28969900.pdf

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 13. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  24 May 1957 | Kings Park Long Island, NY | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1038 GMT 24/1538Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1½ minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE South ☑ Other Inconsistent info ☐ Insuffi…

INCONSISTANT INFO.

HEADQUARTERS
52ND FIGHTER GROUP (AD)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
Suffolk County Air Force Base
Westhampton Beach, Long Island, New York

GPD0 18 JUN 1957

SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects Reporting

TO: Commander
Air Defense Command
Ent Air Force Base
Colorado Springs, Colorado

In reference to letter from Mr. [redacted] dated 25 May 1957, and in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-2, paragraph 7D, dated 12 August 1954, the following report is hereby submitted. Due to non availability of Air Force Forms 112 and 112A at this station, subject report is forwarded as indic…

Unidentified Flying Objects Reporting (Cont'd)

f. One and one half minutes.

3. a. Ground-visual.
b. None.
c. N/A

4. a. 1538 zulu, 24 May 1957. 1038 Local
b. Day.

5. 73° 20' W - 40° 53' N.

6. a. Edmond B. McCabe, approx. 35, 11 Dick Court, Northport, N.Y.
b. N/A

7. a. Thin cirrus clouds to the west - clear in area of sighting.
b. Surface - 290 deg. 17k gusts to 28k. W, 4 W
6000 ft. 280 deg. 45k.
10,000 ft. - 270 deg. 53k.
16,000 ft. - 270 deg. 58k.
20,000 ft. - 270 deg. 61k.
30,000 ft. - 270 deg. 63k.
60,000 ft. - information not available.
c. None.
d. 7 miles.
e. 4,000 ft. scattered.
f. …

Unidentified Flying Objects Reporting (Cont'd)

during world war II. His observation that the speed of the object was so low that if it was an aircraft it would stall out, seems to rule out the F-102s even if he was mistaken about the apparent size. The winds reported by the weather station at Suffolk were approximately 90 degrees to the reporting direction of the path of the object. This however does not fully rule out the possibility of this being a balloon. Mr. [redacted] story cannot be fully accurate as to the direction from him to the object. If the balloon traveled the course he claims,…

Unidentified Flying Objects Reporting (Cont'd)

N
First sighted

W
Winds reported by SCAPB Weather station
Last seen 1½ min. after first sighting

E
Approx. pos. of sun at 1530 zulu
Mr. McCabe reported this remained behind him.

S
Angles of elev.

FOR THE COMMANDER:

Lawrence M. Dudley, Jr.
Major, USAF
Adjutant

1 Incl:
Letter, Mr. McCabe

4

Northport, Long Island
New York
May 25, 1957

Att. Commanding Officer.
Suffolk Airforce Base

Dear Sir:

On May 24th at 10:38 A.M. while working on a high tension line located on Old Northport Rd., Kings Park, I saw an object in the sky overhead which at first I thought to be a Jet Aircraft. After studying the object for a few moments I discovered that it had no wings or tail assembly. I was also impressed by the slowness with which it traveled through the sky.

I shouted up to the lineman on the pole to take a look at the object, after a few moments, he located it and I asked him if he could …

H.

160° 21 ev.

WIND
Vel.
+
Dr.

SURFACE 178
TO 28K
6000' 45K
WIND DIRECTION
10,000 FT 4 UP
5 3K
TO
63K
BALMON
BASE - 1-21-2050
.9T 1500Z

Fills is the path reported
by the observer. However,
he states the sun was
behind him at all times, so this flight
path of object cannot be
true.

75° elev.

LAST SEEN AT 75°F elev. S.
1ST SEEN AT 60°F elev. N.W.
a balloon released here AT 1500Z + -
W

This is true if the observer was looking SW instead of NW. a balloon was released at 92. Yr. Intes. around 1500Z. on day of sighting

SUN
WIND DIRECTION
SURF TO 6000
17K TO 29K - COSTS