Brooklyn, New YorkJuly 1958

Insufficient Data

Summary

# Brooklyn, New York, July 1958

On a clear night in July 1958, an air control engineer in Brooklyn looked up at the sky and saw something unusual. A ring of light with a dark center hung above the trees. The object appeared to be made of small circles. As the witness watched, it rose higher into the air and grew smaller, eventually disappearing into the clouds.

The sighting lasted about five minutes. The weather that night was beautiful, with light winds and scattered clouds. The Air Force contacted nearby airports to see if anyone else had spotted the object. Neither Witchel Tower at Floyd Bennett Airport nor Idlewild Airport reported seeing anything unusual.

According to the official Air Force evaluation form, there was insufficient data to reach a firm conclusion about what the object was. The case remains unexplained in the file. The full case file, consisting of 11 pages, is reproduced below as held by the National Archives.

Reported location

Brooklyn, New York

Date of incident

July 1958

State / country

NY / US

Page count

11 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 33

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 11

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
» > PeTe ‘n : - O Probably Balloon
- - O Possibly Balloon
: 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION
O Was Aircraft
Loco! —pight——— 30k Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Radar Q Probably Aircraft
our___not_givel iven O Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
S. PHOTOS SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
Ne . O Possibly Astronomical |
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Othe
gx Insufficient Data for Evaluation
D™ Unknown
5 mins on 2 not given
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | 11. COMMENTS |
Ring of light with dark center,
| ascended & diminished in size, Insufficient Data.
moved aa andbut of clouds,
| "ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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| »
= 3 | J 4

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28979018