PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
5 Sap 60 Islip, Long Island, New York 0 Was Bailoon
Probably Bolloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Locol Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aiscralt
000 Probubly Aireraft
GMT_ 06/0220z AirVi sual Air-Intereepi Radar Possibly Airerait
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
Ys D0O Probably Astronomical
XNo Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other. Prob Aurora
000 Insulficient Deta for Evaluation
30-45 min one SW Unknown
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Lasge oircular Large oircular flashing flashing green object with four Interceptor Interceptor pilots reported the Aurora pilots reported the Aurora
or rive search lights shining out of rear. vas vieible vas visible in the area of this in the area of this sighting sighting
Exorenely high and southwest from observer, There is no evidence to indicate tnat evidence to indicate that
stationary at first and then went toward SW this sighting was other , than the than the Aurora Aurora
and faded out. ind faded out. Borealis.
ATIC PORM 329 (RZV 26 3PP 32)
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FM N FM NYADS MCGUIRE AFB NJ 7 4x2
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RJEZSN/26AIR DIV HANCOCK FLD NY RJEZSN/26AIR DIV HANCOCK FLD NY C
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/UNCL/NEW YORK ADSYNYOIN 04188. TO: 25 AIR DIV, ATTNI 2SOIN. USAF
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A-'DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT: (1) CIRCULAR. (2) JUST DESCRIBED AS LARGE.
(3) FLASHING GREEN. (4) ONE. (5) N/A- (6) NONE. (7) FOUR OR FIVE
SEARCH LIGHTS SHINING OUT OF REAR. (8) NONE. (9) NONE. B- DESCRIPTION
OF COURSE OF OBJECT: (1) JUST SAW IT WHEN HE E CAME OUTSIDE- (2) EXTRE-
MELY HICH H AND SOUTH-WEST FROM OBSERVER. (3) HIGH AND T TOWARD SOUTHWEST.
(4) STATIONARY OVERHEAD AND THEN WENT TOWARD SOUTHWEST. (5) FADED OUT
TO THE SOUTHWEST. (6) 32-45 MINUTES. E. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: (1)
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GROUND-VISUAL. (2) NONE. (3) N/A. D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
(1) 0S/E220Z. (2) NIGHT. E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER: NEAR STATE (1) 0S/E22OZ. (2) NIGHT. E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER: NEAR STATE
MATION ON OBSERVER: (1) CIVILIAN-
STREET, ISLIP LONG ISLAND, N. YORK. UNKNOWN RELIASILITY. G-
WEATHER AND WINDS-ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING:
(1) CLEAR AND BRIGHT MOON. (2) SURFACE B20/12K, 6,00 FT 340/16K, 13, (1) CLEAR AND BRIGHT MOON. (2) SURFACE B2E/12K, 6,00 342/16K, 13,
28Z FT 318/18K, 16,000 1 20Z FT 312/18K, 16,000 FT 350/35K, 20,228 FT 350/38K, 32,020 FT 362/ FT 350/35K, 20,200 FT 350/38K, 32,820 r 362/
79K, 50,000 FT 343/45K, 88,000 FT 152/35K. (3) CLEAR. (4) UNLIMITED-
(5) NONE. (6) NONE REPORTED BY WEATHER STATION, HOWEVER, INTERCEPTOR
PILOT REPORTED SEEING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE SOUTHERN SHORE
OF LONG ISLAND. (7) INVERSION AT 5,OZ0 FT. H- INTERCEPTOR PILOT REPOR-
TS AURORA BOREALIS OVER AREA OF REPORTED SIGHTING. I• LIMA PAPA 18 AND
19 (2F-1EIB AIRCRAFT) WERE SCRANBLED AND SENT TO THE AREA OF THE RE-
PORTED SICHTING- THEY COULD NOT FIND ANTHING BUT F REPORTED AURORA
BOREALIS IN THE ARE! J. 'WEATHER BALLOON RELFASTD FROK IMEVrD Itet-
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AT TOMS OF SICHTING. K- CAPTAIN WELLIAM M S.-BARNETT, STAFF INTEL-
LIGENCE OFFICER, HEADOUA YORK AIR DEFENSE SECTOR, MCGUIRE
FB, N.J. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS INDICATED AS FOLLONS: THE INITIAL
REPORT
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VAS CALLED IN TO THE OFFICER OF THE DAY AT SUFFOLK COUNTY AFB, NEW
YORK WHO RELAYED THE CALL TO THE SENIOR DIRECTOR AT HO NEW YORK AIR
DEFENSE SECTOR. AT THE SAME TIME OF THE INITIAL SIGHTING THIS SECTOR
A3 EXPERIENCING SOME JAMMING AT VARIOUS OF OUR
R RADAR SITES. SCRABLE
ACTION WAS TAKEN AND TWO F-1OIB AIRCRAFT WERE SENT TO THE AREA OF
THE R HE REPORTED SIGHTING. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY TARGET BUT REPORTED REPORTED SIGHTING- THEY COULD NOT FIND D ANY TARGET BUT REPORTED
GEEING "VERY PRETTY AURORA TEEING "VERY PRETTY AURORA BOREALIS." ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS DETERMINED BOREALIS." ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS DETERMINED
THAT A WEATHER BALLOON WAS LAUNCHED FROM IDLEWILD AIRPORT AT 2300Z. LAUNCHED FROM IDLEWILD AIRPORT AT 2300Z.
TEN THE WIND CONDITIONS ALOFT COULD HAVE HAD THE BALLOON OVER THE HAVE HAD THE BALLOON OVER THE 1
IREA IREA ISLIP
ABOUT THE TIME FO THE SIGHTING· HOWEVER, THE INTERCEPTOR ABOUT THE TIME FO THE SIGHTING• HOWEVER, THE INTERCEPTOR R CREWS CREWS
ID NOT SEE ANY ID NOT SEE ANY BALLOON. IT IS FELT THAT THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE RE- BALLOON. IT IS FELT THAT THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE RE-
ORTED SIGHTING WAS THAT THE OBSERVER SAW EITHER THE AURORA BOREALIST ORTED SIGHTING WAS THAT THE OBSERVER ISAN EITHER THE AURORA - -
BOREALIST
A WEATHER BALLOON WHICH DRIFTED AWAY 3 BEFORE THE I INTERCEPTORS COULD
ET TO THE AREA OF THE SIGHTING. THE COMBINATION OF THE I
INITIAL SIGHT-
NG, THE INTERCEPTOR CREWS SEEING THE AURORA BOREALIS AND THIS SECTOR
APERIENCING JANMING AT RADAR SITES ALL AT THE SAME TIME LEADS THIS
AFICER TO BELIEVE THAT THE AURORA BOREALIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THIS
FOB REPORT. L. NONE.
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