Albany, N.Y., January 1951January 1951

Insufficient Data

Summary

On January 30, 1951, near Albany, New York, two F-86 jet pilots reported a strange object while flying in close formation at 26,000 feet. The sighting happened at about 1930 (7:30 p.m.). The flight leader and his wingman both saw a green flare descending at a steep angle, passing about 100 to 200 yards off their left wing.

The pilots said the object looked like a flare fired from a Very pistol. They believed it burned out at about 25,000 feet. No other aircraft were seen nearby. Both men agreed on what they saw and felt sure it was not a reflection on the canopy.

A later note pointed out that a danger area north of Amsterdam, New York, could have been the source of a projectile. The Air Force recorded the case in Project 10073, its official file for unidentified flying object reports. The conclusion was insufficient data for evaluation.

Reported location

Albany, N.Y., January 1951

Date of incident

January 1951

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 8

Original case file scans

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/ : PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
). DATE ¥ ( § 2. LOCATION : 12. CONCLUSIONS
: ” 0 Was Balloon
| 20 Jan 51 fo | Albany, N.Y, Jaa, 0 Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 9 Pesslly Baieen
RT CE RS HT NR SRA 0 Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Rodar = Probably Alreroft
out 3/0200 00302 | BD AieVissi DO Airintercopt Rogar | © Possibly Aircraft
S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE UO Was Astronomical
0 Yes QO Probobly Astronomical
OtNo F~86 Pilots 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION I'8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE ps & Other INSUFFICIWNT DATA
: ¢ A 0 Insufficient Doto for Evoluation
; Not given 1 D Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1). COMMENTS
Shp = like flare, Size - flare - Color Green, Inmafficient data for evaluation,
Leader and Wing man at F=86 flight observed
vihat he believed to be a green flare pass
within 100-200 yeds of them while fl ing at
26,000. Thought it burned out at 25,000,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) =
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28939028