Montauk Afs Newyork — November 1958

Category: 1958  |  Format: PDF  |  File: 1958-11-7202624-Montauk-AFS-NewYork.pdf
Keywords: comdr, degrees, scope, knots, rjedjr, hdqtrs, radron, return, ision, vertical, detachment, stronomleol, lnsufficltmf, wnightp, uejecr, 19tlov, jtontcuk, tontau, cp1est, indqj, taessagc, assistan1, mcguure, iifal, 24280ps
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD l2. CONCLUSIONS 2. LOCATION 0 VIas Balloon bl Y B oil 00" 0 Ground Vt sual 0 Air- V i suol 0 Was Aircraft 0 P ro bob I y A i r c raft D Po ssi bl y AI rcro h Grouod-Rodur 0 Air -Intercept Rodor 0 War; Astronomi c ol 0 Yes 0 Probably A stronomical '""'No : : , t' ., 0 Posr;l~lv ~stronomleol 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE C Other . ;,...,.~ '!:.t, ' 7 .... 0 lnsufficltmf Ooio for E'vafu'otion .0.~ Unlcnown 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS H!::AOQUART ERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION AIR FORCE SVST '::MS C0:-.4~AND IJI>IIT0 ISTA TE~ AIR P'ORCF: WniGHTP\T no:n.SON AIR P'OAC:E UASE, O H I O rr" oF : TDSH /TSgt ~l.oody /69216 ~ueJEcr: :F~/uluo.tion of UFO Report (19tlov 58, 'Jtontcuk .tus, NY) TO: r.rD~D/~1r :Bryant Reference the attached UFO report, 19 Nov 58, i<tontau.'lt. York. Re cp1est your evalu ation by return indQj:semen t. TO: TDEW (T/Sgt Moody) 1. 1 I'~. fo r mation is not sufficient to m:1ke an analysis. Range i s not glven, elevation angle cannot be dete rmined. 2. Since this report is six year s old, it i s believed that any further analysis would be of little value. Electronics Directorate Deputy for Technology and Subsyste~ YO 1 THE ~/IJCl E'U) OF SECURI TYt ' . . ~ : ~ ( STA . "F tAESSAGc DIVISIOi'l ( ~ COMDR 7730 RADRON SAGE. ~ONTAUK AFS LI NY : J ~J'.aiFAL/COMDR' ADC E~lG AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COL O RJEYSN/COMDR 26TH ADIV SYRACUSE NY RJ~YNH/COMDR 26TH ADIV DEI 1 ROSLYN AFS NY RJ2:HQ/ASSISTAN1 CHIEF Of STAFF INTEL HDQTRS USAF WASH 2 5 D C RJ;::!JSQ/COMD.~ TECH I NTC:L CENTER 'RIGHT PATTERSON AF8 DAYTCN OHIO ~J'ZDNB/ COMDR EASTERN NO R.~D REGI ON STEWART AF8 NY RJ:::~Q/OFFICE OF INFO SERVICES HDQTRS USAr WASH 25 0 C RJ~DJ~/COMDR NY AIR DEF SECTOR MCGUURE AFB NJ I NFO RJ'IIFAL/COMDR 1~06TH AISS ENT AF'a COLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO /UNCLAS/7730 24280PS. SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTo (UfO)o INACCORD~NCE 'h'ITH AF 200-2, DATED 5 FEBRUARY 1958, PARAGRAPH ~- t5, THE--FOLLOt,\f ING' REPORT IS SUBMIT TED; IT;::;t, A 'Cl). RADAR RETURN <HRI), VERTICAL ECHO <2). PHYSICAL SIZE UdKNOt.vN, RADAR RETURN 1/ 2 T O IN C HE 5 L ON G, T HI CK N E 5 S-E: D G E OF' 0 I M E <4). Ttl/0 CONE HOUR SEPARATION B ET'.vEE:d SIGHTINffil) ?age 1 OL 4 pages ?AGE T~O RJEDJR lH DEPAR-:-.\\:~IT OF THE AIR FORCE ST /~,-=~ MESSAGE 01'/l,jJQ N \.:~.[~ASStFI:D \cSSAG:: . ' I TEM B-<1 ). OBSERVER IS SCOPE OPERATOR WHOSE DUTY IT IS T O MONITOR SCOPE : ~2). 55,000 FEET AT 255 DEGREES <TRUE> ELM RQNPPP FEET AT 256 DEGREES <TRUE) {4). VERTICAL ANF SLIGHTLY HORIZONTAL CLIMB TO 77,000 FEET AT ._..SAME:" RANGE. OBJECT CLIMBED 3,000 TO 3,5000 FPM., DESCENT AI .4;000 FP:-1 t.~AS ALMOST VERTICAL .1/ITH SLIGHT TRAVEL TO EASt SOUTH EAST~ < 5 ). .SCOPE .RETURN FAD ED {6). APPROXI~ATELY ONE HOUR ITEM C-Cl). GROUN~ELECTRONIC, AN/FPS-6 RADAR Pa g e 2 of 4 pages D.:PAR"' 'AE. IT OF THE AIK FO RCE ST r. : :: .'1\ESSAG~ DIV ISION PAGE 1 !iREE RJEDJR 1 H (2). FREY, JAMES A. A/2C, 773D RADRON CSAGE), MONTAUK AFS SCOPE OPERATOR, RELIABILITY UNQUESTIONED (1). 1500 SCATTEDED, 5000 BROKEN, VISIBILITY 15 MILES (2). SUFFOLK COUNTY AFB '~EATHER DETACHMENT, REPORTED F OLLOt.viNG '.~ I NDS ALOFT: 27 0 DEGREES 10 KNOTS 6000 FEET; 260 DEGREES 55 KNOTS 10,000 FEET; 260 DEGREES 70 KNOTS 16 ,000 FEET; 260 DEGREES 86 KNOTS 20,000 FEET; 260 DEGREES 100 KN ars DEGREES 10 KNOTS, 80,000 FEET~O ITE~1 t: NONE \'EAPONS DI RECTOR: UFO t10VED AGAINST PREVAILING t~INDS, . BRIGHT RETURN, DOUBT I F IT ~1/AS ANOMALOUS PROPAGATI ON OR WEAPON MALFUNCTION. UFO ROSE TO 77,000 FEET AND DESCENDED . . TO 50,000 FEET ALMOST VERTICALLY. NORMALLY WOULD ASSUME IT TO BE A BALLOON BUT I T r'lOVED CONSTANTLY AGAINST THE TELEPHONI C CHECK S WERE MADE WITH LINCOL~l LAB.ORATIES; SU~rOLK COUNTY AFB; NE'.tJ YORK INTERNATION.~L AIRPORT; AND 26T H AIR DI \/ISION <SAGE), DETACHMENT ONE CONTROL CENTERo Page 3 of 4 pages D'PART.',\ENi OF 'inE Ai~ FORCE 1 r.;-:-MESSAG~ tJ~C.A 5S .:J::L:> '-\cSSAGc NONE OF' THESE COULD INDENTIF'Y TRAFFIC OR AS ':lEATHER of 4 pages fj FFJ f'J J' 1 R~ ;':):""!:'l.Ce the a~tachcd ill'O rf:.rport, 19 l:o'f 53, i :or_ t .. u.Lc Yor!~,. :-t~c:,tl..ZSt your e,aluaticn by r.e ~.urn i~du1~!3c!:J.r.mt. lG!:CTOn (:UI:iT.i\.l'TIL:..-\, .J~ !f:!.Jor J