P f10JECT 10073 RECORD CAI~D 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 VIa~ Balloo n 11 February 1955 Now Yorl; City, New York o P robably U olloon ------- --------0 Possibly Balloon 4. TYPE OF OBSF:RVATION XJXGround Vi :.uol 0 GroundP.udor 0 Was A irc raf t 0 Probably A ircr aft 0 Possibly Air c1oft 0 Was Astronomical 0 Yes 0 P rob obi y A s t ronomi col X~No Civilian 0 PossiLiyA stronomico l 7. L ENGT H Of OilSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECT S 9. COURSE 10:, Other.S.Q::lr~" h ] j Zhi - 2-3 minutes one 10. BRfE F SU4 1'4ARY OF SIGHTING Oval shape~ Throe sightings o f san1e object. Yellow, considerabl e brighter third sighting than 011 first/ t wo slgl1ting s . Irrntlc move1nents. ATIC FORM 3~9 (REV 26 SEP 52) 11. COMMENT S 0 lnsJfficiont Dat a fo r Evoluoti o n Info rec' d fm New Yvv~ City on indicates powerful s earchlig h : s have b e8n in use lately in & around tho cit y c ATIC COilcucs 111 reporting office r t s evalua~ ti.on that sighting was caused b y searchl i g l1t ref lections o f f of haze and/or l o \v c loud lli:/\()~"')UA~ fi:f<S 4602-::J ~IR JNT:::LLIGENCE ~ERVICE SQUADRON (ADC} fNl /liP I Of [ [\'"f. CO' Ofl/,10 ',t PII.GS, COlORADO SUBJECT: ill"OB Reoort TO: Cot3l''.Undcr ldr 'T.'ec:rnical InG0lligF>nce Center Ar.LTN: Cap-Lain Cht~rles Hnrdin (UFOB \.Jrj p'ht-Patt.erf-~on Aj.r Force Ease Da:rton, Ohio Inclosed is Uf013 P.eport t r afl .... mitterl t o this ~quadron b.r Lq, (Defense). 2 . Tbis Squ:>.dron concurf. in the hypottesis of the Fro Of.t'i<;er tl:cd~ tha slr;htln~ l-!SS possibly cau::;erl by seerc_l ligl.t C'.ctivity. The:-e h.nve e.lrec.cly been otlter reports frotl\ tbis sar.e vicir .. it.y cuu:;ed b~ sir.ri.lar eno:r:;ena ( seA, e . g., sj.r;ht iug of 4 and 5 J:arch, sotuces: , place: Ne'..r York City) o Due to tLe ir:pro b- ability at this tllie of gaining J:ruch mor e in.forir.ation, tl::cre ,;ill b..: no further investigation in tl:-.is r..e.tter. u.FOo Report Eaj or , UJitl1' AF FOHM 112 It P;"{OVt-.0 I JUN~ 1'11a (CLA~ IHC\TIO"t) ett "'rn l<lf'ORT r.o i. i t cl Ste.t...e~ of .Ar:ericr.J 1 AIR TELLIGENCE INFO~MATION REPORT AHI::.A m.POH rEo OH fiWM ( r i !JWC)f) Hq 26th Air Division Dfl rr OF RH'OI!T ---------- DAlE 01-' r. Ot!MI\TION ll.'tALUAriON l't!EPARI:O flY ( 0}/iriT) Capta i.n Ge()rf.e J . EalGy llr'rdlEI+CeS ( C:.ntlrtillll<~'lhrr, dirtrtic~-;-put101~ rt;>Ori':ttc., OJ- aPt>lictlltj;)- '>Ur.IMARY: (/ ~ultr c~i f' 1mmar v of rtporl. G ire 'i;.mlficn"lU ill fiwl ont~trlltnt't JI~Til'JTilPh. J,!-t iflci'Jt'''U Cll. hu:u hft. IJ ;i-r1 Crt C!' r fvr' em ;l I' 1' n Ill 1'-r! 11.) Oval s!::1p~. B:~ ~:;.:nt call. Ye-llo\..r -consider11bly bri~ht2r on thirc. r:i.ghting tl"''-J.n or1 fir:--.t t".:o Tr.rea -tbrce sight:ins~ \:ere t~tde, uit!. one object in sight e.:tch tin e . tb ative g . ~Ie:ative. 1 h . ~e~ative. J i . fl9:!:ltive. 1 2 . a . Obs-:.rvE~rs l-.3pt-ened to turn toi.rr:~.rd '..rindo1.1 P""d f;A.W ob_i::>rt . 1 b . Antle of e;l~vstion .30-EIJ deel'er:-s, (varirdd during tne t hr'3e :;i.chtinr:s); r:..x'!:.uth 0 -30 d",:r'?tj (al~o VF.l.t'ied aCCOI':iin..;_ to inaividUPl sigbti:1fS) ~ c . Elcvat.io n 30 -60 de~-reE!s, az.itr:uth 0 -30 deer!'8S. : d . Dw-ing each of the throe .~i:r: t.i.t fS, the individual object rt=-;;-.dinccl o.t fthti :i"\rc.e altltudP-, l,,tt e:ach \.,ras obs'-'rved to l~ at a different altitude. 'f Le 1.1'1ird jobj3ct, w':e n initially sirhted, \o/~S h"etdin[ vue south o er c ..-.nt:rPl Park, tle.J York ,City , N. Y. .~fter troving hal f the lenr,th of' tr:.:j Park, t!':~ o b ,..:ect. r ever:-ed it.s,.lf a nd p .:.. 3("?2~re~ \.Jhilc !"Oving due n or t h . e . Ob'~cta di3aouearerl ottt f f . 33ch object \Jas in vim1 rot.mo -vJ.sua_ of rbn~e o f vis~on. for l:-~10 -tlree ni.ntlte s . lit-Febrt~ary 195':> 5 .. ;:utt:al I.ife Insurance Builriing, 1740 Broad!Tay , 20th Flool~, I vc, li.Y~; ,:r: FORM 112-PMH II (C.L \ .>11-'ICATIOI'I) I o'P.OV~D I JU:IE l"hl A~R It \TELL!GENCE INFORtv1ATJON REPORT -OF P.\GlS Cl ~tt, g-ood vi-i':.:ili~y. 300'0 f t scattered , 14,GOO f t bro~<cm, 22,000 ft overc(i3to 14)000 .l.t troken, 2? ,ceo ft ov'-"rc; t. repor t 2 that 1 t v o u1d be vo::.r;/ difficult to s trtt" t.1e lo.pae since the I't"'por t end a 1.Jo l::ecaus3 CJ~ do ~o t. f1lghts 1~ the area . have rc~cord.., 0 r ! . .any 11. GI~C'RGZ J . l..ALEY, Capta: n , uSAF, Dl::-ector of Inte1lig~nc~, 26th .Air !l i vi3loo (D9f) Roslyn At~, "'os1yn, N. Yo Tha l ''!tr.hat.tan, trooklyn &nd Lon g Is13nd or-;e.s ~a-,e b:~en very active with P'""'~r arch ll~f:t oc.c.rati o n . '":PA.:::-ch lig::t 1:-~ar.~::> ref1scting f rom the srr.o:-:e or h':i''-C! ls.:r~r or from 1o.,r clou d dac'<s :J.:1d '.lith o-+,h,....rwi.3e f~ood nig:,t visibili t;,, l~ro L':lpt' t.us to obs<=>r vq,tion of 'L."lkDo',.rn .:~lr activity. A sear ch light or bit is apt t o a~p~ar f:1S tho,uzh s uddenl y r~.,TersAd (in direction) (Ref p8.ra 2 ) a nd lack of. a. reflactlng cloud- m.J.rface would "":ake the ob.ject d i.;;.aop.ear. - I !lav~ !!<' doubt t)"'a ob,ject.5 o'rS t""J'3d To/ere bot h the r~sult of search light ac~.!..-lity ar.d the r~flec"tico ~!1. ur..C.ar .;;ur~''3ces of low oan::d.:tg clouds. . I li J Or, o/Georg9 J . H3ley tjG~C1tL~ J. r....J.Y C-1. pta i n Jntal1igence o~ficer Pf~OJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. L OCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 15 February 1955 Ne w Yo:k Ci tl_,_ l!_ew Ynrk 0 Was Bollooo1 obably Balloon 0 Po::si6ly Balloon 10. DRIEF 5UMMARY OF SIGHTING Photogr3pher on New York newsp3per noticed :1 "speck" on one of his nega- tives used in shoot ing snow scenes in Contr~l Park, New York City. At no ti1ne while takix1g pictures and focus- ing did source see 3oythin~ unusual . ATIC J:ORM J29 ( RI-:V 2~ SEP 52) 0 GroundRo:lor 11. COMMENTS ATIC c.:oncnrs with reporting-offi- cer that UFO spot on negative wns causod by a r eflection from a . ne~rby lighted object.