Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UFOB Index Card — Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y. — March 1955
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A 1955 sighting report of four or five reddish objects in a 'V' formation over Farmingdale, New York. The investigation was closed without further action, citing heavy air traffic as a potential explanation.
This document is a UFOB Index Card detailing a sighting that occurred on March 18, 1955, in Farmingdale, Long Island, New York. The observer reported seeing four or five dull, reddish objects arranged in a 'V' formation. The sighting took place while the observer was using a telescope to study the planet Jupiter; however, the objects were observed with the naked eye rather than through the telescope. The objects traveled from south to north and were visible for approximately ten seconds. The observer explicitly stated that the objects were not astronomical in nature. The manner of their disappearance remains unknown. The official conclusion recorded on the card indicates that no further investigation was authorized due to the brevity of the sighting and the lack of data. The organization noted that the area experiences heavy air traffic, suggesting that the objects may have been navigation lights or jet afterburners, leading to a classification of a possible aircraft sighting.
Observer states that these objects were definitely not astronomical in nature.
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Official Assessment
Due to the brevity of the sighting and the improbability of further investigation yielding further data of value, no investigation authorized by this organization. Heavy air traffic over this area and the possibility of the sighting being navigation lights or jet afterburners lead to a possible aircraft sighting.
The objects were observed in a 'V' formation while the witness was using a telescope to view Jupiter. The witness noted the objects were not seen through the telescope but with the naked eye, and explicitly stated they were not astronomical in nature.