PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS ~December 1956 Ridgewood, New York 3. OATETIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION JGX Ground Vi 1ual 1. LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1/2 to 5 seconds 10. BRIEf SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One snowball to disk shaped pearly white obj, size of a medium shaped orange at arm's length. Obj was noted as falling from the vapor trails of a jet a/c being intercepted by fighter aircraft. Obj 11 verti- cally to earth. Obj was seen visually for 1/2 to 5 seconds. ATJC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) 11. COMMENTS Chaff dropeed fm B-47 a/c with fighter interceptor action in the area. Repotted by 26 AD Sec tor on this date. Case evalua- ted as chaff drop. 1. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT CA> THE OBJECT APPEARED TO BE SI11ILAR TO A . , ( SN01ffiALL IN SHAPE. BEFORE DISAPPEARING FROM VIEW AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE IT APPEARED TO BE DISK SHAPED. (B) SIZE OF MEDIUM SHAPED ORANGE. (C) vTHITE, BECOMING PEARLY WHITE. (D) ONE () NO (F > NONE CG) NONE CH> NONE CI) NONE 2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE. (A) VAPOR TAILS OF JET AIRCRAFT BEING INTERCEPTED BY FIGHTER AIRCRAFT. CB> 91 DEGREES DISAPPEARING AT ABOUT 25 DEGREES. (C) HORIZONTAL TO EARTH. CD> APPEARED TO BE ABOVE PAGE TWO RJEPQW 57 AND FOLLOWING BOMBER TRAJECTORY WHICH TURNED SHARPLY NE FROM E AS THE OBJECT TURNED SLIGHTLY SE. CE> DISAPPEARED INTO THE HORIZON. CF > 4 1/2 TO 5 SECONDS. 3. MANNER OF OBSERVATION. (A) GROUND VISION. CB> NONE. (C) NOT 4. TIME AND DATE OF CITING. CA) 191GZ, 4 DECEMBER 1955. CB) DAY 5. 1 FEET FROM CORNER OF 13S STREET AND HAMILTON PLACE NEAR CITY COLLEGE, NEW YORK. 6. (A) AGE 42 YEARS RIDGEWOOD, NEW YORK, OCCUPATION, TEACHER AT CCNY, ALTERNATE COACH OF U. s . OLYMPI C FENCli'IG TEAM. 7. ~lEATHER (A) N~l WINDS, LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITH CAVU CONDITIONS (B) REPORT FROM IDLEWILD, SURFACE WINDS 270 DEGREES, 18 KNOTS, 60~0 FT; 31~ DEGREES , 47 KNOTS, 10,~0S FT 32~ DEGREES, 48 KNOTS; 15, 0 FT, 3 DEGR~S TQ l(NOTS; 2~,~0~ FT 290 ~EGREIS, 6G lZ~!OTS; 3~, FT, 300 DEGREES, 65 KNOTS; 50,m00 FT 30~ DEGREES, 53 KNOTS. CC) UNLIMJ.TED. (D) 15 MILES. ()NONE. CF) NONE. 11. CHIEF OF COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION DIVISION, DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE, HQS CONAC. PRELil1lNARY ANALYSIS: WOULD SEEM TO BE WEATHER BALLOON FROM THi DESCRIPTION GIVEN OF PEARLY WHITE AND THE ( SHAPE OF A SNOWBALL. 12. NOT APPLICABLE. 17/19152 DEC RJEPQW FI1 .HEDCONAC MITCHEl: AFB NY- -.. - - ------ TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADF ENT AFB COLO RJEPNY/COMDR 2G AIR DIV ROSYLYN AFB NY RJED\IJP/COMDR ATIC WPAFB OHI~/ UNCLAS FROM CNOIN 293"5. UFOB FOLLOWING REPORT SUBt1ITTED IN ACCORDANCE 10. ATTtMPT MADE TO SECURE INFORMATION FROM NEW YORK CONTROL AND PAGE TJIRE RJEPQW 57 IMPOSSIBLE TO SECURE AT PRESENT TIME. IF IT IS DEEMED NECESSARY TO HAVE A FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATION INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE NEW YORK CONTROL. 26TK AIR DEFENSE REPORTS B47 AIRCRAFT WITH FIGHTER INTERCEPTOR ATTEMPTS BEING MADE IN THE EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AREAS ON THIS DATE AND DROPPI~G CHAFF.