PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
8 July 66 8 July 66 08/04002 08/04,002 Ilion, Now York (2 Witnesses) Ilion, Naw York (2 Witnesses)
3. SOURCE 10. 10. CONCLUSION CONCLUSION
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Civilian PosSible (AM.CRAPT) (IGFULLEE MISSION) POSSible (AM.CRAPT) (IGFULLIE LISSION) 724f 7
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS w 1
. There j two refuling trcks oer the area of the sighting,
Several which could h ve atiiutri to the cause of the sightin..
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Varied Observers notd tnusu i lights that were moving east to west.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Lights arpeard to troved throurh the Big Dipper and make a
direct reversal of its course in several short jerky course
Ground-Visual (BX) changes. On another account the light continued east ani madd
7. COURSE abrupt tum to the north.
- There were i-5a's boirg refuoled on two difforent refueling
West tracks. Ilien is located at the ARlf point of "later Clock"
8. PHOTOS and about P5 miles north of the ARlP  oint of "Camel Trnin".
Yes Aircraft would bo in renrdezvous at these points.
XX No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
XNo
FORM (TDE)
FTD SFPA3 0-379

It appeared to There was no sound. When
first sighted it ngle The light
was lost from sig tat O drawing #2.
morning, 8 01:00 05007
Friday
Strange light observed at same location as 00:45 light. Light
Was moving in the same direction as 00:45 light. Light again made
again made a direct reversal fo its course. This time the turn was
right handed instead of left. About  way way through the turn, the
light light faded from view. faded rom view. The light blinked on light blinked on after after the turn had been
completed and moved off the way it had come. come. Through the binoculars Through the binoculars
the light same same one one that was seen at eo:45. that was seen at 08:45. The
light was lost from sight at 01:10. 01:10.
1966 at 01:15 T ,
Light appeared in same locale as the last two lights. The course
was the same as before while coming towards us. This time the light
contimued through the Big Dipper and comtinued East for a short time.
It then made an abrupt turn to the North. Shortly after the turn the
light blinked out. The light was last seen at Ol:25. The light was
not seen again that night.

5 mimutes either way.
2. The light was in the red-orange
3. The light moved with several abrupt speed changes.
4. At all times the light seemed to be moving at high speeds.
5. There was no sound detected at any time.
6. The light appeared to be a high altitude.
7. At no time did the object appear lirectly overhead.
Signed:
John A. May SA USNR
Arrow indicates
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Dots indicate Big Dipper
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This is additional information as to the location
The latitude is 42 degrees 58.13 minutes
The longitude is 75 degrees.
Ilion is located about 23 miles southeast Grif fis Air Force Base.
Our address is:
Ilion, N.Y.
13357
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21 Sept. 66
Contact with 99th BW, Westover AFB, Mass. concerning their use
of refueling track Water Clock on 8 July 66.
At O400z thet was a B52 being refueled on the above track.
The aircraft reached the ARIP at about O4OOZ. The ARP is at
¥2*ON** 43 O2N 75 lOW where the aircraft and the tanker begin
their rendezvous. eB5 efueled on a east-west flight
path. 615Z.
Also aircraft
Contact was made with Griffis AFB, New York, ex. 38l9 (scheduling)
about refueling aircraft on the Air Refueling track Camelm Train.
4l6th Bw schedules in the above track however on this night
The L the track. They did however inform that there
they were not using refueled on 8 July 66. At 0340Z and 9425Z a
were aircraft being an altitude
B52 entered the track and was refueled by a Kcl35 at flying on a east-
of 28,000 feet. In both cases the aircraft were
west flight plan. west flight plan.
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