Sighting Report — White Plains, New York, 28 June 1953

This document consists of a military sighting report regarding an unidentified aerial object observed on 28 June 1953 at 1402Z over White Plains, New York. The object was sighted by a civilian pilot flying a Luscomb aircraft at an altitude of 1,500 feet. The witness described the object as a circular, slightly elongated, dark-colored entity, approximately six feet in diameter. The object was observed traveling at an estimated speed of 240 mph at an altitude of 2,500 feet, moving in a northeast direction. The report was filed through the Air Force Office of Intelligence (AFOIN) and routed to various military commands, including Air Defense Command and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The sighting was reported to the center by Mr. H. Eisbrough, a controller with the New York Air Route Traffic Control (NY ARTC). The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that there was insufficient data for a formal evaluation. The report notes that it was not received at ATIC until September 1953, which hindered the investigation. While the document suggests that the description is similar to a weather balloon with a light, it explicitly states that there is insufficient supporting evidence to confirm the identity of the object.