EAEOI CIC 0002 — 1956-01-18 — near Walkill, New York (near Stewart AFB)
Narrative
At 0030Z on 18 January 1956 near Walkill, New York (near Stewart AFB), a former USAF Sgt now CBS warehouse employee observed a very bright light that occasionally twinkled, single object, that appeared like a very bright star but moved. The object went 500 to 1000 ft to NW, then 1000 to 2000 ft to NW, with up-and-down and side-to-side motion, before moving to the NW and sinking beyond the horizon over 5 minutes. A T-33 aircraft was in area at the time. EADF intel officer suggested possibly afterburners of aircraft in area, though deemed doubtful.
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Witnesses (1)
- Sgt now CBS warehouse employeenamed_pattern
Source documents (1)
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- 23857158-012-024NARAvalue 1.2[direct]
Score evidence (5)
Why this event scored the way it did. Every contribution is traceable.
s
- outcome=resolved_prosaic (cap S<=3)
- post-blend cap S<=3 (resolved_prosaic)
p
- docs=1 (+0.5)
- single agency (+0.5)
evid
- narrative only (base 1)