PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8724853

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1966

REPORTED LOCATIONNew York City New York

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1OTETOE GROUP LOCATION
29 July 66 30/04332 New York City, New York
3. SOURCE 3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 10. CONCLUSION aofor Cofor
Civilian Civilian Other (Flare) Other (Flare) o~ r-2aton? re--atoy?
PN T *67. ~7.
?
4. NUMBER 4. NUMSER OF OBJECTS loo too 1001 100!
One
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS SUMARY AND ANALYSIS CA
30 Seconds Observer noted spherioal shapad object with an orenge glow Observer noted spherioal shapad object with an orenge glow
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION falling straight dowmwerd with no cpparent are. ( Obgect
Ground Visual seconds before disappoaring behind seme buildings.
7. COURSE
SE The object observed appears to be some type of flere
since the time duration is in axcess of that normally
c. PHOTOS reported for a meteor or fireball.
Yes
Cx No
9. PHYSICA EVIDENCE
Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Provioua editlons o! thla fore ray bo unod.
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MY.127. 38J01766
04537
"1 UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN :18324 1Aug 66) mas N/wit
pg 1 of 3
ACTION : RDC-4
INFO ..:_XOP-L. XOPX-?. SAFOS3 NIN.7 DIA-1(19) ADV CY DIA
SMB D986RTTU JAW RUEDGMA 1021 2 132070-UUUU--RUEDHQA.
ZNR UUUUU
R 0119 19Z R 0119 19Z
FM 52FTRWG SUFFOLK COUNTY AFB NY
TO RUEDHQA/CSAF
RUEDHQA/SE CETARY OF THE AF WASH DC
RUWMFVA/ADC
RUEDMAA/TAF STEWART AFB NY
RUEDBOA/21 AIRDIV MCGUIRE AFB NJ
RUCIFGA/HQ FTD RSON AFB OHIO
BT
UNCLAS/520DC 00190 AUG 66.
FOR USAF (AFNIN), 21 AIRDIV (21ADOIN) UFO RPT. IAW AFR NEGON
200-2 INFO SUBMITTED ON UFO SIGHTING AT 0433Z, 30 JUL 66.
DECAY
A(1) SPHERICAL- ROUND (2) COULD NOT ASCERTAIN (3)
ORANGE-ORANGE GLOW (4) ONE (5) N/A (6) SPHERICAL SHAPE BRovind
F BRO
WITH ORANGE GLOW (7) NOT ASCERTAINABLE WITH ORANGE GLOW (7) NOT ASCERTAINABLE E (8) NONE (9) E(8) NONE (9)
OBJECT FELL STRAIGHT TO EARTH WITH NO ARC. OBJECT FELL STRAIGHT T TO EARTH WITH NO ARCo
B(1) MR Bo (1) MR NTERESTED IN ASTRONOMY AND SAW
OBJECT AS OB JECT AS HE PUT AWAY HIS EQUIP ON ROOF HIS HIS APART- APART-
AFHQ JAN SS PORM 0-309C
UNCLASSIFIED

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UNCLASSIFIED .
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN 18324 (1 Aug 66) pg 2 of 3
EMTN. (2) OBJECT WAS SE OF MANHATTAN, ELEVATION NOT
KNOWN (3) OBJECT FELL STRAIGHT TO EARTH (4) STRAIGHT OO
FALL (5) 30 SECOND FALL-BLDGS OBSCURED WIEW AS FALL (5) 30 SECOND FALL-BLDGS OBSCURED WIEW AS
PAGE 2 RUEGMA 1021 UNCLAS PAGE 2 RUEGMA 1021 UNCLAS
OBJECT NEARED EARTH (6) 30 SECONDS. 330
C (1) GROUND VISUAL - ASTRONOMI C (1) GROUND VISUAL - ASTRONOMICAL EQUIP PUT AWAY AT
TIME OF SIGHTING (2) NONE. TIME OF SIGHTING NONE
D. (1) 38 JUL 66 0433Z.
OBJECT FELL SOUT HEAST.
NY CITY, PH:
OCCUPAT F RELIAB ILITY:
GOOD, SAID HE WAS INTERESTED AS WHAT IT WAS. COULD
HAVE BEEN DOWNED ACFT.
G. (1) GLEAR- SOME HAZE 2
WIND KNOTS KNOTS
SURFACE 320DEGREES 10
6,000 360DEGREES 10
10,000 10,000 330DEGREES 15
16,000 2900EGREES 290DEGREES 20 20
AFHQ JAN GS FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN 18324 4(1 Aug 66) pg 3 of 3
20,000 280 EGREES 30
39,000 260DEGREES 85
59,000 270DEGREES 55
(3) CEILING 9,000FEET T (4) UNLIMITED - 10 MILES (5) (4) UNLIMITED - 10 MILES (5)
PAGE 3 RUEDGMA1021 UNCLAS PAGE 3 RUEDGMA1021 UNCLAS
SCATTERED, DECK 8,000 SCATTERED, DECK 8,000FT 6)NONE (7)67DEGREES. (6)NONE (7) 67DEGREES.
Ho NONE.
10 NONE.
J. NONE OF OUR ACFT IN VICINITY.
KoL LT CAMPBELL, ASSTINT OFF.
L. NONE.
BT
NNNN
FORM UNCLASSIFIED

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No CASE, INFO ONY 1.
29 iTce le
NANAB=TRNNY
Put in 29 july manhattin cace
UFO Was Just
Copter Flares
NEW YORK (UPI) -Thou. NEW YORK (UPI) -Thou.
sands of Manhattan residents residents
saw an saw an "UnidentifiedI "Unidentified Flying
Object" Object" hovering over over the
Statue of Statue of I Liberty early today early today
Police headquarters Police headquarters received
numerous reports of light that
occasionally dropped "pieces of occasionally dropped "pieces of
fire" into the Hudson River.
The Coast Guard later
dispelled the alarm. The UFO
was a rescue helicopter drop-
ping flares in search of a man
reported overboard from a
sightseeing boat.
Beave co tunies
30gul66