USAF record 28966995 (1956)

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 16 August 1956

2. LOCATION New Rochelle, New York

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Level [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 17:0145Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XGround-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION twenty-five minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE erratic

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One round orange and white object, the size of a dime at arm's length. Object appeared as a brilliant bobbing light moving across the sky. Object died, climbed and curled. Object was observed air visually for 25 minutes.

No Report In File.

11. COMMENTS The location coordinates (3150Z/73532) of the a/c at time of sighting are incorrect. Object was actually sighted between Doughkopsit and New Rochelle. Bobbing motion and wind direction indicate that sighting was possibly caused by a balloon.

ATIC FORM 129 (REV 26 SEP 57)

12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical Possible Astronomical Other Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown