DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8291503
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1966
REPORTED LOCATIONBrentwood Long Island New York
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" PROJECT 10073 RECORD
J. .DATE - TIME GROUP 2 LOCATION
29 Oct. 66 30/0310Z Brentwood, Long Island, New York multiple
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian 115 Insufficient data for evaluation
4. phi: Aste (p)
NUMBER OF OBJECTS Photos not received Dec. 66
one
5. 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
3-4 minutes 3-4 minutes Cbserver saw a stationary object in the western sky in the western sky that that
was yellow in color. The object was oval in was oval in shaped shaped and d and
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION remained stationary. A large cloud moved in front of this
Ground Ground Visual object. Moments after the cloud covered the covered the object a
bright blue-white light was noted proceeding toward the
7. COURSE 7. COURSE east. At first the speed was east. At first the speed compared with that of an compared with that of an
eastward aircraft but towards the end of the sighting it suddenly aircraft but towards the end of the sighting it suddenly
speeded off at a ver fast rate of speed. fast rate of speed Photos were
8. PHOTOS taken of the object. Observer said that he would sent the Observer said that he would sent the
Yos pictures to the Air Force for their investigation.
No Personnel contact with the witness was made. He stated
9. that he only saw the one object, but the later pictures
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE he could not explain the additional three objects. When
Yes the witness' took the pictured he only saw one object.
No
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FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thie form may bo used.
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INITIAL SIGHTING
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Looking toward the western sky where witness first saw the oval Looking toward the western sky where witness first saw the oval
shaped object. Circle indicates approximate location of the object
at the time of the sighting.
SECOND S SECOND S'
Looking toward the eastern sky where the object disappeared from
view. Witness said that the object at this time was about the
size of a bright star.
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Camera - photographs
for the last-twe picturoo.
a. Type and make of camera- Yashica 35mm TL Super
b. Type, focal length, and make of lens- f-2.8, i35mm tele-
photo lens
c. Brand and Kodak T Tri-X , developed for 10
minutes at 75 degrees in UFG
developer, almost triple the normal
developing time.
d. Shutter speed- second
e. Lens opening- f-2.8
f. filters uses- n/a
g. hand held while balancing on
h. was panning used- no
The other twe pictures The other twe pictures were made of the motionless UEO were were made of the motionless UEO were
made at f-4an second made at f-4an expesure. exposu Pictures of the craft fer
the in metion, except tho in motion, except for th final time final time
taken at second. taken at second.
Picture #4 was made at 2 seconds exposure
Picture # 5 was made at 4 s Picture # 5 was made at 4 second second exposure exp
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COMMENTS:
The lateral variations in the path match exactly on
all four tracks: they are clearly the images of stars,
formed as the camera was slowly panned past them. The
stars are the three "belt" stars of Orion, followed i by
the star Rigel. It seems that was trying to photo-
graph something, but succeeded only in recording irrel-
evant background material. There is no evidence of an
intentional fraud.
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aphed the UfO in flight, right, he didn't realize there were three more in formation, at lait. They turned up when he developed the film.
nd Jury Launches
be of Minutemen
Seize 20 Men, Arms Cache By ARNOLD BORNSTEIN
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Over LI
By LEONARD VICTOR
saw and photographed
a UFO - an unidentified
flying object - in North
Erentwood late Saturday
night.
And, aithough I did not
sce them, the final time ex-
posure I took clearly
showed three extra streaks
of light in formation, east
calls about the samne sight-
ing and other sightings in
Smithtown and Centerport.
I suspect a lot of people
aren't going to believe it.
but what I witnessed has
nothing to do with the se-
ries, "UFO's Are Serious
Business" that starts today
on page 15 of The Press.
WhAt I first saw was a
motionless object, much
brighter and at least ten
times as large as any
planet or star in the sky
that I could see at the
same time.
It was brilliantly Juml-
nescent and its pale-yellow
shade was close to the color
of the ends of your classi-
fied telephone book.
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armed attacks on the
camps.
The men, including six
from Queens, six from Nas-
sau and four from Suffolk,
were to be arraigned today
in Kew Gardens Criminal
Court.
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AS A security measure,
the 20 were jailed in wide-
ly scattered police pre-
looks over some of the cinets.
It left is a bazooka. The extraordinary pre-
caution was taken, authori-
ties explained, prevent
lies Aim the prisoners from ex-
changing information dur-
ing the night.
The charges, although
not necessarily against all
of the men, included pos- Chief Asst. DA Howard Cerny, left, and Detective
session of dangerous weap. George Kelly examine a mortar and crossbow.
Lawrence T. Gresser Jr. of ons, conspiracy to commit
Hollis, will meet at 191-15 arson, and unlawful assem- senal seizure as "the big- chester, officers found so
Jamalca Ave., t Jamalca Ave. to organize bly. gest haul of weapons and rany weapons that a truck
demonstrations and studies demonstrations andstudies The 20 were seized in a The 20 were seized in a materiel ever was filled. They said the
of pricing practices at stores series of raids beginning death.dealing
in Hollis, Cambria Heights recovered by by an agency in an agency i in arsenal included 10 ma-
at 5 a.m. yesterday by 110 at 5 a.m. yesterday by 110 the memory of veteran po. the memory of veteran po. chine guns and a number
and Queens Village. law enforcement officers lice officers." of bazookas.
who swept swept through through Police said the Police said the weapons A newsman at the scene
MRS. GULAR MRS. GULAR GLOVER. GLOVER, Queens, Queens Nassau, Nassau Suffolk,
chairman-clect of Queens Erooklyn, the Bronx and and ammo were recovered said the Minuteman flag-
CORE, sald her group will two upstate areas, from homes, dug up from duplicate of the Betsy
join in picketing and demon- yards and wooded areas Ross version with 13 stars
strations at two A & P THROUGHOUT the day and located in several un- in a circle-was flying atop
stores in St. Albans and truck-loads of weapons, disclosed places. the house.
Hollis. ammunition and equip- Police said that when Hentel said the inves.
The picketing, she said, ment rolled up to Hentel's they arrested Jack Lynn tigation began last January
will continue from 9 a.m. to office in Kew Gardens. Boyce, 40, at his farmhouse when New York City police
3 p.m. dally "until we get Hentel described the ar- home in Katonah. in West- received confidential infor-
satisfaetion from the man- mation. Several individuals
agement of the supermar- were put under close sur-
kets." de veillance, "secret meetings"
A group of housewives were i infiltrated by under-
calling therselves "Women Bridge .....30 cover agents, codes were
of Suffolk Up in Arms" pre- Poor Need Bolstering, Panel Business 17 broken and hidden cameras
.... and other spy-type devices
(Turn to Page 5) Told -Page 14 Classified .......24-29
Comics .... .30-31 were used, according to
Flying Convict An Editorial: One Crossword ... ....30 Hentel.
Editorials ..........16 The prosecutor said yes-
Took Off Again Proposition, 11 Horoscope ........12 terday's raids were the re-
Amendments -Page 16 InI Review .. .....15 sult of massive coordina-
WINNIPEG (UPI-Ken- Dorothy Manners ...10 tion between various coun-
neth Leishman. the "flying t on Police Movies ....10-11 ty police and detectives,
conviet." flew the coop Most Cities Short laboratory and bomb squad
Obituaries 23
again last night but only Personnel -Page 7 Polities S specialists and state troop-
for 3's hours. Radio .18 ers, "Operation Minute
Leishman, who is await- Student Needs Guidance, Sports ......…… ..19-22 men" was coordinated at
ing trial in the $383,000 gold Television ..18 the top by Hentel, New
bullion robbery trom Win- Not Criticism -Page 13 Women's Pages ..12-13 York City Chief I Inspoctor
nipes International Airport Sanford Garelik and Chief
last March, broke out of of Detectives Frederick
jail but was recaptured at THE WEATHER Increasing cloudiness today, Lussen.
a superinarket parking lot high around 50. Mostly cloudy "We beliove we have ef
and teken to Winnipeg po tonight and tomorrow, with the low tonight in the fectively broken up the
Damn
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nudged by the chilling gus-
ty winds we had lale Satur-
day night, moved in front uteme
A Wild Reception of the UFO.
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(AP)-President He urged courtesy and cau- WHEN IT reappeared,
SEOUL the object t was in motion--
Johnson was welcomed to tion "so we don't hurt any. from west to east-and its
South Korea today by an one." yellow shade was swiftly
estimated two o million peo- Children caught in the disappearing, replaced by a
ple who broke down metal crush were escorted weep- bluish-purple color.
fences, swarmed around ing to the sidelines. As it passed me, it looked
police and clung to rooftops Harking back to the Ko- as if it was r moving on a
for their first glimpse of rean War in which 54,246 straight and level course. It
the man hailed in a typical Americans died. Johnson seemed to be going no Dist. Atty. Nat Hen
banner as the "Great Texas said he was standing on faster than the typical one- weapons seized
Giant." "hallowed ground." motored private planes that
Seoul turned out the big- "I have come to express I've flown out of Flushing,
gest and friendliest crowd our gratitude for the brave Zahn's and other Long Is- More Ra
of Johnson's seven-nation and generous help you are land airports.
tour around the eastern rim giving to cur common ally, As it continued castward,
of Communist China. Viet Nam--hoth on the bat- the UFO seemed to be pick-
The President responded tlefield and in rebuilding ing up speed. When it pass At High
by popping out of this car the countryside." ed south of me as I stood
half a dozen times to mix A huge cheer echoed over on the Long Island Express-
with the confetti-tossing, the square. way border, the "whatever- The Long Island hou
flag-waving throng. Once South Korean Presi. it-was" was doing about 90 wife's battle to lower fo
he climbed down a roadside dent Chung Hee Park, who miles an hour. prices showed signs of
embankment to a muddy has sent 45,0o0 troops to panding today.
rice paddy to inspect newly Viet Nam, had waiting a BUT AS it got further As pickets continue
harvested rice. An aide used (Turn to Page 6) east, the speed went up dra- march outside superma
rice stalks to wipe the matically. The last two ex- kets, two groups o
soggy gray dirt from John- THE SUPER-JET posures. made of an object hastily formed over
the President voiced con. Willlam F. McKee or speed of travel.
cern for the safety of those evaluation reports on com- and in Hollis by a new
who pushed, shoved and peting designs for an l.s00 Actual speed calculations, Illate of the Bayside-orge
other in an mile-an-hour transport from examination of the ized Pantry Penny Pincha
trampled cach (Turn to Next Page) The afflliate, M
effort to get a better vlew. super-jet plane.
Dad's Efforts Fail, 2 Children Die in S
A young Massapequa Storjohann out before the Storjohann's quick- witted of smoke, she ran from
in- Intense heat and flames action. room and found the hou
father was critically prevented further rescue The young fatherwho in flames. She rushed ba
jured yesterday when he work. had fallen asleep in the liv. into the room and cscap
tried to rescue two of his Still in the bedroom was ing room while watching through a window W
children from the flames Storjohann's IS-month-old television -- was awakened young Thomas.
that destroyed their home. Michacl. . Storjohann by the fire. He rushed to She trled to get back i
His . efforts, however, son, his bedroom and shut the the house to
saved the lives of his wife had collapsed at the foot of
his intant son's crib after door to keep the smoke and others, but both doors w
and another child. fighting his way through flames from reaching his Jocked. Then she notif
When firemen arrived at the blaze to rescue him. wife, Margaret, 25, and his fire officlals.
the home of Thomas Stor- Also in the house was 3-year-old son, Thomas Jr. Storjohann, a bookba
johann at 6 Fairfield Road Storjohann's 6ycar-old Young Thornas' life was e foreman in Manhatt
at 6:40 a.m., they found daughter, Margaret, who saved through chance. He was taken to Mid-Isla
the one-and-a-half story had locked herself in a had gotten up in the mid- Hospital, Bethpage, w
building in flames. closet in an upstairs bed. dle of the night, spotted a first and second der
Volunteer fireman Rich room in a fruitiess flight light in his parents' bed burns over most of
ard Chichester, 23, threw a from the fire. room and climbed into bed body. He is listed in erit
garbage can through a Two other members of with his mother. condition.
'he Familys however.. es. When Mrs. Storjohann Firemen sald the bl
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CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
a. Clear sky . Dry
b. Hazy Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scatternd clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick wy cloud d. Snow T
e. Don't remomber
. The object appeared: Circle One).
a. Solid As a light
b. Transpo:ent o. Don't remember
c. Vapor
11.If it appecred as a light, was nter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
Brighter B Brighter c. About the same
b. Dimmer b. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compare bri U.1 Compore bxichtne hioct.
12. The edges oi the object were:
(Cnclo(na)( a.)F Fuzzy or blurred e. Other
Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
.Did the object: (Circle One for each quastion)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yos: No Don't know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? os No Don't know
c. Break up into parts or explode? No Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yos No Don't know
. Change brightness? Yes No Don't know
f. Change shape? Yes No Don't know
o. Flash or flicker? Yes No Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes No Don't know
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This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possibl concerning the unidentified aerial phenoinenon that you havu olservei.
Please try to answer y questions as you possibly can. The information that ycu give will
be used for research r name will not be used in connection with any statomenis,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information sc
that if it is deemed nece may contact you for further details.
3.3
Hour Minutns
31 Oct. 66 (Circle One): A.M. P.M.
Day Month Yeur or
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): (a.) Eastern (Circle Une): a. Daylight Soking
b. Contral Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
o. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
Brintueod LONG ISLOND
Nearest Postal Addross Nearest Postal Address City or Town State or County State or County
(Total Duration) 3
Hours Minutes Seconda
a. Certain c Not very sure
. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight determined? ESTIMATED
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yes No
6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
Bright a. seme CLOUDS
b. Cloudy
7. IF you sow the .
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In bock of you e. Overheod
To your right f. Don't remember
FORM
FTD OCT 62 164 Thie form supereedes ,Jul 61, buolete.
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n you the object? 2 Wore you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
ain: the business section of a city?
Inside a building b. In the residential sucticn oi a city?
b. In a car c.) In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
d. In an airplane (type) o. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f.
1. g. Other_.
24. IF you were MOVIN UTOMOBILE or other vehicle
24.1 What direction wore you moving Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South y. West
. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? miles por hour.
Alimp compane to the ebfect
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the objec a 2 bek
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b. Color 4eelaw liast
.We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known objost and n
much of the objsct is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this oxperiment at the tirv: i it
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no
Yes No
Yo No
31.2 Ploase list their names end addresses:
at a local
2 students
callege.
mation about yourself:
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NAME Lost Nome First Name irst Namo Middlo Name Middlo Name
ADDRESS ADDRESS Zo —
City Zo Stato
TELEPHON TELEPHC NUMBER NUMBER AGE SEX
Indicate any additional dditional information about yourself, including any spoclal infor ation about yourself, any sp experience, which might be pertinent. erience, which might bo pertinent.
friaa mepoiter phatographir
When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? To 1 Se6,
20 e COuNTY
Day Month Yeur
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90°
73°
60°
NW
B
-15• SW
SU.
path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
LOCCIN. LOCCINV SCTH
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2. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many ware there?
Draw a picture of ho ythey were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that thay were trave!ing.
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a nearby rest arca and tried to take pictures the stationary object.
took two pictures in the western sky before a large cloud moved in
front of the object. Moments after the cloud covered the object a bright
blue-white light was noted procceding toward the east. At first the sppeed
was compared with that of an aircraft but towards the end of the sighting
it suddenly speed.
The pictures showed things that the witness claimed he did not see. All
he saw at the beginning was yellowish oval object. He could not explains
the appearant light shining dowm from the object, nor e wall light pattern
that appeared on the photographs. The last two pictures were taken of the
object as it t traveled at a very high rate of speed off into the east. The
last picture taken at about 2314 EDT.
Photos: most humanly possible
2 in the western sky
3 in the southern sky
1 in the eastern sky for 2 second exposure
second exposure
sky.
Object could have compared with the Goodyear blimp but the fast rate of
sneed at the end of the flight path discounted this conclusion by the
witness. After the from behind the cloud it was no bigger than
a bright star. The objedt ha straight and level flight path as it
went toward e east; then it seemed to be slowly climbing as it traveled
at the high rate o f speed. Also an aircraft with some type of light on the
bottom could have been the object viewed but again the speed at
discounted this possible explanation.
Other witnesses reported different colors visible but agreeded the
speed and flight path of the unknown.
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This case contains 2,
3'x4" photos.