Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Annadale-on-Hudson, New York, 27 August 1957
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This document is a Project 10073 record card and military report detailing a 1957 sighting of a heart-shaped object in New York, which was officially attributed to a weather balloon.
On 27 August 1957, at 1845 local time, a witness associated with Bard College in Annadale-on-Hudson, New York, observed an unidentified aerial object. The witness described the object as a very large, heart-shaped entity with a burnished copper appearance and a light positioned underneath it. The object was sighted at an elevation of 30 to 40 degrees above the horizon to the North and remained visible for approximately one hour. The sighting was reported to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) via military channels, specifically through COMCFECR Stewart AFB. The official investigation, documented by Captain Stephen M. Flanagan, concluded that the object was likely a weather balloon. The report suggests that new weather balloons (WX balloons) were being equipped with lights, which, when observed at dusk, could appear as varying shades of red. It was further hypothesized that the balloon had been released from the Bridgeport, Connecticut airport shortly before the sighting occurred. The report includes meteorological data for the region, noting clear conditions and specific wind speeds at various altitudes. No photographic or radar evidence was associated with the event.
A very large, heart shaped object, burnished copper in color with a light under it/was sighted 30 dgr to 40 dgr above the horizon to the North.
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Official Assessment
A balloon was probably released at Bridgeport, Conn. Airport just prior to reported sighting. Some of the new WX balloons have lights attached to them. When seen at time given, they would have (will) look like different shades of red.
The object was identified as a weather balloon with lights attached, likely released from Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Witnesses
- Mrs. [illegible]Bard College