PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8696008

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONNew York CITY NEWYORK

FRAMES3

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-- PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 12 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
I 0 Was Ballcon
3 Nov 61 New York CrY, NEw YORK 0 Probably Balloon
TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0. Passibly Balloon
3.
Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor EIX Was Aircraft
Local. Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 03/2230Z I AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 16. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Ys 00 Probably Astronomical
O.No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient D ion
W W 0 0 Unknown
2min a min 1
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING IAIge cbjt that looked looked Ihe CoMMeNTs Probable Ihe ComMents Probable a/c sighting a/c sighting as as
light travelling in westerly direction light travelling in westerly direction across across suggested by duration and apparent suggested duration and apparent flight
Iaky towerd IYc and NAS. Too big and too Isky toward IYc and NAS. Too big and too fast for characteristics.
Istar. Istar.
V 26 BRP 52)
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( DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UINCIAS HED MESSAGE
AF IN : 51389 (3 Nov 61) G/ns 3
INFO CIN-14,(SAFS-3
SMB C 005
UUKKCECHQA457ZCBJB003
''ZZ RJEZHQ ②
DE RBEGUH 095
ZNR
Z 032317Z
FM COMEASTSEAFRON
TO RBEKHC/CINCLANTFLT
RJEZSN/CMDR 26TH NORAD DIV
INFO RBE GUC/COMT HREE
RBEPW/CNO RBEPW/CNO
RJWFALB/CINCNORAD
RJEZHQ/CHIEF OF STAFF RJEZHQ/CHIEF OF STAFF USAF
RFEMVB/CANAIRDEF
RCEHC/CANFLAGLANT
RBEGUA/NAS NYK
NAVY GRNC
BT
UNCLAS.
FLYING OBJECT SIGHTING.
1. FOLLOWING REPORTED CHIEF SILZ, NAS NYK BY NYK CITY POLICE .
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U ( DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
LUNCIASSLFIED MESSAGE
INCON
Pg 2 of 2
PATROLMAN LARGE OBJECT T WHICH LOOKED LIKE L LIGHT TRAVELING
IN WESTERLY DIRECTION ACROSS JAMAICA BAY, LONG ISLAND TOWARD NAS NYK
AND NYK CITY. SIGHTED FOR PERIOD OF TWO MINUITES BETWEEN 2220Z
AND 2230Z 03 NOV. 0 OBJECT TOO BIG AND FAST TO BE STAR. SIGHTED
FROM POLICE PATROL BOAT ON AMAICA BAY. .
BT
03/2320Z 03/2320Z
NOTE: Adv cy del to OOP -