. PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DAlE TIME GROUP 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 2. LOCATION Kingston, Ne w York 10. CONCLUSION Satellite (Possible ECHO II) Sighting characteristic of a Satellite report. Duration consist ,.nt wi..th this evaluation. !:i. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMM..\RY AND ANALYSIS 3 -5 H:inutes f,. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual (BX) 7 . COURSE 9 . PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Star-1 ike object whit.~ with yellowi::h t~ e. No sound trail or features ncted. SeeiiBd faster than other Satellites observed by the witness. Observed at 85 deg elevation disappeared in clo cover at 45 deg e levation. 3- 5 minutes. Binoculars used but ECHO II was over Ne\t York at 1035 PM aoout 20 minutes before he reported sighti~ mov2ng NE a t 52 deg e~vati.on. ECHO II wou d be a possible object lllftnbt for the sighting. T'ne duration is not. inronsistant with a satellite sighting F TD SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) p,...,lo,. edlUOf\ of thle f-_,be u .. d. The follv~rif.;; info:--ma-tion is sutmit7ed L1 c o;.no.:::t io':'l Hith n :-a-::;ort recei V::~! cu"1 unidentifie d fiyi-:1g o:,je.::c, by the u~darsigned office r on l7 .;~1965o Info~ation is sub tted in accorda~ca th AFR 200-2 DJSCJ."'i. Dtion of the ObJ~ ect: Sane size as a star Cvlor Has 'iof'b.i te vli th a yellor..ris!l tin.~a. One object. r~o discernible features. No tail or-ezila~st. tJo sou.-:d. No flasr.ing lights. scri,::>tio~ o~ course of o~ject: . l. 'l':'le observer ~Tas ratching t~e sta7ts uC.e~ t'hey (!:is 1:ife also) ::.scic.3d the otjact ap::>ea:-to try to join up to ano-.:.l-le r star. 2 Q ?he c ".)j ect ~.:as appro::.2.:7t.:ttel~/' 55 C.e-:~ecs o:-a:i..:::ost ove:~:-:3ad of J.:.~1a observers, : iho \iaTe facing Soutr.~T:Jst~ 3. 'I'he o':::>jact r::ov,~d Su;J.t.h t v North :=.;:d di.j:J 'Jpearred i~ cloud cover at an a:1~le 45 de rees iro:n rhere they first sighted it. 4.. The flight :;>ath Has r.~:.1~al ur.til it ap_::>eercd to join up -vrith anothe r s -~.1:-. The obse:ve:-said, nr t 'tras erratic in its motion," goin_g back 5o 'rhe o"!:>ject proce~dad on to t!1e ~orth at a rapid rate (faster than pre - v-l.ously sig'hted s.::>.telli tas). And 'lTa.s los t in the c1o-..1ds. 6 . Tha o "oj e c t ,:;:s o o .5e!"ired from three to five n'inu te s . of obsa~ratio:1: c:rou~d-vi st::f!. :.:..1ocula::-s -:.;er e '-'.Sed, but ,;ere ineffective for further identification 1:.~3 ooserver: illS poSl"'C:'-0:1 l,..csident o:: th.; obse:nrer i3 h d:~aler::;:1ip :-:e displayed c.n act,ivo :.rr.agination as to t,;hn.t t:-1e object 'tras, e . g . Spy-in-tha-sky. 1.. Clear e.."Xco~t for a light cloud 1.:1yer to tl::u North. 2 . Light and va~able. 3. Ceiling-high scattered. h. Visibility-7 rrales . 6.. Ho thunderstorm activity 7. Slight temperature inversion from ground to 15,000. SFC: 74 F a . Vertical temperature g radient attached. b.. No. 2-7 obtained from Stewart AFB 'Heather service for OOOOZ 17AuG. H. No unusual Heather activity. J . ~lo cir t raffic a~d no :reather balloon releases in th:3 a:-ea. K. ?r::;liminn.ry analysi5: ?ossible sa'Celli te, the reason being that it -;.ras at .:l i1i.-:1 dltitilde and its velocity. 'i'he oth.:;:r possibli::.y is tnat it could ::.:1vo be.J.l a plcmet, uhicn is hig:hly doubtful in -::-~r mind. 'l'~-im!AS A. 'C'" JTSON 4 713 -uh DSES, ...l (.eHart i..FB, NY. A 'r t!C l \I>' .ACGel3 O F CtT'r, C r C IT'( , l~:v~ ~CRJ20N MC'/[N~ ;Jv A\:Gel4 . !'LA.tlGel c PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. OATE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION SATELLIT1~ Kinston, f1e\'f Yor k 1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Pbject has cha r act 1ist.ics of a Satellite. EOJO & P.ffiJ\SU5 not ii ~rea. LikC'ly one of t.ll~ ot.h r Satellites or coMponmts. ~. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 ltinutes t .. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Grourrl-Vistnl 13. PHOTOS ? . PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS vlhite object no tail or trail. S!nall. Ap~ared at f:JJ deg eleveti on. DiR.'l PI'B a red at L~5 deg elevation. Flieht from South to Nortll in a ntmiBht line. Seemed to hove r while ove r head. r-1 D scP IIJ 0-329 (TOE) Prwvloua eftlll<>n n r lhls r,.rm mar h4 u ood. IU!I't Y TO DfPARTMEN T OF TH E AIR FORCE HEADQUA RTERS 46030 A IR BASE GROUP (AOC) STEWART AIR fORCE BASE, NEW YORK 12S54 7 September 1965 SlJ3J ec r . Report of Unidentified Object ro, AF SC (FTD) The attached report is submitted in accordance with para 13b, Change A THE COMMANDER 'io~-i if; roPi t -~ir ~ t~ co!o , usAF Chief~ Operations &. 1'1-aining Division Department of the Air Force -!603d Air Base Group, (ADC) Stewart AFB, N.Y. 12554 UNITEO STATES AlA FORCE: OFFICIAL. BUSINESS UFO Report I. De scription of Objects: 1. Shape -no distinguishable shape 2 . Size compared t o known object -about 1/S size of a dime held at Color -white 4 . Number -one 5 . Any o utstanding features -none 7 . Tail, trail or exhaust including size of s a me compared to size of object -none 8. Sound if any, -none 9 . Othe r ~ert1nent or unusual features - none II. Descr i ptio::1 Jf course of object(s ) 1 . vVhat called the attention of observer to the o bject ? Bright OOJec:: r.-toving acro s s the sky . 2 . Angle o r elevation and azimuth o f object when first o b served . 60 above 3 . Angl e o r el evation and azimuth of object upon disappearance 4 5 above Description of flight path and maneuvers of object. Straight south to north course -seemed to hover overhead and then fade as it proceeded north. How did object disappear? Faded out of s i ght. 6 . Ho w lo n g wa s the o bject v 1 s i b le '? fi'/ ,n1:1utes. III. Manner of Observation 1 . Ground visual Optical aids used and description/ N/A N. Time and date of sighting. Light conditions -night V . Location of Observer: At home in his back yard at 18 Farrelly St. I Kingston I N . Y. VI. Identifying information on observer. 3 . Mailing Acdre s s - Kings ton, N.Y. Occupauor. -student 5 . Est1r.1:n2 ;)f reliability -fair VII Weather and .Vinds: 1. Observer's account of weather conditions: Clear 2 . Report from AvVS Wind direction and velocity at: b . Ceiling-10,000 ft c . Visibility -10 miles d . Amount of cloud cover -S/1 0 e/ Thunderstorms in area and quadrant in which located -none f . Vertical temperature gradient -N/A VIII. Any other unusual activity or conditions -none IX. Location, a:.::,proximate altitude and direction of air traffic o r weather balloons. -None X. Comments: It is possible that the observer saw a satellite; however, to the best of my k!1:Y.vledge, I know of no satellites traveling in a south to north erly d irecao::. 2d Lt John Barnauskas, Jr . , 4713 Def Sys Eval Sq, Stewart AFB, N . Y. Preparing Officer