PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8722531

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1966

REPORTED LOCATION42 04N73 56W Saugerties New York

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
16 January 66 16/0800z 42.04N 73.56W (Saugerties, New York)
3. SOURCE 10, CONCLUSION
Civilian Astro(JUPTTER
1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS.
Ons Large, possibly
Three smaller Jupiter RA 5.2S, Mag -2.2. Setting at 0400 local.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11.
1 Hour, 30 Minutes Observer saw a white, football shaped object. There was one
large object and possibly three smaller objects moving out of
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION the large object and off to the West. Sighted the object at
Ground-Visual 30 deg elevation in the Northwest and it disappeared to the
West by fading from sight.
7. COURSE
Northwest
8. PHOTOS
0 Yes
TTRNo
D. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
I as

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A. Description of Object
1. Shape: Like a football
2. Size: Approximately the size of a dime at arms length
3. Color: White
4. Number: 1 large - possibly 3 small objects moving out of large
object and off to the west.
5. Formation: N/A
Details: N/A
8. Sound: N/A
9. Other Features: N/A
B. Description of Course
1. What first called the attention of the observer: brightness & movement
2. Description of Flight Path: 30 above the horizon to the Northwest
4.Flight Path: Moved Westerly and back to Northwest where it was first
observed, repeated the course several times
C.
1. Ground - visual
2. Optical Aids: None
3. Airborne: N/A

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D. Time and Date of Sighting:
1. 0800z/16 January 1966
Night
E. Location of Observer: 420 -04'N 730 -58'W
F. Identifying Information on Observer:
Age 30
Saugerties, NY Saugerties,NY
Writer for IBM Housewife
G. Weather and Winds Aloft:
1. Clear lear
2. Surface 290/16
6,000' 300/20
10,000' 10,000' 300/30
16,000' 16,000' 300/60
20,000' 290/60
30,000' 270/70
50,000' 260/65
80,000' Not available
3. Ceiling: Clear
4. Visibility: 12 miles
5. Cloud Cover: None
6. None
7. Temperature inversion between surface and 14, 000 - strong
H. Other Unusual Activity or Conditions: See G(7)
I. Interception or Identification Action Taken: None
J. "Balloon Activity: None

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