3. DATE-TIME GROUP 7. LEHOTH Of' OBSERVATION tour to five seconds 2. approx five neconds tO. BRII!P' SUMMAR'( 0, SIGHTING PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD . Dgtonville, Ne v York 2 . Near PougbkeepsieR New York fig_d_nook, New Yor Albany .4. T'iPE OF OBSERVATION II Ground-VIsual 0 GroundRodor D Air-VI suol 0 Air-Intercept Radar cb:il1an (mnltil!l.e) I. HUMBER OF OBJECTS 1. West to East 2. East to West 11. COMMENTS 1. One bright fuioh flash as big as an airplanE FIREBALL with a trail extending a mile behind. 2. One obJ with a blue-vblte exhaust flame e ting blue sparks, e.tad then e xploding with a blinding flash of ljght. Seen by dtf't'erent flight ot Colonial AirlineR. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Probably Bolloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Probably Alreroh Po ssl bl y Ai rcrah Was AstronomlcaiFireball Probably Astronomical Po ssi bl y Astronoml col Insufficient Data for Evaluation D::.G REF:S 5 . 27~ DEGRZZS AT 35K 7 . 2 1 : DiGREES AT 35K VIII. C. t!O.CEILI~G. J ET A/C LAt:DC.I/ t\ T STEH.'\RT ~FE. AT 7/ 2. z. DI C AT EADF, ~T:UART A~E, A. PROBABLY EXHAUST AKD/OR LIGHTS OF J ZT AIC THAT LANDZD AT ST1.~ ART AF B. (SECURITY INFORMA.TION wh .. , fllluu ;,) Det 3, 4602d AIS~ SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 REPORT NO. DJ- tJFOB-5- 55 Statement of SOURC~ Directo r o1' Flight Operations FJ..If~ll' lL -SE?TEilBF.:R 6 , 1955 On fli.gtlt 11 .. of the 6th at approximately 1925EST, geographical position approximately 16 na1ttj r.Al miles north of the POU Omni Range, 004 degree track, Rt 5000 ft. tit.h a clear sky above, unlimited visibility horizon- all y and a ::nnoJ,"' l v.rn belo.v, sighted an unidentified object. with a blue- VIhj t.c eJ<haust f l 'i ' ! t.Hee n a half mile or mile directly ahead at approxi- rn:~tely 1000 ft. llhq'H! n11r po3ition on what appeared to be about a 200-210 deetce heading 1n d toHt. a 15-20 degree angle descent. In approximately ... l~)t ~5 the object had moved f rom directly in front of us to about 100 ' - s from our track placine it off ollr left beam and was hen omitting a l ~ .. srarks as well as the blue flame. At that tiine, it exploded with a t., ......... ..Ung flash within, I would say, a half mile or mile of our position. Flight 412, who, ! reported seeing t ~ who was approxim' 1 reported seeing t.l r ' lleve, "Nas in the vicinity of ALB at about 8000 ft. ; l l.sh alt ough he was northbound. Southbound Flight 33 'us t south of Cox3ackie at about 6000 ft., also J. could not see wlt . tt .. t.he object :1as except that it appeare d like a rocket ship -although t.h.\. is, perhaps partially imagination because all 1 really got a look At. Has this trail of flame and, just before it exploded, it seemed like pi c+: .. :-'3a I have seen of a stage falling off of a rocket. I don't think it vms an airplane as I did not observe any position lights. I feel certain that it was not a meteor as we had been looking in that direction and it just appeared. '1'here was n o t.re.ce of it until it got right in front of us. Its spee d did not seem to have been in excess of THIS IS A TRUE con~7 (.!:Jta .. Utcl I r IIYrUt<ltlA J.IVI 'f wnett rru~cl 1n1 SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 0RIC.INAiiNG AGENCY RPORT 110. Det 3 , 4602d AISS DJ-UFOB-5-55 BART I. SOURCE: Age: Unkno\m vccupation: Pilot for Colonial Airlines Address: cksville, Long Island, Occupation: Copilot for Colonial Airlines 1\ddress: , Massape4ua, Long Island, II. RELJ.IIHJ(.lT'f : .SOU~CES were not personally interviewed by investigators and therefore their reliability is unknown. SCURCES statements were submitted through 26th AirDivision to Hq, l~F. The investigrrtors obtained the11e statements from EADF. III. SOURCp,<:;' DESCRIPTION OF SIGHTING: 1 . 'f'!JRCES were pilot and copilot on Colonial Airlines the night of 6 Sep 55. They were flying at , ( r altitude on a heading of 004 degrees and 'rlere 16 .. 11 miles north of Poughkeepsie, NY ( GEO!lliF HJ BU 0833) 2. rlt 07/0025~ Sep 55 SOURCES sighted an unidentified ol.:.., t. directly ahead and slightly above their position. The .1bject had a blue white exhaust flame and y;as moving on ;; heading of about 200 to 210 degrees in about a 1 5 to 20 degree angle of descent. ). The object was observed for about 3 seconds and dis- appeared off the airliners left wing tip at which time it was emitting a lot of sparks as well as blue flame and disanoeared in what ao:)E!nre d t.0 be a n e:xnlosion r~i th a b'linging flash 4. SOURCES stated that two other airliners also observed the flash of livht. "'ne of them located over Albany, NY (r,ECREF HJRN o44l3) and one approximately 10 miles north of Flight #14's position. 5~ 'O!PCF:'l [aelst!l:.:t the o~j~Gt:. :;as n.:-t a rr-,ct or <'.r~ ~h::.t, i ..; .speed t~as not in excess of 400 to 5CO rr.;.!1. Statement of .~OUR.CES ''-" ' "'"""0" (SE:CURfTY INFORMATIO.V wh"n fillod iul SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 CkiGINA I INC AGCNC'I' DJ - UFOB-5-55 Incl ,;1, . ART OtrE, f..ept. 0)-UFOB,-5- 55 Statocent of SOUR~ES S T A T E M E N T Director of Flight Operations FLir.TI'L' lL~ -SE?Tm!.BER 6, 1955 On flJ ght 11. of the 6th at approximately 1925EST, eeoe raphi.cal position approximately 16 nnutj cal miles north of the FOU Omni Range , 004 de t-ree track, a t 5000 ft.. Hi t.h a clear sk:r above, unlimited visibility horizon- t ally nnd n srnoke llly,:r below, s ighted an unidentified object with a blue- ite eY.lnust fl<un.' 1,!t.10nn a half mil e or mile directly ahead at approxi- mrtely 1000 ft. ai,DIu our position on what appeared to be a bout a 200-210 deeree handing in %\b(lut a 15-20 degree angle descent. In approximately 1 ~' onds t he object had moved f rom directly in front of us to about 100 d'(rt.! s ftom our track placine it off ofu-left beam and was hen oml t ting a l d. , f sparks as we 11 as the blue flame. At that time, i t exploded with a \;llt!Ulng flash within, I would say, a half mile or mile of our position. flight 1~12, who, T hr::l.ieve, 11as in the Yicinity of ALB reported seeing t.h.., nanh alt out~h he was northbound. was approxi::-;d .fll y Just south o!' Coxsacki e at about reported seeing the llas h . about 8000 ft. ~outhbound Fli~ht JJ 6000 ft., also J. could not see what the object :1as except tha t it appeared l ike a r ocket ship -althou~h that is, perhaps, p~tially imagination because all 1 really got a look at ~as this trail of flame and, just before it exploded, it seemed like pictures I have seen of a stage falling of f of a rocket. I don' t think it vta s an airplane a s I did not observe any position lights . I feel certain that it was not a meteor as we had been looking in t hat direction and it just appeared. '.1'here was n o t race of it until it got r i eht in front of us. Its spee d did ne t seem t o have been in e xcess of Till S IS A TRUE COPY: m!C!.ASS.If!ED Ulll'ltl't<"ATION (SECURITY INFORM A TtON wltton filled in) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 OAICIN.HING AGCNC:Y Det 3, 4602d AISS REPORT h O. sighting by ~OURCES in . ARTS THREE AND FOUR of this report are on a separate llFOt3 r eport . h i ch occured approximately same time on w~ich a preliminary investigation was made by Hq EADF in accordance with AFR 200-2 on telep~ message EADF ere NBR 1 (R 07/0l25Z III. JNVF'.STifrA fORS: 1st Lt James E Radford, AO 1863715 IA/Sgt Rober t L Young, AF 13121396 Officer in Charge JO!UT M W"rli E JR Colonel~ USAF Counnander ( l.A:.,jiFICAT10 N (SECURITY INFORMATTON whan fillud In) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 REPORT NO. pART ~et 3, 4602d AISS I . S\.URCF.: Age~ Unknown Cccupation: Pilot for Colonial Airlines Address: Port Washington, Long Island, Aee: Unknown cupation: Copilot for Colonial Airlines , Jack:;c n lleit;hts, Long Island, RELIAr! i. t: "{: SOURCES were not personally interviewed by investigators and therefore their reliability i s tmknowno SOURCES statem~nts were submitted through 26th Air Division to Hq, EADF where they were obtajned by the investigators. souRCEt: !:1'-'.SCRIPTION OF sir.HTING: l<:S ~1ere pilot and cor>ilot on a Colonial Airlines southbound at 6000 feet altitude over Red Hook, r.EOREF HJBU 0759). 2. ..~ 07/00252 Sep 55 SOtmCr.:S noticied a bright flash a~ov~ t t.em while flying in cumulus clouds. 3. r .,,;tGES were unable to account for the flash due to 10\'f vis1:.1Uty while in clouds. 1"lhen two other airliners in the area reported sirhting a bright object the DOURCES also reported the bright flash that they had noticed. 1 . Statement of SOURCE41111& 2 . Statement of ... vv.-v.u SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 ORICIP.4TING AGtiiCY ENRT NO. PART Det ) , 4602d AISS DJ-UFOB-5-55 'li'IO D)-liFOB-5-55 Statement of S T A T E M E N T llirector of Flight. 0pe ra.tion s At approxi.nl.'.ltel.v ~ ,. ~ ! ';;hile southbound at 6000 ft. on Bl.8 at Red Hook interf'!ection, no t.J rl a bdght flaflh above us. Because we were flying through slight Cu 1 ni lJll~'s with the fuselage li!'hts on, I att-ributed it to the flash of the~.! : 1'1 Ls while inside on of these Cu ' s . ~ thought no mo r e of it until ' ,, n l r'light 14 advise New York of his sighting and we the n advised thnt. l 1.d seen the flash JJNCLASS I FJI'J). (SF.CURITY IVFOR.\IATION IVII .. n filler/ inl SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 ORIGINATING AGENCY Det 3, 4602d AISS REPORT NO. D3- UFOB-5- 5 5 l' ART I . !"'OURCE Occupati on: Route Driver Ad<lrese: Washingtonville II. RELIABILITY: SOURCE was a young man, very cooperative in r endering answers to questions proposed to him concerning his observation. Although encouraged to exaggerate the facts of his observation hy an over enthusiastic father and brother, SOUHCE, nevertheless, waived this inducement and gave a clt!a r account of the actual occurrence. In view . r the above, it is the opinion of the investi- t''Ltor that the SOUHCE can be considered reliable. III. ~OURC:':S PI: t f1 t I N C'F E;JnHTING: ~. l ogether with his brother and sister-in-law, ..-on the front s i dewalk of his father's home 2. S( i.:w~:: e l anced up and observed a blue bal l of flame, fHl for about five ( 5) seconds. ~ t was travelling ' !tppeared over the in an west to east direction tree t ops .. h. Th ject was observe d for about five ( 5) seconds before r\i :ll:':'earing. 'i'he sky was clear \'lith no moon or star s ~ ., ned. 'I'he night was very dark. 5. T lw u ject was estimated by the SOURCE approx.i.r11ately a :nile or more away fro:n the observation. 6. The object disappeared in a fed flame. sound given off by the object. 'Ihere v;as no Statement of ~OURCE _j,lli I,.A.f:IFH.D (S!!CI.J~ITY INFORMA.TION when filled in\ SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 OIHGINA Tlt.G AGENCY REPORT NO. Incl #2, ART St <:te:.1ent of S T A T E U E N T Dir-ector of Flight. Operations First Orrico On Flie,ht 33 over n,!cJ Hook southbound at approximately 1925EST, there was a fJ ash, which ap1~1 rr!d more like an explosiom rather than a liehtning flash, upprox:1Jnc~ t.-~: .v J.G ... >r 15 degrees off our c ourse at somewhere near our alti.tude o f 6fJ<~fJ ft., THIS IS A TRUE Clli Y: ---~-;...1 I 'l,'"T ~ S'' TFTJ:n L.A:;:JoPto.."'ON (SECURIT;' f.V FOR.-.!!.T I O N wltf'll liflecl in) ORIGIHA TING AGl NCY Det J , 4602d AISS SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 RtPORT NO. DJ-U~OB-5-55 T!iREE Incl /il, PART THREI~, Rept ;.!) -UFOB- 5-55 8t atement of SOURCE S T A T E M E N T On t he evening of ~eptember 7, 1955 we saw throut.:;h the sky for about five seconds and then came from the west t o :l~;t.. and disappeared over as no ~ound at all. .lt was .a ver y dark nighto disapr<Hlred with a re<l f lame . a blue bal l of flame disappeared. It the tree t ops. There ball of flame I HEADQUARTERS 4602d AIR INTelLIGENCE SERVICE SQUADRON (ADC) ENT AIR FORCE BASE (.OlORAOO SPRINGS, COLORADO ALSOP 20 September 19SS SUB CT: UFOB Sighted by Personnel of Colonial Airlines, Inc. TO: Commander Air Technical Intelligence Center ATTN: AFOIN-4E4 \<fright Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio 1 . Inclosed herevrith is a letter from Colonial Airlines, Inc., 0 Septembe r 19)5, desiring information on a UFCB sighted by pe1sounel of t.hel '!.' organization. Invest nl.lnn by Detachment 3, 4602d AISS, indicated that this sightinc \'IDS probably generated by a fireball explod- ing in the atmo~Jf'h -., I! f o r the follov-ring reasons: a . Th obJ _r. t was also seen by Flight 412, Colonial Airlines, Inc. , r i tl r m Lles north of the location of the sight- ing as reported 1,,\' l.i'l.i rht 14, Colonial Airlines, Inc. b . Th~ ob:jt:ct was seen by t't-10 observers on the ground, giving an ident'ir.=tl description of the object, forty miles south - v1est of l!'l i ~.ht 14. c . 'l'h~ dt.:.t:rtion of the sighting, agreed upon by a.ll observers, was tluee to five seconds, substantiating the astronomical hypothesis .. d . It ls highly improbable that any object other than an astronomical phenomena could be observed at night by observers located approximately one hundred miles apart. 3. In accordance with paragraph 9, AFR 200- 2 , 12 August 19$4, release 0f the above hypotheses to Colonial Airlines, Inc. by this organization is prohibited. Request tha t appropriate action be taken by your organization. , L A !S:lll'lt;ATu')j(, (SECURITY INFORMATION wl1en fifltHf in) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 OfiiC.III \ TING ~GNC'f REPORT HO. I. SOURCE: Occupation: Housewife Education: High School Graduate Address: ~;ashingtonville. New York 11. RELIABIT.J'I'Y: SOURCE was a young housewife, \'lho was somewhat nervous during the interview. Her explanation of the occurr ence at the initial phase of the interrogation was incoherent and contradictory hmvever, as the in terv:J.ew progressed she bega n :o recall more clearly the events she had rved. ~tis the'opinion of the investi- p,ator that the :ouRCE can be considered reliable. III. SOURCE~ : 1; l ' ~TGN OF SIGHTING: 1. r was standing on the front sidewalk of her fat~ law's house (GEOREF H.rA:I. 4722) at 07/0027Z Sep SS Pn~aged in conversation with her husband and b::-olhti t-in-law. :~; was the first to observe the object and !I t he other two pe rsons attention bo it. :;..-):Jject was trav~lling i n an west to east airection t ~ disappeared behind the tree tops. 4. 'fl.~ ubject was observed for about e ight (8) seconds be for~ usappearing. 5. -4. first appeared t o be silver blue in color and then it changed to a r ed-orange. This color chanee w~as observed four (4) different t imes during the period of observation. 6.. At. fi:-st the SOCRCE t housht .. h~ o:,j-~ct ,:as n ~la:1e, then whe n it s tartetl ch::mgint:. color she tlidn what it was. UNCt.ASSI FlED (SECURITY /f."FORMA.TION wlto:n fHietl in SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 ORIC.IN~ llll G AGLNCY RCPORT NO. Det 3 , 4602d AISS DJ-UFOB-5-55 PART FOtJR, Rej>t DJ - UFOB-5-55 Statement of SOURC:: I t; ca.me from behind the trees. It first looked like a plane. It wa~1 silver blue in color and then it turned to red orange. This color change was observed four different times. It las ted for