PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 112. CONC LUSIONS 0 Wa s Bolloon 30 J a n 51 Albany, N.Y. 0 r'robobly O JIIoon -). DATETIME-GRoUP ---------.....;-~-4.-T-YPE OF 08-SERVATlON ----- Possibly Balloon 0 Ground-Vtsuol 0 Gro und-Rodor loco --------0 Probably Aircraft GMT 1J.MmUOJ.QZ _ :I'J Air-Visuol 0 Al r-lntureopt Rooo r Possibly Ai rcraft ..,s,_.-,~HOTOS 6:--sounce ---------o Was Astrono(nlcol 0 Y 0 P rob obi y A shonoml cal DCNo F-86 Pilots 0 Possibly Astronomical -.,-.-l-EN_G_T_H_OP OBSE_R_V_A_T_IO-N-----f-,.:-_-... u-M-0- E_R_ O_P 08JfCiS 9:couR-SE ~ Other nr~UFFIG I ~?!I OJ' A 0 Insufficient Ooto for Evaluation Not gl.\T.Jn 11. COMMENTS lO. ~;HEP IUM\AAAY Of $1CHTINO s p -like flare . Size-fln.rc-Color Green. !r1.d r and \Tlrl3 Jl13.n at F-86 flight obnervcd \/h., t he believed to be a green fla r o pass ,.,1 t~ in 100-200 yeds of them \'lhile fl./ine at 26,000. Tnought it burned out at 25,000 Immffictc.'lt dat a for e vo.luation. A,.IC PORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) HFA~UAQTErS EASTE!lH Aln DCF!:NS!: STWA'H AIR rur.cr GASC, Rt:I-'E:R To: Hep o.rti.np; of Infon:nt.i.on ou un~on;c.~ 1:, ional A.i.r c l'ul't Air i :c..t,e r i E' l Co .:1 md Hri:;ht.-.~.a~.~.:.-rso:l i~ir l !layton, Oll i.o 1. D1 C'ccord:"' 'Cu l c t t r::r, 1 q l '.t\F :-bote subjPc t , fill";! .1\fo'ClC-G~ .. -1 d~tfd 8 SeptcJnber 1~)0, i!tc l o:-;cd i.;; l ott.cr lnt !'iehtor-.Lnt e. ~or CrOUl>' ~r l f.fi.ss .AF0, r-ubj c t "I"~e: ort o.f un'll~U.':\1 In~id ;:ll~,lt' f .i.lo l! G-2, dat ed 1 I.i\:hrunry l~Sl. 2. It ho.~ l ' '.'ln not.erl "'h;,\L t'tu c.i:.1 P-~..c ~r...;a Joc d teJ nod ,n o.f J.!1.:Jt.cr- d~l:n, !!ul Yot'k, couJ.d por.si bl y huv~ l>ucr. t.h~ ~oure~ o: a }J:tojt:ctllC" a.:; dE:5cr.i.hcd in inclosed lEJtt.cr . FOR Tdt~ CO J.'A . . l1LlG ~ l.l!.RJ r.: Ltr, 1 st. yt.r-I~tcp Cp, dcd l Fc..b 51 l:/2 Inclo Inf o cpy to CG, .ADC UNCCASSJFIEO HE/\DQU.Ain'to'PS lSr FIGh'Cf:.R-:C!TtRCr.!TOR GP.OUP Grifflss Air Forc e Base Rotne, Ue:1 York February 1 951 StmJ~:cr: Report of Unusu~l Incident Cormandiny Office r st Ft;r-Intcp C1J Griffiss Air Force Base Rome, I! cu Y o!k 1. The follol.J'inf' r t !Jort is subnittf'd in co:nplinnce uith "Verb3.l equest from General Smart: 2. At UfJJ-rox.l.matc1y 1930 hour:., 3 0 ,lmtUary 1 951, Hhile flyi11r: close formation, in --56 aircraf t at 26,000 feet, over J,l l any, tJ. Y. :J...U:.u o '~n1i te .F1 l r;h t T .nader) and , (Idaho "thite ,~'2 flying rir.ht win3 po~it.ton) observed, si:r~ul tancous1y, a green flare descending at a s t ee:p a11glc, nt their nltituc!e, approximately 100 to 200 yards off their J.\.!ft u.i.nr;. a. The flaze appeared to be simil~r t o ti'lc .... e fired fro"" a "Very fistol" and seE-MPd to discipate &t a b ou t 25, 000 feet. b. l1o othe r circ r aft \Te r e ohserved in the vir.;inity n.t ttnt c. Id~,o \fuite Fl~ght was on a heading of approx imately 130~ at the tine of the incidcn t.. The {'Cographi.,. ~1 c oordlno.Lc:s at t! r.: tim~ of the obcervatio!'l uere approximr-tely 73 1.6 .;e3t ~md 420 36 north . ). Both th~ fli;.:ltt leader n.nd the wing m~n are in c omplete accord e.~ t o tl e n ature of t he objc c t. ns s t.:t te~ ~bove a nd it is c efinltcly be:- licved that the sigh t.inr~ Has not a r sult of c a nopy reflection or o ther similar nil"'ht peculinri ty occasionally encout\ tered. 2nd Lt, UShE' Ca.pt, US/S Idaho .. l1i te Le:\der !) 0 \VN'GRADE D 1\.'l' o Y8AH I~TJ'nv \lS DECLA::i~:f.'IED ..\FTl:n