Newyork — May 1959

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Keywords: defsect, nzgative, rjedjr, bradley, negative, llige, hedusaf, comdr, ntelligence, trans, 1clusio, rcrtf, ufficittnt, zc7csqp05lczcsofl67zcjra684, rjezsi, rjezhcl, nyohi, tjgative, est2rnly, dircti0, dlsappr, froyi, viscoupt, vrsed, poughkee
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P ROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD C01'1CLUSIO'lS Probably Boll.,on Pos5i:,ly Balloo n J. ~AT2-TI.~:: CROIJP OBSERVATION 0 Was Ai rcrol t Local Ground-Vi "uol 'Q. Gromd-Rodor Probably Ai rcrtf t o'Aii-Vi ~uol 0 Airlnterc..,pl R'!ldor 0 Possibly Was Astronomi col Probably Astronomical 0 Pos::ibly tronomi o:ol O F OaSeRVATION 8. NU.I.\BcR OF CdJ ; CTS C OURSE 0 Otn<H ln:;ufficittnt Dote ror Eva luat i o n SU).IMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 'J.li~tl ... ZC7CSQP05lCZCSOFl67ZCJRA684 F? RJD~O. FM COMDR NY AIR DEFSECT TO RJJY~L/CO~lJR ADC INro P.J\-JFAL/C)~iDR 10 6 AISS RJED~lB/COMDR ENR RJEZSI'I/COMDR 26 ADIV SAGE RJEDSO;CO~JDR ATIC RJEZH~/OFFIC~ OF I NFO SVC HQ USAF RJEZHCl/ACS I~: LLIGE?lCE HQ USAF ;UNC'LASS IFIED/NY AIR DEFSECT (iH~ 7?,5 NYOHI. SUBJECT : U~;-OB. A C 1) APPEA;:{:.:D SQUARISH AT FIRST, THE~J ROUtiD C 2) SILVER DOLLAR (3) BLUISH-WHIT (4) ON~ (5) t GATIVE (6) NEGATIVf (7) NEGATIVE (3 ) tJGATIVE C9) NGATIVE. B. ( l) ILLl.lii:L: . !.':'":ON OF OBJECT (2) 3Li-4~-! DEGRE ANGLE FR0~1 COCKPIT IN LEVEL FLIC~: {3) NEGATIVE C4 ) MOVING IN A SOllTH~EST2RNLY DIRCTI0~1 (5) CB.JSCT DID r-:oT DlSAPPr:AR CG) 3~i 11INUTES. S . (1) VJn:JID BY THF. i'!;\KED EYE FROYI THE AIR (2) r:o:~E (3) VISCOUPT HE:/1DJt-:G NORTh BUT Hf.VRSED DIREC"i'IO~J AljD CP.t\SED IT; 2 t,; K!.;GT~ J i,; li. J.'.LdH J, E D IFU:CTL'! OVER POUGHKEE?S 1 E N "Y., < 31'~2N-7353) o CAt~t.D;.; RES?Ol~SlBLE; FJ.RST OFFICER ON VISCOUtJT FOR TP.At'.S-C.~J!ADA G. SOURCE REPORTED PER Fi;CT ~if',Tl:Ei1. NY ADS \:t:ATHE~ R~P0:-11 FOR J .-NO iE,. K .. BF~RTf.~A~ AVIS, 1LT, us~:-, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, HO.S NY AIR DE7SSCT, MCG~IRE AFB NJ6 ~tiSUFFICIErJT EVID:~CF FOR PHEL1Mlt!AR1 Flf~ST o::-FICER l~ZRCER HID I CAT~D n .'\ POSS lBL'S BALLOO~l ... ':l. J4/l933Z ~AY RJEDJR N:W. IZCZCSQP;:,32C ZCSQ.E444ZC JRJ\ 7 7 2 P? R.JDS Q DE RJEDJR 19 Bl CO:JDR NY AI R DEF SECT TO RJtJFAL/C0;1DR ADC I .:Fo RJHF/\L/CO;lDR 1 :.J06 AISS P.JED B/CO~!JR ENR R.jEZSi l/C0~1DR 2 6TH AD IV SAG RJZJSQ/CC'lDR ATI C RJ2ZHQ/ACS I NTELLIGENCE HEDUSAF RJEZn1/0IS HEDUSAF /UNCLASSIFIED/NY AIR DEFSECT 0471!1 NYOI N. SUBJECT: UFOB. B . C 1) SE~!IOR DIRECTOR CNYADS ) RQUESTED THAT NIU YORK AADCP TRACK UFO AT 03/01 Z0Z AFTER :SEI:!G I:1FOFr1ED OF UFO RPOi1TS FRO;'"! TRANS- ~ADA AIRLINES VISCOUNT AND \vSTCH;::STER COUNTY AIRPORT TO:-JER O?ZRATOR C2) 2P,~0~ FZET ELEVATION (3) 5 0 FEET ELEVATIOi~ ( 4 ) OBJECT HAD NO DEFINITE FLIG~T PATTERN. RADAR PLOTS FORMED HAD NO LICICAL SEJUENCE BUT MOST WERE WITHIN 35 RADl!JS OF BRADELY FIEL D, COli:l (.5) F:::X.:--JANENT FADE OUT ( 6 ) ONE HOUR E IGHT MI~IUTES C. < 1 ) GROG :~n-;:LC TRONI C RADAR AFPS - 3 6 ( 2 ) NONE (.3) NEGATIVE G. (1) G~OIJ,ID-!..ZCTP.ONIC R:\D.!\::t .\FPS-30 C2) :!Oil (3) NEGATIVE .. E. FORT HANCOCK C4~27~1-7~0J~), G. Cl) N~GATIVZ.;rOLLO~ItlG :JEATHZR FOR BRADLEY AREA AT ~3/JJ z ~IIJD: Al.TITUDE/DIRECTION I~ DEGREES/KNOTS: SUFACE/CALM TO V~RY I. AT 03,';145 A~-F-1Z2A FR0:1 SUFFOLK COUt~TY AFB WAS DIVERTED TJ HIVZSTIG:\T USO ( h ZZRO VE:LOCITY TRAC:') AT APPRO::L ATLY THIRTY MILES NORTH OF BRADLEY FIELD BUT TARGET FADED. v 3rnrry '\A A' IT- lLT, USA7, I~lTELLIGSNC~ OFFICIR, HQS NY~DS, t1GGUIRE AFB, INSUFFI~IENT EVIDENCE TO ESTABLISH A pgMILINA~Y .'\N,;LYS IS. L .. tiEGAT fVS"' C5/l S15Z M~Y flJEDJR ZCZCSQ P03li1C 2CSrJA07 0ZCJRtl.680 D[ RJED.JR 12 TO RJWFAL/COMD~ ADC RJEZS~l/COHDR 26 AD!V SAG RJED3Q/COMDR ATIC RJ[ZHn/OFFIGE OF INFO SVC HQ USAF R JEZ~[Q/ ACS I NTELLIGENCE HQ USAF I /lHIC LASS I FI ED/ilY AIR DEFSECT iiLl 7$;4 NYO I >1. SUBJECT: UFOS. A .. (1) T:.:cl.R DROP SHAPE C2) NZGATIVE ( 3 ) SHI )]Ii'!G OBJ ECT RErLCTING SUN RA7S (4) ONE OBJECT ( 5 ) NZGATIVE (6) LARGE PLASTIC BALLOON (7) rront: c g > ~!O :JE < 9 > noNE. B. Cl) ILLC~!~ATION OF OBJECT ( 2 ) (5) DISAPPZARED WITH DARK~ESS ( 6 ) 45 MI~UT5 C. (1) CRO JD-VISUAL (2) 50X BINOCUL.~RS AND NAKD EYE ( 3 ) NONE. .. vJEST OF ~ ~23TCHESTR COUNTY AIRPORT CONTROL TO'IlER, f'ItJJ YORi<. F . C 1) CIVILIAN: L!7, fAA CO~JT~OLLt:R, L.~G 'fiJO RJEDJ:1 12 pjZ,\RL RIVER, NE~J JERSEY, RESPOSSL3L ( :2) t!OW~ .. G. FO:~ IDLE~TILD AREA: Cl ) AF'fER SUNSET, CLOUD OV~RCAST (2) WI.lD DIRCTIO!'J AT 2 7)::-l FD~T UAS 260 DEGREES Ul fH A VSLOCITY OF 1 5 KNOTS; :riND DIRSCTIO~l AT SURFACE ~JAS 1138 Dr-=GRS i;JITH A VELOCI rY OF 1~ :\WT3 C 3) AT LA GUARDI.O. -3~9 FEF:T/OV RC '\ST C 4) 6 NI Li:":S A!\D :-t!\ZZ (5) OVERCAST (6) NONEa FOR BRIDGEPORT AREA: (1) ~JI~D D!R!~CTIOr~ H.. NOllE .. .J. NONE .. K. BER fRAi'I A'JIS, lLT, USAF, INT~LLIGE~!C OFFICER, HQS NY I.O.R DEF- INSU?F! CIENT EVIDE~iCE TO FOR:1 A PR2LIM!NAJY A: :AL YS IS. DET.~ I LED R:::PORTS FROM A TRANS -CANADA A I RLI NES PI LOT SITED .1. :VlULTI-COLOR . .;:D ROU\W GLO\oJI):G OBJECT AT SI ~1ULAR Tli'l A~ID VICINITY A~ID A~ADCOM AJAX, HERCULES , Ai~D NIKE ACQUISITIO:~ RADA? SITES REPORTEDLY TO HAVE PICKED UP AN UNCORRELATED TARGiT AT S!1U- LAR T HIE AND VICI NITY \!:ILL FOLL0!-'1 Description rl .i\:: rccii..us of I3rudley~ ]licld. :!:>~3rir.c.1r~ent fc1e out P.f"t . ..;i"' r>rt') l.lO r .. J: t--.:1" :. v .l::.r .. u-: ,~ Satelli to: A3tronomical Phenomena (~eteor, Comet, Planet, etc) Aircraft, Balloons, Airships, etc. -~rJ~t~d~'~Y'~--~o o G~'==d~o~;J~------------------ E.z.l..:.s.-.: :en of Source Reliabilit y Annl y3i a a nd Conclusions: