1 3 -14 De c e t}tber 3. OATETIME GROUt:' PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION EAST COAST ( A1'LANTIC1 Conn e c t i cut , Now Yo r-11.: , P a , o New Jarsey, Akron Ohio ~. TYPE OF OBSERVATION CONCLUSIONS Wos Balloon Probably Balloon Pauibly Balloon 0 Was Aircraft .r:J Ground Visual 0 Ground-Radar 0 Praba.,ly Aircraft o Poulhly Aircraft "let r..o 1 GMT 1!2 Air-Visual 0 A ir-Intercept Radar n ...- 0 Probably Astronomicol 0 Yea 0 Poul bly Astronomical I-BER o OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other---~--~-::---:--.- 7. LENGTH 0Po08SERVATION 8. HUM r 0 Insufficient Dcrto for Evaluation 10. BRIEfl SUMMARY Ofl SIGHTING 13/10402 New Hyde , L.I. Ne w Yor k 14/B315Z NewBurgtt, New Yo r k 1410:3572 Sl~tin~toa, l->Jnnn .. '1 1 I 0 53 J Z Water bur~' , C Hl a J c t i c u t ~.4105 ol Z Smithtown, L . 1 . ~ .: w York ~4/05 132 ~Vilmin~ton, n,Jawnr e ATJC PORM 3 29 (REV 26 SEP 52) 11. COMMENTS 1~105432 Stil lwater, Penna. ,1,~105432 \Vnshington , D.C. ,1110!"1 iL1'%; Port J vfferson ,N. York ,l--!I05~5Z S yracu 3 e , New Yor~ l t/05:+52 E lmlra, Ne w Yo r k '11/05~ 5 Z Yonl~ers, iTe w York ,1~1105-t\~:'. St:.ll'tford, Connecticut -ll/O l0l-Of5 0r~ Rochester, N. Y . ~L~/06~0~ ron Ohio n rea U. NUK1H LAS'l Al VLHY Hl~n KA1L Ul SrLLU . 3, l'lANNER OF OBSERVATIONS A. VISUAL FROM AIRCRAAFT CONSTELLATION, GERMAN AIR LINE, 421,21,000~S0 CONSTELLATION, AIR F~ANCE 040 21~0e,~si,UNK, UNK IDL, NY. 4. TIME & DATE OF SIGHTINGI A. 13/23232ALL AIRCRAFT PILOTS. 5. ALL A/C SOUTHEAST or COD INTERSECTION 41 25NORTH 68 03 WEST 6. IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OBSERVERs: A. ALL A/C CIVILIAN Pll~OTS ENROUTE B. SURFACE 341 DEG88 KT. 20 00i UNK KT D~ 8 MILES 11. COC DUTY OFFICER OISSUBLE CAUSE UNKNOWN PP RJEDSQ ~ . DE RJEDNB 33 FM COt1DR ENR TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC INFO RJWFAL/COMDR 1006TH AISS RJEYNH/COMDR DET 1 25TH AD SAGE RJEDSQ/CO~IDR AIR TECH I NTEL CTR VlPAFB ~JEZHQ/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF IN~EL HQ USAF RJEZHQ/ OFFICE OF IH FORt'lAT J. -.... ..; _ ... lCE. ... /UNCLASIFR NEINT 456 S!JBJ: UFO 2 KAHGE-AND ~ 5. LIKE FALLING STAR BUT MUCH CLOSER PAGE 1\10 .RJEDNB 33 2. UNK ).t)&tJ/ /ll(ajt:)~ 4. SOUTH H:C:S T cG ~ :Stc oNnS' ) .tz.--z-'1 ltflo wrc- E 1. IN VICINTITY OF STATE POLICE ON 9W flr4dtNf Jy, eN fi~Py 9 tu S: or-ll<w6vrr4 /l.y. PHONE: 708 t-!ORKS AT viEST POINT REG OFFICE ~. 1. CLEAR 2. WSW AT 3 KTS PAGE THREE RJEDNB 33 4. 7 MILES H. 1. NONE 15/2039Z DEC RJEDNB NCZCSQB888ZCE' PP R JEDSQ DE r,J EYNH 5 FM COC DZT 1 26TH AI R DIV SAG2 TO aJWFAL/ COl1DR ADC aJEDSQ/CuNDH ATlC dJiZHQ/AC OF S I NTEL HQ ~SAF WAS~ 25 INFO R~EDi~il/ COMD~ EADF T E L E .p H 0 N E D Date. 1 u IJLC 5~ /UI~CLASS/FRC~ OIN 6830. SUBJ: UFOB A. DESCRIPTION C. P.ED AND BLUE F RED FLAl1E PRES EEDING A BLUE LIGHT 2. D~SChlPTION OF COURSE B. VERY HIGH OF SLATEDALE PENt~A 3. ~1At\NER OF OBSERVATION A. GROill'lD VISUAL 4. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING 5. SLATINGTION, PENNSYLVANIA &. ID!:i~TIFYli;G Ii~:FO OF ALL OBS:C:RVERS OCCUPATIQt\j UNK 7. ~TFATlfFR AT 1h/m 7 346/16/8 SOUTHSOUTHH;:s T ~52 SURF P.CE 250 C NONE D. 1 rlJ tI ILES ll. CCC DUTY OFFICErt 12. NOi:lE DEG 130 KT 60,000 UNK DEG COMDR EASTAF MCGUIRE 14~820Z COMDR ADC ENT :OMDR 25 ADIV SYRACUSE OMDR AIR TECHINTELL CENTER WPAFB STCCOFS INTELL HQ USAF FICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES HQ USAF NFO COMDR 10~5 AISS ENT 'fli'to ... NCLAS/E F T 0/CITE ET 0711-M. UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT IGHTED IN THE MCGUIRE AFB NJ AREA. THE OBSERVATION WAS MADE BY R DIFFERENT PEOPLE. INFO WAS DESCRIBED AS LARG~ ROUND BALL OF FLAME. OLOR VARING FROM RED, GREEN, WHITE, ORANGE. TRAVELIN~ AT A HIGH RATE F SPEED IN THE GENERAL DIRECATION OF SOUTH TO NORTH. RAPCON, SAGE, CONTROL TOWER REPORTS NEGATIVE RADAR TRACKING. FM EOPS .1CGU IRE TO RJEDNB/26 AIR DIV STE~!ART RJEDSQ/AIR TECH INTEL CEN t_,J- PATERSO /-. RJE2HQ/ DI R I NTEL HQ USAF P.Ji:!FAL/ ADC ENT UNCALS UFOB 14M01 1 A. ROUND B. LARGE GRAPEFRUIT C. GREEN BRILLIANT WHITE ORAGE RED D. ONE E . NEG F . C GEEN) HHITE CENTER C RED) FOLLOtvED BY FLAt1E 2 A. SITH B. NEG c. NEG D. STIAGHT LINE TOMS RIVER NY MORRISTOWN NJ WRIGHTS- 1110~: NJ LAKEHUST NAS NJ 2 E. OUT OF SIGHT F.(s SEC0NDSJ3 A. VISUAL CALL) B. l~ONE C. NONE 4 .SAGJ ~UILDl~;G C5) 1::-AKZI-iURST .. NJS NJ EAST TOWER {6) RT 9 1/4 NILC: 11TH AIR POLICE SQ r1CGUIRE AFB NJ ,.5 UNIVERSITY of PENNSYLVANIA PHILADELPHIA 4 FLOWER .AND Coo~ Oast:RVATOJUES Executiv~ OfficP-r, Public Inform;,tion Division Office of InformAtion Service DeR.partm~nt of the Air Fore., Waahin~ton. D.C. Lnst yer:tr the Exncutive Officer very kindly in reply to a nt- ~unst from me for info tion about certRin firebnlls which appftared in 1957~ sent mB a cons1der-.J.ble nmount of u::~ef'ul inform.'\tion, ... hich er-m bft used 1n the solution of the ntmospheric paths and orbits of these bodies. During th"' past yea r or s o n. l~trge number of fireb;Ula have Hppenred ovor the fl:-\atnrn or south eastern states, :->..nd in the casfts of the five to b A mentioned. I h~vo be en nble to assemble a nurn'bAr of observ~tiona. Eut despl te this I find 1 t impossible to m.'1ko good solutions. I B.l:1 thBrt"fore writing to ur~ntly rP.ctues t t~ t :rou be good anou ~ to s~nd me copies of n.ny or all rPports in your hmlds, dfl1.uine with th~se bod i es. I m:ly ndd the ~dro~r:J.phio Office of the u. s.NA.vy has for over 30 years eftectt vely ooopf9rated in such ~ror.k and as a eonsectuence it h.~s b Aen n.ossible to sol va t'Qr m~ important firobAlls. Such ooopertl.t1on trom your office. as a routintl r;utter, would also be invR1uable. The !'pffelfie bodies I now r~uest information on ares 1958 April!U/$Jsoutbo~ster.n State s 1953 Jul:y 4/5 North Carolina ete. South Carolina ate. 1959 Feb. 10/11 South Carolina ete. It yrould be a gr~at fA.vor t o tlg ;1.nd u s e:ful to ~cj.encA i t ycu -;toul.d ba good enough t o send me Ob3~rvationa deal in~ w1 th these fireballs. arberth. Pa. NCZCSUB035ZCF\~A~ OORJEDNB RJEDSQ RJEZHQ DE RJEDFW 208 ~ gusptfo ouPucATE oF Mtss~Gl PRE\'IOUSL Y RELEASED. CHECK BEf0l~E T,;KiN8 ACTION. PAGE TWO RJEDFW 20B SCATTERED CLOUD SURFACE WINDS 280 AT SKTS 1 B.-60 1 270 1~KT 50 -26~ 7~KT 800~0 -UNK C. NEG D. 6 MILES IN HAZE E. F. NONE 2. ~EG 9. NEG 1~. NONE LACALLY FOR MCGUIRE 11. BASE OPERATIONS CLEA~ANCE CFFICJR FROi1 RE:PO;(T rtZCIEVED FR0~1 LAKEHURST MAS TO\!JER AND A/2C GORDON A P GUARD AT ShG2 BUILDillG 1CGUI~E AFB I WOULD CON- CLUDE . THES SIGHTINS TO DE 1-\ i-IETF:OR PEt~ITRATING FURTHUR TH~NORHAL. _I~T !~E-2~RTH_s ATMOSPH~Il~ INT THIS P..Ifi..A. A CHEcf( t~AS,fl'IADE WITH_ f1CGUIRE AFB TO\tTER AND RADAR APPROACH CONTROL l';EWYORI< AIR DEFENSE SECTOR HADAR AND PHILADELPHIA TOWER ALL R2PORTE NEGETIVE SIGHTING. TRANSIEN PILO OP.T S :USHTING ~iANY FALLING 14/10352 DEC RJEDFW NNNNEEDGRC((J20 ZCZCSQA865ZCE~9 PP RJ EDSQ DE RJEYNH 9 FM COC DET 1 26TH AIR DI V SAGE TO RJ WFAL/COMDR ADC ENT RJEDSQ/COt1DR ATIC RJEZHQ/f\C OF INFO RJEDNB/COMDRNEADF RJWFAL/COMDR 1((J06TH AISS USAF ~t!ASH TELEPHONED TIME.~f# I Date I a Lk, .. ~i? OFFICIAL FILE COPY l. In answer to a roque3t by Dr. sulrni t tcu a the follow~ info~tion is a. 20 .. \.pril 19.!)0 , 2019 i:.ST -'l\ro o1rereft nt 9000 fact elti tude. lo~atcd at 30 dcbT o 50 ! l 83 detTues 45 l;/, e:1st of Tho~::sville G~oreia, :.:~ie!lted tho tollowit'lt'; object' rouncl, lic!1t creon, incrc.o.31ns in int~nsity os it approachc-l tha aircraft. Object h3d a trail .s:;::,ll~r than the dinr,..otor of ob j oot, pink, then tiC.l."k co:ap::.rc:i to clou<lz i OfJl)l"~c~h sp~ed t:roo tb.c nort~1.oaot to;:nrd ttu:J aircraft t .. ~!l like o. ::!!:ltccr, bc~Jin.:_.: ~o;.1ti1i:c3t. Object pnsocd bot~!oen t :!o oir\.1~ 2:l't u!'hl C~rdell, Cco:-:~io in a dc~c~;;di~ curve. T!l.o (;lou jl.l.St di~Ca.Jl'-Jo.rc.a. Objcat ill vio~r :tor four occo..-:..:ls. c.ircx-m"t at Cooo .!.'c-. I; Ill t;i tudo s1chtcvl ~.1c i'ollo-.:in.s: nn obj~ct t::.~ observed ol.e end ona-ho.lf' t ~ t .. ,> clle3 north o f r::.irc1r.i't; Gbjc~t appc~-..cd to 1s;nite nt hie elti tude. lc.l,.-i:'l~ a loc.c tr:.d l of !;pr.rk3. At abou:t: 6co fuGt objsct burst into bright l;.:l' .\1. ball or !ire, lit,htinc; up e~'ltiro area. A fe':.., more vp:::rks voro ob~:arv~d i'loatinc; e:J.rt!1.~.c.t-d ~cor c:Qlo.J1on. This sa-::e:: object t1oo oecn flon1 a po~1~.:io:l of 31 dcr.rccs J O'lJ, 71 d;:.:~: oo 30.-1, and 32 dci,reea 30' :1, 70 .doo.oe3 J G '.! bi t~ree o'!iaor airc-c.ft. c. l4 !}.~ccr:.bl)r l';~j1. Yonkers, l l . Y., 0045 !::3'' -A l:ll'[;a n;otcor Vrul ot~ .... _, cd ea~t oi '' t,1a travelir:.z in a coutl.n:c.;; . d1.rcctio:l. Tl.le color wns \/.lite, vitll a tc.:ll nb::>ut a s lo~ cs t he ca.:;-t;c.nce frc~ t~l~o~ to ~iph. 'j;\.le m~tccr W3S in vic~r for npz;ro::ir.~t~l.y one ttecorul. kP ll1 l%lCC!:lkr 1953, east or Elnlra, r~. Y., 0045 J;:;."T -A brillis.nt 11 yollo~, Ol.!.t..~J;J..:' lD.!"gOt" thml a qu:u:tc;a:o, ._.lith 0 dorf: ro:l tail 3CVen tJ.m~3 lor~or t h.nn ob j~ct, \Ja:l ct>c:ncd a t G t;:r t hcic: .. h t. It L:OVcd f'ro::n svut!1.cn::Jt to no:.-thw0st.. Dur3tion of sis.h.tinz no~ reportod. or~-blua nn:-1 ear~enio!l-\lhitc, traveled 3o~tll to r;crth, ob~ervoo for 10 {il"a;ofrui t. i..1cc."l., brillin..11t ~hitc or c:_.c !".::t!., t:::.:1vclcd i n strnit:h.t lir;.a :fro:.'l To:r.!l RiVOl'" to u.kc!lur.Jt; k'-:i, C:l [;i'VE-."1 ~b:.-vo. v'ojcct v ar; obscrve<l for five sccoildo.