28954371.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  23 April 53 23/1746Z | Addison, New York  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | REFLECTION  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Optical phenomena or some sort reflection or ground object, with possible associated mirage effect.  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  25 Minutes | Small white object blinking appeared to glow top and bottom, with a black stripe running from top to bottom. Object was stationary when first sighted, then later moving slowly. Object on or slightly above ground and…

UNCLASSIFIED
ACTION
1. Atta
2. Atc
3. C. files
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DA195
T
APA293
YDC157
TYD194
THA212
CBC193
TDD144
JEPSN 928
PP JEDEN JEDWP JEPFO JEPHQ JEPNB J555
DE JEPSN 48
P 241443Z
FN INTELLIGENCE OFFICER 655 TH AC&W SQDN WATERTOWN NY
TO JEPHQ/DIR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASHINGTON 25 DC
JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO
JEDWP/AIR TECH INTELL CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO ATTN ATIAA-2C
INFO JEPNB/CG EADF STEWART AFB NEWBURGH NY
JEPSN/CG 32D ADIV /D/ HANCOCK FLD EASTWOOD STA 6 SYRACUSE NY
JEPFO/CO 4711TH DEF WG PIAFB PRESQUE ISLE MAINE
ALL 34097 PD FLYOBRPT COLON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJEC…

4. OBSERVER LOCATED AT ADDISON CMA NEW YORK CMA NN 4535 PD OBJECT LOCATED
27 APR 1961 072
PAGE TWO P93A 11
3. MILES NORTHWEST OF OBSERVER CMA HIGH CMA NO DIRECTION CMA NO SPEED CMA EXCEPT LATER MOVING SLOWLY WEST PD
5. OBSERVED BY M OF ADDISON CMA NY PROSPECT STREET CMA PHONE NUMBER 51N4 PD
5. WEATHER CONDITIONS GIVEN AS NORMAL PD
7. NEGATIVE PD
8. UNKNOWN PD
9. FIGHTERS SCRAMBLED APPROXIMATELY 1315 EST CMA BUT FOUND NO JOY PD
10. NEGATIVE PD
24/15232 APRIL JEPSN
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERV
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS
DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCLASSIFIED
Cy 1

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Form A

Witness 23/1250
GODTISON PY

U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET

This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that, i…

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8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?

8.1 STARS (Circle One):
a. None
b. A few
c. Many
d. Don't remember

8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. Bright moonlight
b. Dull moonlight
c. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don't remember

9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One):
a. ☑ Yes
b. No
c. Don't remember

10. IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?:
(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d.…

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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
a. Sound — no sound
b. Color — silver

17. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.

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18. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One):
a. ☑ Fuzzy or blurred
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
e. Other —

19. IF there was M…

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20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.

second to move in a straight line away from up.

21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was in its longest dimension.
50 feet. on bottom - 20 on top

22. How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the following objects held in the hand and at about arm's length?

(Circle One):
a. Head of a pin
b. Pea
c. Dime
d. Nickel
e. Quar…

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|  25. Where were you located when you saw the object? (Circle One): a. Inside a buildingfirst b. In a car c. Outdoors d. In an airplane e. At sea f. Other _______________ | 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? b. In the residential section of a city? c. In open countryside? d. Flying near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? g. Other _______________  |
| --- | --- |
|  27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it? *I am a Forest Ranger for the State of New York and am always on the lo…