4 Aug
I saw a bright white smoke trail in the sky. It started suddenly and made a
straight path across y for approximately 5 seconds and stopped. This
trail dissipated roximately l5 seconds. No sound was heard, no aircraft
visible. It apoear cket in flight as I have seen and fired
many aerial rockets. I reported th e sighting to the Plattsburgh AFB tower and
asked if they had any reported rocket firings. They y answered negative. Sub-
sequently I was phoned request by "Blue Bottle" control to submit a
written report on th Sighting report nformation follows:
1. Shape: Not visible.
2. 2. Size: Smoke trail, about size of ordinary pencil Size: Smoke trail, about size of ordinary pencil held at at arms arms
length, tapering to fine point at end in which trail was moving.
3. Color: White smoke. Color: White smoke.
4 Muber: One.
5. Trail was spire Trail was spira lightly moving moving almost in a horizontal plane almost horizontal plane
as observed. as observed.
6. Sound: None
7. 7 Course: Easterly atonlu
8. Mhat caught attention: The smoke trail.
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10. Flight Path: Straight.
11. How did it disappear: Smoke dissipated.
12. How long visible: 5 seconds urning, 15 seconds until smoke
dissipated.
13. Sichting: Ground - visual.
14. Date-Time-Group: 04/14422
15. Observer Fosition: 44° 3821N 73° 291'W
16. Meather: Clear, no ity 30 miles.
INVESTICATIONFINDINGS: The Base ( Ground Training Seetion was conducting
class in Aouatic instructional demonstration,
fired a white perachute flare over Lake Champlain from the area of the Airmans
Beach. This flare rose to a height of approximately l2oo' to 1500'. It burns
with bright white flame and leaves a white smoke. Burning time is of short
duration. Spiraling motion of smoke due to swinging of flare ebelow parachute.
Parachute not visibls due to distance from observer. Parachute not ie dae to aistance from obs: ever Level fli ght path an
illusion created by angle of observer and drift of parachute. illusion created by angle of observer and parachute.
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