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Declassification Authority NND 923007 4602D AISS UFOB LOG 'y REPORT NO,” 2 DATE RECD HQ 602D AIS ‘3° DATE/TIME RECD IN OPS = th LOGGED BY | May 2958 , | AA DeBudder 6 LOCATION OF SIGHTING "Haw ¥ ority New York ee (8 MEANS RECD 9 INITIAL ACTION oF 10 INVES ‘UNIT . letter | Wo Investigation hutherlsed n/a 12 INVES ASSIGNED BY 112 DATE INVES ASSIGNED en ASSICNING OFFICER a) Le Wa i WA | Ws i B/S | 87 May 1955 cn. 38 ‘COMMENTS _ #lthough the reliantlity of the observer and the validity of the sighting - 4s not questioned, this sighting waa not investigated due to the delay in ' the receipt of the …

Declassification Authority NND 923007 SAFIS<NY | 9 May 1955 SUBJECT: “UFOB" - Unidentified Flying Object Report TO: Commander Air Defense Command Fnt Air Force Base Colorado Springs, Colorado forwarded in compliance with paragra » AFR 200-2. ‘he letter was written to the editor of the New York Times. The newspaper referred ame letter to this office. 2, Attached letter from (Lts jogo, USNR) is | { ‘2, No further information on the reported sighting is available . | at this office. ‘ 1 incl _* ‘HUGH A. DAY | a/s Lt. Col., USAF - Director ioe |

Declassification Authority NND 923007 Tha Editor The New York Times 229 jest 435/rda Strect . . New York, N.Y. os WAG Dear Sir: I hereby report to you the sighting of a possible ——<=“"— flying saucer over New York on the morning of 3 May, 1955. I should like to say that I served in the Navy Air Coros during World War II, receiving considerable training in meteorology and celestial navigation. I presently hold the rank of Lieut- enant (JG) in the United :States Naval Reserve. At 0525 daylicht time on 3 May, 1955 I got up early to co. some work. I live on the sventh floor. of an apartment house …

Declassification Authority NND 923007 travelling away along my line of sight, for it grew smaller. As it diminished in size, it seemed to become less black: dimmer and hazier or perhaps more iridescent. While it dig so, it grew smaller more swiftly as though rushing away at a progressively faster rate. Then it became indistinguishable from tha blue sky and vanished. This entire transformation took place in the space of one minute. I doubt that any ordinary cloud could vanish as quickly ‘in such placid air. I reveat, there was absolutely no turbulence; and the cloud layer was stratiform, not tu…