USAF record 28940713
28940713
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PROJECT 1923 RECORD CARD
DATE: 21 Jan 52 LOCATION: MITCHEL AFB, NEW YORK
DATE-TIME OF OBSERVATION: Local: 21/0930 EST Zon.: 21/1450 Z
PHOTO: X**
SOURCE: Navy Pilot
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 2½ min.
NUMBER OF OBJECTS: 1
COURSE: Varied
REMARKS:
Circular shaped, light colored object resembling a parachute canopy, traveled at approximately 300 knots when first sighted then speeding up considerably in a climbing course. Object made various turns while on the climbing course.
A weather balloon launch was made at 0930 EST from Mitchel AFB. A thorough interrogation was made of the observer and it is believed that he saw the balloon.
ATIC 1923-374 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 1923 RECORD CARD DATE: 21 Jan 52 LOCATION: MITCHEL AFB, NEW YORK DATE-TIME OF OBSERVATION: Local: 21/0930 EST Zon.: 21/1450 Z PHOTO: X** SOURCE: Navy Pilot LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 2½ min.…
- Page 2 UNCLASSIFIED APPENDIX II Mitchel AFB, New York - 21 January 1952 I. DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT At approximately 0950 EST on 21 January 1952, a U.S. Navy pilot flying a TBM aircraft sighted an…
- Page 3 UNCLASSIFIED While the object was in level flight it appeared to oscillate with a slow period. The total time elapsed was estimated to be about two and one half minutes. II. STATUS OF INVESTIGATION A…
- Page 4 same angle of vision as a house. This would make the plant range to the ground 8,500 ft. It can be shown that an object thought to be 30 ft. in diameter (assuming an average home is 30 ft. long) at…
- Page 5 UNCLASSIFIED. The time to turn, with a 1,500 ft. radius, is 35 seconds. Assuming the turn was not a perfect circle but more of an ellipse, the time would increase to possibly 45 seconds. This is also…
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- Page 7 CONFIDENTIAL UNCLASSIFIED APPENDIX II Mitchell Air Force Base - 22 January 1952 I. DISCUSSION OF INCIDENT At approximately 0950 EST on 22 January 1952, a U. S. Navy pilot flying a TBM type aircraft…
- Page 8 TRIP REPORT I. General The First contact at Mitchel AFB was with Lt Col Clark, Director of Intelligence for ConAC and his assistant, Major Wiltz. They reviewed what they knew about the sighting,…
- Page 9 Balloons are launched from 40° 43' N, 75° 35 1/2' N. Two balloon launchings were observed and it was noted that the balloons could be seen until the slant range was about 8,000 ft., at which time…
- Page 10 it appeared to be going cross-wind. He deduced this since he knew which way he had taken off from Mitchel. (The Navy has some r/s based at Mitchel.) The pilot could not add any great amount of detail…