PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8292350

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1966

REPORTED LOCATIONNew Rochelle New York

FRAMES6

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
DATE'- TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
26 Oct. 66 27/0022Z New Rochelle, New York 3 witnesses
3. SOURCE 3. SOURCE 1. CONCLUSION . CONCLUSION .
Civilian Aircraft(possible) Aircraft(possible) g70
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 1I. BRIEP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
several minutes Observers reported a round shaped bright light in the
eastern sky. No any other unusual features were any other unusual features were
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION noted. noted. The object noved slowly from the East to the South The object nov ved slowly from the East to the South
Ground Ground Visual Visual and disappeared cver she rorizon. and disappeared norizon.
7. COURSE At OO4OZ Pageos was
southward
6. PHOTOS . The description is consistent with that of an aircraft
observation.
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yos
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editlons of this fora i bv ir ned.
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26C0T66 NEW ROCHTILEM.
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS 4603D AIR BASE GROUP (ADC)
STEWART AIR FORCE BASE, NEW YORK 12550
ATTN OF REPLY TO 23 November 1966
46030DC
SUBJECY. UFO Report
TO: FTD (AFSC)
The e attached
AFR 80-17.
FOR MANDER
D. C. BOYD, LT COL, USAF 1 Atch
Cjief, Operation Treining Division UFO Report
2
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A. Description Object(s):
1. Shape:
2.
Undeterminable
3. Color:
Bright light
4. Number:
One
5. Formation, if more than one:
N/A
6. Any discernible details:
None
7. Tail, trail, or size of same compared to size of object(s):
None
8.
None
9. Other pertinent unusual features:
None
to the South wards Long Island S
3. Angle or elevation andazimuth of object(s)u
No instruments were used to determine elevation or azimuth. The
object moved slowly from the East to the South and disappeared over
the horizon.
.

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4. Description of flight path and maneuvers of object(s):
5. How did the object(s) disappear:
Over the horizon as a natural result of ng away from the observers.
6. How long (were) the isible:
Several minutes
C. Manner of Observation:
1. Ground visual
2. Optical Aids: None
i 5.
ing
1. Zulu time-date group of sighting:
00223 27 Oct 66
2. Light conditions: Light conditions:
Early in the morhing before sunrise; no ceiling; visibility better Early in the morhing before sunrise; no ceiling; visibility better
than 15 5miles.
E. Location of Observer(s):
In a patrol
F. I Identifying Information on bserver(s):
2. Name:
3
3. Age:
Undetermined
4. N Mailing Address: New Rochelle, Police Dept.
New Rochelle., New York
6.I Estimate of Reliability:
2
Very reliable.

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G.
2. U.S. Weather Bureau Office:
SURFACE 2504
6000 0805
10000 3415
16000 3605
20000 3015
30000 3015
50000 2725
3. Ceiling: 3. Ceiling: None None
4. Visibility: 4. Visibility:
15+
5. Amount of cloud cover: 5. Amount of cloud cover:
None
6. Thunderstorms in area and quadrant in which located:
None
2.5 Per thousand feet
H. Any Other Unusu
None
I. I Interception or Identification Action Taken:
None
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several other UFO Reports during this period. No other information
other than reported herein could be obtained. For lack of any
evidence to the contrary I believe question was
probably the star sirius.
We
WILLIAM J. ARCHIBAI LD, Captain, USAF
Investigating
L. Existence of physical vidence, such as materials and photographs:
None
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