PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD i . DAiE : l. , .:ATION 10. &:liEF 5lMMARY 0, SICHTINC 'II. COMMENTS O~&crvcd n lit;~lt ro&otlbllne a jet c~.h::Lu:t. ' ObJ uo.o grcon1sh -blue with nn orn~o tr::111. ~o., BoJ: loc.n P mb:~o: y Snll oort Po u: ol y 8'111 'lOr 'H rn A~rcr aft ::J roooo1 y At rcrot :; e D! 'II Aercroh 'rio~ -' ~frortonli c 11 '"'vff c.ref'lt Onto for Evalvofto ., Un.( r.nwro ATIC t 'OWM J l 9 (NV 26 SltP 52) JClLl'rARI DAIHDG WDIO Ala POICI BAV le\tera ot wlcle~ dUt u a reAl\ of UNCLASSIFIEO da\ea haye bad 1ft na\loal 2. lODe ot the obaenationa live the 5r;apreaalon ot aigniticant. . aoounq DOP wre 'V of t.hea rece1Yad ill time to mab aD elect.r1cal. as ot 1nt.enclad 'Yalue 3. laob let.ter vae aclmowleclgecl brie~ upon receipt anawrin& qWt vhiob were 4. Coplea ot \he lot.t.en, lD tbe reoleved, wU OD A7 Fora 112 are torwas-ded in oaaplimce Yitb AFL 200.5 2. Lt.r tr Jew S2) Be O. DANOR llajor, USAP . Aeat. Adjutant 4. AP U2 Oil Ltr (lS ~!q 52) ~ AP Fora 112 OD Lt.r 17 Deo 52) UNCLASSIFIED On the 17\la of Doe-.., 1952 a\ rY/'1 hova a\ the CalllpQ8 of Cornell tJniftl"lli\7 Ithaoa, tiew York t.he tolJ.Gwlnl aerlal wae obMrYeda a lip\ NMIIb11al a je\ ezhaua\, greeaiah-bllle vi\h an oranp-recl traU waa noft.n& iD a weaterl7 c1rec\1on a\ A nrr hlp apeed. It appeared to tranne 30 4az of an ill approxt.tel7 tw aeOODcla. Hlp .oirrua clOGda eatlatad a\ more that 20 altltade wre preaent. The lisb' d1aappearecl .._ ~w behind the leNSina eclp of the cloud. No air- cratt structure waa Tiaible. The ligh\ appeared to be eloqatecl ancl traftlinc 1D a hori.sonal. plane. asrvera eatt.a\ed the to be 1D exoeaa of 700 .u .. per hov. The local cl'fil defenae authorit7 vaa notltlect A CJOlfDlBD DUB COPr Ithaoa., H.Y. AF FDIM 111 All P "CND I .IUM ... AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT tllrig training a.'"ld 7J~ratlona Sam~on AFa, N.Y. IVAWAT1011 r~itfr)L. Jmma, LT., USAF . touX:tter fl'OII 1st tt. 1. Thia report conti n Wo~tion ot the sighting ot an aerial phenoa~non troa the capua ot Cornll University at 0757, 17 December 1952. 2. Lt. in letter form the obeervstion or a light. resembl- i..wtfC a jet, e.xhauat., greenish-blue with an orMtge trail 'Which was moving in a Wttaterq direction at a verr high speed. It appearttd to traverse 30 dgr,es ot .:n-c in te~ two seconds. High cirrua clouds estimated at 1.11ortt than 20,000 t .. t altit-ude lNre present. The light disappeared trona view bahind t.he leadiq edge ol the cloud. no aircraft structure uaa visible. The li.~ht. appeared to be elongated and tranli ng 1n a hori~nal plane. . Considering th nltitude and arc traversed, the obaervera eatimated the speed to be in excesa or 700 milea per hour. ). Further dst'ls concerning aboTe Woroati~n wers unknown to aource D/I, Hq USAP - l c7 ATIC, AMC - 1 r;r IIOl., THI! DOCUM!H1'CONTAINS INFORMAl'ION AII'Pfl:IIHG TH NATIONAL DEFIH5l Off THE UNITED STAT:.S WITHIN THE MEANING OFTHE ESPIO,..AGE ACT. !:D II. S C.- )1 ANO 31. AS AIIIINDID. m TltAHSMI!!IIOft OR THl REVELATION OF ITS CONTEifT'S IN AHY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PER"'.lON IS ,.ROHIBIT0 r.Y LAW. IT MAY HOT. RIPRDDUCID IN WilD' I Olt IN PART, R fORCI AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY IERMI~ION OF THE DIRECTOR 01' INl ELLIGINCI.