USAF record 28964763 (1956)
28964763
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE February 1956
2. LOCATION New York City, New York
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 3 am GMT feb/0800Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XX Ground-Visual [REDACTED] Ground-Radar [REDACTED] Air-Visual [REDACTED] Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS O Y** X**
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION brief one
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS not reported
9. COURSE [ILLEGIBLE]
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Cone shaped object traveling at great speed observed to pass between two buildings in residential area. Assumed heading of cone into wall of one of the buildings. Head of cone consisted of brilliant blue white light. Tail had what appeared to be fins. Soft glow from object. No reflection on buildings. No sound after light was gone area was black again, and disappearance was as if light had been turned off.
11.COMMENTS Report sent in two years after incident Object resembles meteor sighting No sound or light reflection indicates that object possibly at great distance from observer rather than between the buildings as she assumed Duration and description with the exception of fins conform with this assumption Brief duration agrees with this analysis Obj probably meteor.
STAMP: Feb 1956 Meteor Possibly Astronomical
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE February 1956 2. LOCATION New York City, New York 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 3 am GMT feb/0800Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XX Ground-Visual [REDACTED] Ground-Radar…
- Page 2 New York, N. Y. To the Air Technical Investigation Command. Sirs- This communication is from a citizen of New York City-at the the above address for some fifteen years. Should it be required of me -…