PROJECT BLUE BOOK

Pe as PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION

19 July 1963

Cooperstown, New York 5

12. CONCLUSIONS

0 Was Balloon

Probably Balloon

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3. DATE-TIME GROUP
10215

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
6 Ground Vi sual
O Air Vi aual

Leca

omT9/ 0715Z

0 Ground-Radar
0 Air-Intercept Radar

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LXXWos Aircraft
Probobly Aircraft
Possibly Aircroft

Possibly Balloon

5. PHOTOS
O Yes

% Ne

Was Astronomical
Probobly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

1L.min 2. seconds _

__ t wo

9. COURSE

Other atid
Insufficient Dota for Eveluction
Unknown

0

West

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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
l. Object triangular in shape glowing orange

yellow with no other lts accompanied with ts
like an a/c in flight from E to W. Straight
flight until obj neared horizon at which
time it made an apparent turn to the left.
Made circular loop indistance, became enveloped
with a whitelazy light and disappeared slowly
from sight.

2. 15 min after initial sighting a bright
hite light shot across treetops leaving a wake
behind it. Course paralell to ground, rather

than falling. Motion also EF to W. No sound.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 352)

11. COMMENTS

1. Description indicates that object was
an a/e in flight to west as a/c approached
field to land turned on landing lights ahd
made circular turn, disappearing as it
went below observers horizon to land.
Sound of a/c further point in analysis

as a/c.

2. Semnd object could be searchlight,
meteors, jets with afterburner

a/c, or any number of conventional
objects. Insufficient data for analysis.

«s . | Ethical Cultural School Camp
Cooperstown, New York
July 19, 1963

Department of Civil Defenze
Washington, DiC

Gentlemen:

Hiking back from Cooperstown, this morning, we sighted
a moving object high in the sky aB approximately 2:15 A.M.
This object appeared to have an ¢sosceles tricngular shape.
It glowed an orange -yellow and appeared to have no other
lights. Upon its appearance, a motor-like sound was heard
which was similar to that of an airliner.

Traveling from East to West on a straight cairse, it
made an aparent turn to the left. After it disappeared over
the treetops, we sighted it again in another clearing. Hoov-
ering in the distance,to our amazement ,the object made an
acute circular loop. A white hazy light then enveloped the
object , and it slowly disappeared from our sight.

Then at approximately 2:45°A.M., we sighted another
strange object. Since our view was obstructed by the trees,
our sighting of this object was limited to a few seconds.

A very brilliant white light shot across the treetops
leaving two wakes behind it. Its course was parallel to the
ground, rather than falling, and it was traveling from East
to West. One of the three of us thought it had had a

saucer=like shape. It appeared to be reasonably close, and had
no sand whatsoever.

If this letter will help you in any way, our purpose
of writing it will have been accomplished.

Sincerely yours, /

A,

;

SVA®WS WALA

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