Belaire, N.Y., February 1959February 1959

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Summary

On a night in February 1959, someone in Belaire, New York saw a bright blue flashing light pass directly overhead in a matter of just two or three seconds. The observation was made from the ground during clear, calm weather.

The Air Force's investigation turned out to be limited. Investigators could not reach the original witness to get more details about what they had seen. An airdrome officer at a nearby base offered a possible explanation: the light might have been a Premier light, which were commonly used for advertising purposes throughout the area. The officer suggested this as a likely source, though investigators noted there was not enough information in the initial report to reach any firm conclusion.

The Air Force officially rated this case as "unknown" due to the lack of substantive evidence. A technical assessment prepared during the investigation stated plainly that "the information submitted is very limited in nature and cannot be evaluated."

The full case file, comprising 10 pages, is reproduced below as held by the National Archives.

Reported location

Belaire, N.Y., February 1959

Date of incident

February 1959

State / country

? / XX

Page count

10 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 35

Original case file scans

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" " PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD ; .
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Sechety But
28 Feb 59 Belaire, NN OQ Probably oon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Z TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon |
< 0 Was Aircraft :
Local Tit ae ‘XX Ground-Vi sual O Ground-Radar Q Probably Aircraft
omy OL/03552 Mar 59 0 Air Visuol 8 Airimersept Rader |O Possibly Aiversht
5S. PHOTC JOUR O Was Astronomicol
O Yes O Probably Astronomicol
O'Ne civilian O Possibly Astronomicel
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 OMe gs ——
0; Insufficient Date for Evaluation
0 Unknown :
2-3 secs one North
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Big blue flashing light passed directly Light could have been a spotlight,
1 overhead at 90° angle. However, there is not sufficient
information to form a valid conclu-
sion/
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28982086