PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8299643

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONInwood New York

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
14, 15, & 16 Aug 61 Inwood, New York 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Ballcon
Local 2100-2300 XXGreund-Visual Greund-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probobly Aircraft
GMT_ AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomicel
XKNo Civilian PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER oF OBJeCtS 9. COURSE o Other.
nx Insufficient Data for Evaluation
D Unknown
2-4 sec 1 Varied
10. BRIEF sUMMARY oF siGHTING FlasheS lasting 2-4 sec I. commenrs Insufficient info given to form
observed on 3 consecutive nights. Would go observed on 3 consecutive r nights. Would a go valid conclusion.
out and reappear in another location and
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Inwood 96,N. Y.
August 19, 1961
Unidentified Flying Objects
Air Technical: Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Dear Sir;
I would like to tell of a strange flash of light that shone on the
14, 15, and 16 th of August this year. We saw these flashes between
2l00 and 2300 hours. It was about the e size of baseball and lasted
from two to four seconds spotted object e looking for a
satellite that we have beer watching ST nights. The
object appeared before and after the satellite The first time
we spotted it, it was at a ninety degree angle and traveling south.
It was an orange light that went out after four sec nds of observing
it then it would appear again in another direction.
Sincerely. Sincerely
Phone Phone:
address aboye
hone
P.S. Please call the second phone number as it will be more convenient
If needed.
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