USAF record 302536380 (1954)
302536380
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1. DATE - TIME GROUP November 1954 0330Z
2. LOCATION Hancock, New York
3. SOURCE Civilian
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 to 3 Minutes
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual
7. COURSE Easterly
8. PHOTOS [HW: No]
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE [HW: No]
10. CONCLUSION SATCHELLES
11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Object observed on seven occasions moving across sky. Brighter than the North Star, "oved through about 1/4 sky and dis-appeared.
COMMENTS: Observation of satellites moving into earth shadow creating the sudden disappearance is a logical explanation for the reported observations. Due to the absence of specific time and dates an identification of the specific object is not possible. Case regarded as various satellites observations.
FORM FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.
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- Page 1 1. DATE - TIME GROUP November 1954 0330Z 2. LOCATION Hancock, New York 3. SOURCE Civilian 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 to 3 Minutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 7.…
- Page 2 [HW: #7] Over the past few weeks, my friends and I have been studying the sky. During this time, we have spotted very unusual aircraft that appear to be round, clunker shapes and appear to travel…
- Page 3 unusual round disk like aircraft could be one of my friends has spotted one that looked just like a bright light going across the sky and then it turned and went straight up through space and…
- Page 4 8 January 1965 Dear Messrs. [REDACTED] and [REDACTED], Reference is made to your recent letter in which you indicate that you have observed several objects which you cannot identify. Attached is a…
- Page 5 U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION 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…
- Page 6 Page 2 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): a. None b. A few c. [HW: Stars] d. Don't remember 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright…
- Page 7 Page 3 14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? [REDACTED] 15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes [HW: No] Don't…
- Page 8 20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) Yes [No] IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? [REDACTED] 21. Do you think you can estimate how far away…
- Page 9 Page 3 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a…
- Page 10 30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates and location. [HW: Yes] BOT LOST sheet with [ILLEGIBLE] and time, 7 DIFFERENT times 31. Was anyone else with you at…