DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7103057
DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1966
REPORTED LOCATIONNewburgh New York
FRAMES21
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
. DATETIME GROUP 2 LOCATION
16 April 66 17/0100Z Newburgh, New York
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian AIRCRAFT Prro. Jrot
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS No data presented to indicate object could not have been an aircraft
One in the Stewart traffic pattern.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
5 Minutes Cbserver noted red, yellow, and green lights in the SW at abcht
. · TYPE OF OBSERVATION 20 deg elevation. The observer watched the object for abcut
5 minutes before calling about the sighting. There was nok mnutes beicre caliing about the slghting. Tnere was nox
Ground-Visual Ground-Visual tail, trail, or exhaust noted. The object moved slowly like like a a
7. COURSE weather balloon.
SW
8. PHOTOS
Yes
ENo EXNo
9. PHYSICA PHYSICAL EVIDENCE IDENCE /
Yos
FKNo
FORM
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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORT
RECEIVED 22 19402. DIVISION CALLING
RANK AND NAME OF
PERSON CALLING
A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT (S):
(1) SHAPE OVAL C. MANNER OF OBSERVATIONS:
2) SIZ_ 1) METHOD S/GHT -
(3) COLOR GREEN. 1111 OPTICAL AIDS_ -
(4) NUMER i (3) AIRBORNE SIGHTING INFO
5) FORMATION -
) DISCERNIHE FEATURES GREEN - MAY
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
7)TAIL, TRAIL OR EXHAUST THIC(smoke.) (1) DTG 2) 00107 8915. (1) DTG 2) 08107 8915.
)DAY ) DAY NIGHT
(8) SOUND (ε) SOUND - DAWN NDUSK N__DUSK - √
UNUSUAL FEATURES_ FEATURES - E. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS:
. CORNWALL.
B. I B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE DESCRTP COURSI OF OBJECTS: IECTS () GEOREF OF REFERENCE TO KNOW KNOW
(1) WHY NOTICED COLAR. LANDMARK)
F. I IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OESERVERS
(1) CIVILIAN (Name,Age,Mailing
- Address and Occupation)
(3) ELEVATION & AZIMUTH AS OBJECT S 2 FRRONDS:
DISAPFEARED FACILITY ROND CORNWHLL-
(4) FLIGHT PATH & MANEUVERA BILITY
E TO NE
) MANNER OF DISAPPEARANCE Reliability
DESCENDED
-
30 SECONDS- Atch 1 to CC Memo No 200-1
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8. 80,000
) CEILINC CEILINC () PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF
4) (4) VISIBILJTY VISIBILJTY SIGHTING GHTING
POSSIHE CAUSE OF
5) CLOVE COVER- CLOUE COVER-
IN AREA N AREA (s)
(6) THUNDERSTORMS THUNDERSTORMS
H. U UNUSUAL ACTIVITY UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IN THE AREA IN ITHE AREA 117
L. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE:
() METEROLOGICAL_ (1) PHOTOS_
(2) ASTRONOMICAL )M MATERIAL EVIDENCE
) OTHER ACTIVITY
REMARKS: INTELLIGENCE OFFICER)
COMMENTS BY NORAD:
JOURNAL ENTRY: RECEIVED BY
(NAME AND RANK)
TIME CALL CONCLUDED Z
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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORT
RECEIVED 2.21920 DIVISION CALLING -
RANK AND NAME OF
PERSON CALLING '
A. DESCRIPTION OF OBECT (S): -
(1) SHAPE C. MANNER OF OESERVATIONS:
() SIZE_ I (1) METHOD SIG-HT
3) COLOR R GREEN . OPTICAL AIDS
(4) NUMER 1 (3) AIREORNE SIGHTING
5) FORMATION S
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
TAIL, TRAIL OR EXHAUST (1) DTG (2) 22 0010Z (1) DTG (2) 22 0010Z.
2 2) DAY_ ) DAY_ NIGHT NIGHT
No. I
(8)SOUND (8) SOUND DAWND DAWN DUSK
UNUSUAL FEATURES FEATURES = E. LOCATION OF OESERVERS: E. LOCATION OF OESERVERS: DRIVING
(1) LAT/LONG HIGHUAY-9 (1) LAT/LONG HIGHUAY-9 TOWARDS G-AKRISON, G-AKRISON.
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS: B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF BUECTS: ) GEOREF OF REFERENCE (2) GEOREF OF OF REFERENCE TO KNOW E TO KNOW
(1) WHY L1G-HT.
F.: IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OESERVERS
& AZIMUTH (1) CIVILIAN (Name,Age,Mailing
*
O BECT
DISAPPEARED PUTNAM
) FLIGHT PATH & MANEUVERABILITY VALLEY N.Y. LA8 4307
EAST TO WOST IN-A SLIGHT ARCH. -
) MANNER OF DISAPPEARANCE and Estimate of Reliability
- -
) LENGTH OF TIME IN SIGHT
470S SECONDS Atch 1 to CC Memo No 200-1
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(2) AWS ACCOUNT OF WIND DIRECTION J. LOCATION OF KNOWN AIR TRAFFIC IN
AND VELOCITY AT AREA AT TIME SIGHTING
1. SURFACE
2. 6,000
3. 10,000
4. 16,000
5. 20,000 K. POSITION TITLE/COMMENTS OF
66. 30,000
7. 50,000 PREPARING OFFICER
8. 80,000
) CEILINC— CEILINC
() PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF (1) PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF
(4) VISIBILJTY
POSSIHLE CAUSE OF SIGHTING POSSIHE C CAUSE OF SIGHTING
) 5) CLOUB COVER CLOUB COVER
(s). (s)
(6) THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA_ THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA_
H. UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IN THE AREA UNUSUAL ACTIVITY THE AREA
L. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE:
(1) METEROLOGICAL 1 (1) PHOTOS_
) ASTRONOMICAL (2) MATERIAL EVIDENCE
(3) OTHER ACTIVITY_
REMARKS: (COMENTS Y THE REPORTING DIVISION INTELLIGENCE OFFICER)
COMMENTS BY NORAD:
JOURNAL ENTRY: RECEIVED BY
(NAME AND RANK)
TIME CALL CONCLUDED Z
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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORT
RECB IVED 2/920 DIVISION CALLING
RANK AND NAME OF
PERSON CALLING
A. DESCRIPTION OF OBECT (S):
(1) SHAFE C. MANNER OF OBSERVATIONS:
2) SIZ_ (1) METHOD
() COLOR OPTICAL AIDS
(4) NUMER (3) AIREORNE SIGHTING INFO
(5) FORMATION
() DISCERNI FEATURES
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
TAIL, TRAIL TAIL, TRAIL OR EXHAUST
) DAY ) DAY_ NIGHT
(E) SOUND_ NO (E) SOUND_1O DAWN DAWNDUSK_ DUSK
(9)UNUSUAL FEATURES (9) UNUSUAL FEATURES E. LOCATION OF OESERVERS:
(1) LAT/LONG (1) LAT/LONG_
B. B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS: DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF BJECTS: GEOREF OF REFERENCE E TO KNOW
(1) WHY ICED LANDMARK
F. I IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OBSERVERS
(1) CIVILIAN (Name,Age,Mailing
UNKNOWN Address and Occupation)
me
DISAPPEARED
4) FLIGHT PATI & MANEUVERA BILITY
(2)
MANNER and Estimate of Reliability
0
(6) LENGTH OF TIME IN SIGHT 3
4 oeendo Atch 1 to CC Memo No 200-1
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66. 30,000
7. 50,000 PREPARING OFFICER
8. 80,000
) CEILINC_ CEILINC 0 o PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF
4) (4) VISIBILITY - HTING
POSSI HE CAUSE OF SIGHTING POSSI BE CAUSE
5) 5) CLOUB COVER
(s) (s)
(6) (6) THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA IN AREA
H. U H. UNUSUAL ACTIVITY UNUSUAL ACTIV IN THE AREA THE AREA
L. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE:
(1) METEROLOGICAL :1 () PHOTOS
) ASTRONOMICAL (2) MATERIAL EVIDENCE
(3) OTHER ACTIVITY
REMARKS: (COMENTS EY THE REPORTING DIVISION LLIGENCE OFFICER)
COMMENTS S BY NORAD:
JOURNAL ENTRY: RECEIVED BY
(NAME AND RANK)
TIME CALL CONCLUDED Z
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20,000
66. 30,000
7. 50,000 PREPARI FICER
8. 80,000
(3) CEILINC
0 (1) PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF
(4) VISIBILUTY VISIBILUTY
POSSIHE CAUSE OF POSSIHE CAUSE OF SIGHTIN GHTIN
CLOUE COVER
IN AREA (s)
(6)
H. UNUSUAL AC UNUSUAL HE AREA E AREA
L.I L. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: PHYSICAL EVIDENCE:
(1) METEROLOGICAL I (1) PHOTOS
2
OTHER ACTIVITY
REMARKS: IVISION OFFICER)
COMMENTS BY NORAD:
JOURNAL ENTRY: RECEIVED BY
NAME AND RA
TIME CALL CONCLUDED 7.
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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORT
RECEIVED 22 12 3 DIVISION CALLING
RANK AND NAME OF
PERSON CALLING
A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT (S):
(1) SHAPE FOO c. MANNER OF OBSERVATIONS:
SIZ_- FOOT BHLL 1) METHOD 51G-14T
() COLOR FROSTED OPTICAL AIDS
(4) NUMEER 2 (3) AIREORNE
5) FORMATION -
(6) DISCERNIBE FEATURES LAAG-E ONE
FOLLOWED BY SMULLER ONE D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
(7) TAIL, TRAIL OR EXHAUST TAIL, TRAIL OR EXHAUST TAIL (1) DTG (Z) 23 0010 Z (1) DTG Z) 23 0010 Z
N ) DAY )DAY NIGHT
(8) SOUND BASS HUM (8) SOUND_BASS HUM DAWN DUSK DUSK
I
(9) ERCSTED APPERANCE E. LOCATION OF OESERVERS: E. LOCATION OF OESERVERS: HOME ADDRESS HOmE ADDICSS
(1) LAT/LONG BACK YARD. () LAT/LONG_ GBACK YARD.
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS: )GEOREF OF REFERENCE TO KNOW
(1) WHY NOT BLUE CHST. LANDMARK)
F. IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OESERVERS
AZIMUTH (1) CIVILIAN (Name,Age,Mailing
3) ELEVATION & AZIMUTH AS O BECT -
DISAPPEARED_
(4)
(2) MILITARY (Name, Grade, Orgn,
and Estimate of Reliability
FELL 1111 SAT MASON H FIRST AF RG-N
LENGTH OF TIME IN SIGHT HHICLSIDE PLACE HILAND N.Y.
+3 Atch I to Memo No 200-1
20 SECONDS.
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A. Description of Object:
1. Shape: None, bright lights.
Size: Size of a pea held at arms length
-
4. Number: One
5. Formation: N/A
7.Tail, trail or exhaust: N/A
8. Sound: None
B. I
30 above horizon in SW. TAT
3. Angle or Elevation and Azimuth of object upon disappearance: Did not
disappear, observer went inside to call the Base.
slow movements as "weather balloon."
5. How did the objects disappear: Observer was inside
6. How long visible: 5 minutes
C.I Manner of Observation:
1. Ground - visual
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22Ben1.1
Mrs.
Katrina Falls Rd.
Rock Hill, N. Y. 12775
Saturday, Ajril 23
Deer sirs,
I retd in today's newspaper of some jeople
having contacted you efter seeing the bright object
in the sky Fridey night. I, too, saw it, and
thought I should notify you, in case the government
wants informetion of these sightings for their
records or investigation.
I was taking wash off the clothesline sround
7:10 Friday night, when I saw e large bright light
with a kind of "tail" trevelling low in the North
Best sky. Iwas visibl only tew seconds before
being lidden behind treetors. It reminded me of
a falling star, but a falling ster, but seemed much larger than the stars much larger than the stars
appear. The brightness reminded me of the white The brightness reminded me of the white
"srarkers" the ( "sparkers" the children light and hold on the 4th and hold on the 4th
of july, and it seemed to have flicks of sparks of july, snd it seemed to have flicks of sparks
coming from it, such as these "sparklers" do.
I told my husband about it, and he teased me
about "rlying Sauc , and then we did not give
it more thought, t: saw the article in the
Record. I felt it best to
you keep on such hapjenings.
Sincerely
Frs
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Weather Station
Stewart Air Force Base
Newburgh, New York
12 WeA Sa
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2. N/A
3. N/A
D. Time and Date of Sighting:
1. 0100Z, 17 Apr 66
2. Light Conditions: Dusk
E.
F. Identifying Information on
1. Name: Mr
2.A Address: Newburgh, NY
3. F Reliability: Poor
(NOTE: Mr. Mettewn was not available for comments. Unable to contact
him by telephone)
G. Weather and Winds:
1. Good Weather 1. Good Weather
2. Winds: 2. Winds:
24 April: 24 April: 17 April:
SFC 04/02 +10 SFC 15/02 +9
30/20 +5 6,000' 27/10 -5
10,000' 30/30 -1 10,000' 30/20 -11
16,000' 26/50 -10 31/25 -21
20,000' 24/40 -18 30/30 -32
30,000' 26/80 -41 30,000' 31/25 -53
50,000' 28/40 -60 27/40 -57
2
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3. Ceiling: 6,000 scattered
4 Visibility: 7 miles
5. Cloud Cover: N/A
6. Thunderstorms: None
H. N/A
I. N/A
J. N/A
K. Mr. K. Mr. 's call would seem to indicate that he saw a weather balloon or
an aircraft in the Stewart traffic pattern.
Lt Roger B Tyrrell
NAV/EWO
4713 Def Sys Eval Sq
Stewart AFB, NY
L. N/A
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
I. DATE· TIME GROUP 2 LOCATION
22 April 66 23/001OZ Newburgh, New York
3. SOURCE . CONCLUSION
Civilian vgs
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
5 - 7 Seconds Object appeared in East and moved to West before fading out of
view. Object had green tail followed by smoke. view. Object had green tail followed by smoke.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE
E to W #
8. PHOTOS
Yes
N
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
ADXNo
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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORT
RECEIVED 19456- DIVISION CALLING
RANK AND NAME OF
PERSON CALLING
A.I DESCRIPTION OF OBECT (S):
(1) SHAPE C. MANNER OF OBSERVATIONS:
2) SIZ_ - 1) METHOD SIGHT
3) COLOR G-REEN OPTICAL AIDS_
(4) NUMER (3) AIRBORNE SIGHTING INF
5) FORMATION
DISCERNIELE FEATURES S C-REEN TAIL
AND SMUKE D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
TAIL, TRAIL OR EXHAUST TAIL. (1) DTG Z) 3 00/0 (1) DTGZ)00/0
) DAY NIGHT T
(8) SOUND DAWN N DUSK
()UNUSUAL (9) UNUSUAL FEATURES - E. LOCATION OF OESERVERS:
(1) LAT/LONG STERN DRIVEIN (1) LAT/LONG STERN DRIVEIN
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS: DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS: GEOREF OF REFERENCE TO KNOW
LANDMARK)
I
BOYS FATHER F. IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OESERVERS
(2) INITIAL ELEVATION & AZIMUTH (1) CIVILIAN (Name,Age,Mailing
-
AGE 10
3) ELEVATION & AZIMUTH AS OBJECT
DISAPPEARED NEWBURGH.
4FLIGHT PATH & MANEUVERABILITY
EAST TO WEST
5) MANNER OF DISAPPEARANCE and Estimate
FADED -
(6) LENGTH OF TIME IN SIGHT
S SECONDS Atch 1 CC Memo No 200-1
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4. 16,000
5. 20,000 K. POSITION TITLE/COMMENTS OF
66. 30,000
7. 50,000 PREPARING OFFICER
8. 80,000
) () CEILINC CEILINC
(1) PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF (1) PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF
(4) VISIBILITY VISIBILUTY
POSSIHE CAUSE OF SIGHTING POSSIBLE CAUSE GHTING
5) (5) CLOUB COVER
(s).
(6) (6) THUNDER THUNDE MS IN AREA IN AREA
H. UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IN THE AREA UNUSUAL ACTIVITY LN THE AREA
L. F PHYSICAL EVIDENCE:
() METEROLOGICAL (1) PHOTOS_
) ASTRONOMICAL (2) MATERIAL EVIDENCE
OTHER ACTIVITY —
REMARKS: (COMENTS BY THE REPORTING DIVISION INTELLIGENCE OFFICER)
COMMENTS S H NORAD:
JOURNAL ENTRY:_ RECEIVED BY
(NAME AND RANK)
T TIME CALL CONCLUDED Z
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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORT
RECEIVED 22 2/45 L. DIVISION CALLING
RANK AND NAME OF
PERSON CALLING
A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT (S): .
(1) SHAPE DISK C. MANNER OF OBSERVATIONS:
(2) SIZE_ -
GRECNiSH BLUE WITH
(3) COLOR. G-REENASIT BLUE SPARIS OPTICAL AIDS_ S
(4) NUMER (3) AIRBORNE INFO
5)FORMATION_
()DISCERN FEATURES
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
(1) DTG (Z) 22/ 0-00S +001S. (1) DIG (2) 22/ 0-00S +001S.
2 OF= SFARKS OF= SFARKS ) DAY_N DAY NIGHT
() SOUND (E) SOUND 1 - DAWNDUSK_ DAWND √
(9) UNUSUAL FEATURES_ E. LOCATION OF OESERVERS: E. LOCATION OF FOBSERVERS:
- (1) LAT/LONG_ (1) LAT/LONG_ G 1
B. B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS: DESCRIPTION OF COURSE BJECTS: (2) GEOREF OF REFERENCE TO KNOW
(1) WHY N TICED LANDMARK)
- F. IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OBSERVERS
(1) CIVILIAN (Name,Age,Mailing
HIGH S000 FT.
DISAPPEARED _ 3412C-H
4)FLIGHT T PATH & MANEUVERA BILITY
$+1 1
NORTH. (2) MILITARY (Name, Grade, Orgn,
MANNER OF DISAPPEARANCE -BEITIND bility
-A HICL LOST SIG-Hi.
)LENGTH OF TIME IN SIGHT
7 SECONDS Atch 1 to CC Memo No 200-1
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5. 20,000 K. POSITION TITLE/COMENTS OF
66. 30,000
7. 50,000 PREPARING OFFICER
8. 80,000
) CEILINC_
) PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF
(4) VISIBILUTY VISIBILJTY SIGHTING IGHTING
POSSIBLE CAUSE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF
(5) ) CLOUB COVER
(s). (s)_
(6) (6) THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA
H. UNUSUAL ACTIVITY H. UNUSUAL ACTIVI ITHE AREA THE AREA
L. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: L. F PHYSICAL EVIDENCE:
(1) METEROLOGICAL 1 (1) PHOTOS_
ASTRONOMICAL (2) MATERIAL EVIDENCE
OTHER ACTIVITY_
REMARKS: (COMENTS BY THE REPORTING DIVISION INTELLIGENCE OFFICER)
COMMENTS BY NORAD:
JOURNAL ENTRY:_ RECEIVED BY
(NAME AND RANK)
TIME CALL CONCLUDED Z
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