E of Korhonkson, New YorkOctober 1957

Unidentified

Summary

On October 23, 1957, a civilian reported observing an object east of Korhonkson, New York. The object had a shape and size of a star, appeared yellow with jagged edges, and faded then reappeared just above the horizon. The observation was ground-visual. One object was reported descending. The duration of the observation was not given. The Air Force evaluation was that insufficient information existed for proper evaluation, but the object was possibly a star or Comet ENCKE.

Reported location

E of Korhonkson, New York

Date of incident

October 1957

State / country

NY / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 29

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE                          2. LOCATION                    12. CONCLUSIONS
   23 October 1957                  E of Korhonkson, New York       [] Was Balloon
                                                                     [] Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP                4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION          [] Possibly Balloon
   Local                             [X] Ground-Visual  [] Ground-Radar  [] Was Aircraft
   GMT 28/2230Z                      [] Air-Visual      [] Air-Intercept Radar  [] Probably Aircraft
                                                                     [] Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS                         6. SOURCE                       [] Was Astronomical
   [] Yes                            Civilian                        [] Probably Astronomical
   [X] No                                                            [] Possibly Astronomical
                                                                     [] Other
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION          8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS  9. COURSE [] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
   not given                         one               descending    [X] Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING     11. COMMENTS
    Object shape and size of a star,     Insufficient information for
    yellow with jagged edges. Faded &     proper evaluation, but object
    reappeared just above horizon.        was possibly a star. Possibly
                                          Comet ENCKE.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28972525