28957988.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  05/0420Z 4 Apr 54/2320 | Stewart AFB, New York  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  military | Sighted by two reliable observers from different points. All characteristics of balloon sighting are present.  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | PROBABLY BALLOON  |
|  two |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  unk | Two rotating white lights, size landing lights. No detail, sound or exhaust. Moved back and forth over air base two or three times at 50 mph. At about 300-500 ft then observed at 10,000 ft moving Nort…

04 AIR 05/0615Z STEWART AFB NY 27
Multi
C3 43 6 APR 54 8559z

RE068
WPF065
YDA055
TYD098
TDD067
JEPNB A026
RR JEDEN JEDWP JEPHQ 333
DE JEPNB 118
R 052015Z
FM HQ 4700 ABG STEWART AFB NY
TO JEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASH D C
INFO JEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPGS COLO
JEDWP/COMDR AIR TAC INTEL CEN WRIGHT PATT AFB OHIO
ZEN/COMDR EADF STEWART AFB NY
SAFBOPRS 23. AT APRX 2320 CMA 4 APR 54 CMA AN UNIDENTIFIED FLY OBJ
WAS SEEN BY CAPT WHO WAS WEA FCSTR AT BASE WEA STA CMA
STEWART AFB CMA NEWBURGH CMA NY. A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJ CLN /1/
SHAPE - 2 ROTG WHITE LIGHTS. /2/ SIZE - THE OBJ WAS POSSIBLY THE S…

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HR FOR APRX 6 MIN. THE ALT WOULD VARY FROM 300-500 FT. THIS OBJ WAS LAST OBSERVED BY CAPT RAVELLING ON A NORTHERLY COURSE AT AN ALT OF APRX 12200 FT. AT APRX 0015 HRS ON 5 APR 54 CMA AN UNIDENTIFIED OBJ WAS OBSERVED BY MAJ AT APRX 8000 FT BUT SHOWING ONLY 1 WHITE LIGHT. THIS OBJ WAS TRAVELLING AT A SPEED OF APRX 100 MILES PER HR NORTH TO SOUTH CMA TURNED EAST CMA STOPPED CMA TRAVELLED IN AN UP AND DOWN MTN SEVERAL TIMES AT ALTS VARYING AT APRX 1000 FT. IT THEN DEPARTED ON AN APRX HEADING OF 045 DEG CMA CLIMBING UNTIL IT WAS NO LONGER VISIBLE. THE DURATION WAS OF APRX 3-4 MI…