15 Mi W Of Montuak, N. Y., August 1958August 1958

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Summary

On August 11, 1958, at dusk near 15 miles west of Montauk, New York, a bright silver object shaped like a star was sighted. The object was spinning and disappeared instantaneously to the north. Children were watching when it vanished. The sighting lasted about 10 minutes through binoculars. One object was observed moving from south to north. Weather was clear with no clouds. The Air Force noted that several ground observers mentioned the object was an airplane, suggesting aircraft in the area as a possible cause.

Reported location

15 Mi W Of Montuak, N. Y., August 1958

Date of incident

August 1958

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 33

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
11 August 1958

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT 12/00102
2. TIME
Dusk
No

2. LOCATION
15 Mi W of Montauk, N.Y.

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
X Ground-Visual
RMoopulars
Ground-Radar
Air-Intercept Radar

5. SOURCE
Civilian

6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
10 mins

8. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Bright silver obj, shape of star, spinning, disappeared instantaneously to the North. Sighting at dusk through binoculars. Believed to be a/c by others in group.

9. COURSE
S to N

11. COMMENTS
A/C sighting.

13. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

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