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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  5 August 65 05/1000Z | Castelton, New York  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | REFLECTION ☑  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Report has characteristics of a light reflected on the windshield of the drivers car.  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  Less than 1 Minute | Observer driving in car. Silver object shaped like a/c wing in vertical position with slight indentation in center.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Appeared to be moving about 50 ft in front of car at 40 deg elevation.…

5/1000 R EFICTION 5 mo

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS 4603D AIR BASE GROUP (ADC)
STEWART AIR FORCE BASE, NEW YORK 12354

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: 4603ODC
23 August 1965

SUBJECT: Report of Unidentified Object

TO: AFSC (FTD)

The attached report is submitted in accordance with para 13b, Change A to AFR 200-2.

FOR THE COMMANDER

JOHN N JOHNSON III, Lt Colonel, USAF
Chief, Operations & Training Division

1 Atch
UFO Report

The following report is submitted in accordance with AFR 200-2.

A. Description of Object
1. Shape - shaped like an aircraft wing in vertical position.
2. Size - about the size of a 6 inch pencil held in the hand at arm's length.
3. Color - Silver
4. Number - one
5. Outstanding features - slight indentation in center
6. Tail, trail or exhaust - none
7. Sound - none
8. Other pertinent or unusual features - no markings on object.

B. Description of course of object:
1. What first called the attention of observer to the object?
Object moving about 50 feet in front of car.
2. Angle of object when …

C. Manner of Observation
1. Ground-visual
2. Optical aids used - None

D. Time and date of sighting
1. 1000Z 5 August 65
2. Light conditions - day

E. Location of Observer:
Driving on Route 9V about 3 miles south of Castleton, N.Y. Observer was heading south at the time.

F. Identifying information on Observer.
1. Name
2. Age - 43
3. Mailing address: , Albany, N.Y. 12208
4. Occupation - Conductor on New York Central Railroad
5. Estimate of Reliability: Fair

G. Weather and Winds
1. Observer's account of weather conditions clear - bright - no clouds.
2. Report from Stewart AWS and surface wind …

Ceiling 50 0
Visibility - 15 miles
Amount of cloud cover - 3/10
Thunderstorms in area - none
Vertical temperature gradient - not available

H. Any other unusual activity or conditions.

I. Location of air traffic and weather balloons.

No weather balloons were released in the Albany area until 1030Z. Crop dusting aircraft were working in the area but it is not known if any were in the air at the time of the sighting.

J. Comments

It is my opinion that the observer may have seen a reflection from a nearby farmhouse window, passing over the windshield of his car.

2dLt JOHN BARNAUSKAS, Jr, 4713…