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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  9 Mar 59 | New York | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☑ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | 13. CONCLUSIONS  |
|  Local 2345 & 0106 GMT 03/0245Z & 03/0105Z | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No | Military & Civilian |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJE
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NNNN 5 Mar 59 0917
11-4-4E4G
2)-4X2X2
3-4X2X2
Atc

ZCZCSQP051CZCSQF167ZCJRA684
PP RJEDSQ
DE RJEDJR 21
P 041930Z ZEX
FM COMDR NY AIR DEFSECT
TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC
INFO RJWFAL/COMDR 1006 AISS
RJEDNB/COMDR ENR
RJEZSN/COMDR 26 ADIV SAGE
RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC
RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFO SVC HQ USAF
RJEZHQ/ACS INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/NY AIR DEFSECT 04705 NYOIN. SUBJECT: UFOB.
A. (1) APPEARED SQUARISH AT FIRST, THEN ROUND (2) SILVER DOLLAR
(3) BLUISH-WHITE (4) ONE (5) NEGATIVE (6) NEGATIVE (7) NEGATIVE
(8) NEGATIVE (9) NEGATIVE.
B. (1) ILLUMINATION OF OBJECT (2) 30-40 DEGREE ANGLE FROM COCKPIT
IN L
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PAGE TWO RJEDJR 21

/270 TAS; HOME STATION - MONTREAL.
D. (1) 2 MAY 59 2345Z (2) DUSK.
E. DIRECTLY OVER POUGHKEEPSIE N.Y. (3142N- 7358E).
F. CIVILIAN: [redacted], MONTREAL, CANADA; RESPONSIBLE; FIRST OFFICER ON VISCOUNT FOR TRANS-CANADA AIRLINES (2) NONE.
G. SOURCE REPORTED PERFECT WEATHER. NYADS WEATHER REPORT FOR STEWART AFB AREA: (1) WSW (2) 05 KNOTS WSW (3) 6500 (4) 15 MILES (5) BROKEN AT 6500 (6) NONE (7) NONE.
H. NONE.
I. NONE.
J. NONE.
K. BERTRAM AVIS, 1LT, USAF, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, HQS NY AIR DEFSECT, MCGUIRE AFB NJ. INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE FOR PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS, HOWEVER, FIRST OFFI
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NHM 50 14 06
1/2 - 4E4g
3 - 4x2a2

NNNNZCZCSQP032CZCSQE444ZCJRA77S
PP RJEDSQ
BE RJEDJR 19
P 051615Z ZEX
FM COMDR NY AIR DEF SECT
TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC
INFO RJWFAL/COMDR 1006 AISS
RJEDNB/COMDR ENR
RJEZSN/COMDR 26TH ADIV SAGE
RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC
RJEZHQ/ACS INTELLIGENCE HEDUSAF
RJEZHQ/OIS HEDUSAF
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/NY AIR DEFSECT 04741 NYOIN. SUBJECT: UFOB.
A. (1)(2)(3) NEGATIVE (4) ONE (5)(6)(7)(8)(9) NEGATIVE.
B. (1) SENIOR DIRECTOR (NYADS) REQUESTED THAT NEW YORK AADCP TRACK
UFO AT 03/0100Z AFTER BEING INFORMED OF UFO REPORTS FROM TRANS-
CANADA AIRLINES VISCOUNT AND WESTCHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT TOWER
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C. (1) GROUND-ELECTRONIC RADAR AFPS-36 (2) NONE (3) NEGATIVE.

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D. (1) 03/0106Z MAY 59 (2) NIGHT.
E. FORT HANCOCK (4027N-7400W).
F. (1) NEGATIVE (2) , 17, FORT HANCOCK, UNKNOWN.
G. (1) NEGATIVE. / FOLLOWING WEATHER FOR BRADLEY AREA AT 03/0000Z.
WIND: ALTITUDE/DIRECTION IN DEGREES/ENOTS: SUFACE/CALM TO VERY LIGHT, 5000/300/20, 10000/320/50, 18000/320/55, 25000/320/69, 35000/320/85, 50000/320/35, 60000/320/30. (3) 7500 (4) 15 MILES (5) 7500-SCATTERED HIGH BROKEN (6) NEGATIVE.
H. NONE.
I. AT 03/0045 AN F-102A FROM SUFFOLK COUNTY AFB WAS DIVERTED TO INVESTIGATE USO (A ZERO VELOCI
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ATIC
4 Mar 59 09232
1 4E49
324x2az
1/4/59

ZCZCSQP031MCZCSQA878ZCJRA688

PP RJEDSQ
DE RJEDJR 12
P 241750Z ZEK
FM COMDR NY AIR DEFSECT
TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC
INFO RJWFAL/COMDR 1886 AISS
RJEDNB/COMDR ENR
RJEZSN/COMDR 26 ADIV SAGE
RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC
RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFO SVC HQ USAF
RJEZHQ/ACS INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF
BT

/UNCLASSIFIED/NY AIR DEFSECT 04784 NYOIN. SUBJECT: UFOB.

A. (1) TEAR DROP SHAPE (2) NEGATIVE (3) SHINING OBJECT REFLECTING SUN RAYS (4) ONE OBJECT (5) NEGATIVE (6) LARGE PLASTIC BALLOON (7) NONE (8) NONE (9) NONE.

B. (1) ILLUMINATION OF OBJECT (2) 6,800 FEET (3) 6,800 FEET (4) NONE (5
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TAGE TWO RJEDJR 12

PEARL RIVER, NEW JERSEY, RESPOSSIBLE (2) NONE.

G. FOR IDLEWILD AREA: (1) AFTER SUNSET, CLOUD OVERCAST (2) WIND DIRECTION AT 2000 FEET WAS 260 DEGREES WITH A VELOCITY OF 15 KNOTS; WIND DIRECTION AT SURFACE WAS 108 DEGREES WITH A VELOCITY OF 10 KNOTS (3) AT LA GUARDIA - 800 FEET/OVERCAST (4) 6 MILES AND HAZE (5) OVERCAST (6) NONE. FOR BRIDGEPORT AREA: (1) WIND DIRECTION WEST (2) 10 KNOTS WEST (3) 9000 SCATTERED, 12,000 BROKEN (4) 10 MILES (5) 12,000 (6) NONE (7) NONE.

H. NONE.

I. NONE.

J. NONE.

K. BERTRAM AVIS, 1LT, USAF, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, HQS NY IAR DEF-SECT, MCGUIR
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UFO ANALYSIS SHEET

Location New York
Date 2 May 1959 Hour (Z) 2345 and 0106
WX Cloud overcast, wind 15 knots

Description Three reports (1) Tear drop snaps, shining, disappeared with darkness. In eight 45 minutes. (2) Squaring at first, then round, size of silver dollar, bluish-white, moving in southwesterly direction. In eight 30 minutes. (3) Radar - had no logical sequence but most were within 35 MM radius of Bradley Field. Permanent fade out after one hour eight minutes

VISUAL WITNESS INDICATES A MOTION GENERALLY SOUTH
Direction of Motion NONENEALLY INFORMATION INDICATES AN EAST MOVEM

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