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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 17 Dec 1952  |
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|  2. LOCATION | Ithaca, New York  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 0757 MRS EST OCT 17/12/52  |
|  4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Vessel ☐ Air-Vessel ☐ Ground-Rader ☐ Air-Intercept Rader  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  6. SOURCE | Nil  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 2 Sec  |
|  8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 1  |
|  9. COURSE | W  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Observed a light resembling a jet exhaust. Obj was greenish - blue with an orange trail.  |
|  11. COMMENTS |   |
|  CONCLUSIONS | ☐ Yes, Balcon ☐ Probably Balcon…

UNCLASSIFIED

HEADQUARTERS
3650TH MILITARY TRAINING WING
SAMPSON AIR FORCE BASE
Geneva, New York

CC 312.1 9 FEB 1953

SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects Letters

TO: Chief, Air Technical Intelligence Center
ATTN: ATIAA-2c
Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

1. Three unrelated letters of widely different dates have been
recieved by this headquarters as a result of publicity in national
media.

2. None of the observations give the impression of significant
accuracy, nor were any of them received in time to make an electrical
message of intended value.

3. Each letter was acknowledged brief…

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On the 17th of December, 1952 at 0757 hours at the campus of Cornell University, Ithaca, New York the following aerial phenomenon was observed: a light resembling a jet exhaust, greenish-blue with an orange-red trail was moving in a westerly direction at a very high speed. It appeared to traverse 30 degrees of arc in approximately two seconds. High cirrus clouds estimated at more that 20,000 feet altitude were present. The light disappeared from view behind the leading edge of the cloud. No aircraft structure was visible. The light appeared to be elongated and traveling in a …

AF FORM 112
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948

|  COUNTRY | USA | REPORT NO. | (LEAVE BLANK)  |
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# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

SUBJECT FLYOBRFT

|  AREA REPORTED ON | Campus of Cornell University | FROM (Agency) Wing Training and Operations | Sampson AFB, N.Y.  |
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|  DATE OF REPORT | 6 February 1953 | DATE OF INFORMATION | 17 December 1952  |
|  EXCEPTIONS | DOBALD L. HYERS, LT., USAF | SOURCE | Letter from 1st Lt. [redacted]  |

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