PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8289031

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1966

REPORTED LOCATIONStewart Air Force Base New York

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
21 Oct. 66 21/05252 Stewart Air Force Dase, New York 3 witnesses
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Military Astre(Sirius)
4NUMBER OF OBJECTS COl3OL Sirius was on an azimuth of 127 degrees and
One at an clevaticn of approximately 17 degrees
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
30 minutes 30 minutes Observers Observers watched a watched rciund rcund multi-colored object in the sky.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION The object had alternately flashing red, green, and white.
Ground Visual The alleged The alleged UF opezred be moving moving slowly back and
forth over the base pend. The object The object did not disappear
7. COURSE it was under observation.
Stationary On a later evening investigating officer had one of the
8. PHOTOS witnesses identify the same bedy as in his original sighting, riginal sighting,
Yes Yos it being the star Sirius.
XNo No
9 PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
No
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FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Prevloue editions of thie form mav be used.

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4. Number: one
Formation, if one: N/A
6. Any discernible None
same compared to size of object(s):
None.
9. Other pert features: None.
1. What first called the attention of observer(s) to the object(s): Glanced
outside of barracks wondow and was attracted by blinking colors.
2. Angle or above
the horizon.
isappearance: N/A
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moving slowly back and for th over base pond.
never disappeared.
- observed minutes, by
3 airmen.
2. Optical Aids: naked eye
3. N/A
D. Time and f Sighting: Sighting: EST
O1Ls 01Ls
1. Zulu time-date sighting: ighting: 21 October 1966/0525Z
Night.
E. Location oserver(s): Barracks Stewart Air Force Base, New York
F. Identifying g Information on Observer(s):
1. Military or Civilian: Military
A2C Age 19, Stewart AFB,
2. A Name: A3C Age 20, Stewart AFB,
A2C Age
3. Age:
4. Mailing Address: All airme
5. Occupation:
6. Estimate Reliability: good for all airmen
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G.V Weather and Winds - Aloft Conditions at Time and Place of Sightings:
Excellent, ar night.
2.
Surface 290/16
6,000' 300/20
10,000' 290/30
16,000' 270/50
20,000' 270/50
30,000' 270/65
50,000' 270/60
80,000' not available.
3. Ceiling: clear.
4. Visibility: 15 miles 15 miles
5. Amount of cloud 5.1 Amount of cloud cover: None None
6. Thunderstorms which located: None
feet.
H. Any Other Unusual Activity or Condition: SSGT the NCOD, who
received the initial call, went outside of Base Headquarters and reported the star
Sirius to be over the base pond emitting the same colors reporte airmen.
I. Interception or Identification Action Taken: N/A
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on a later evening; it was the star Sirius.
c) I positively identified this star in relation to its position to the
constellation "Belt of Orion" better known as the navigators triangle.
(d)
from Spring Valley, NY. The findings are the same.
(e) Apparent movement of Sirius was caused Apparent Sirius was caused by staring at it without using using
anything else as a I else as a r ence.
L. Existence of L. Existence of physical evidence, such as materials and photographs: physical e idence, such as materials and photographs: None.
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