Elmira, New YorkNovember 1955

Insufficient Data

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Elmira, New York in November 1955. The full case file (3 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 24.

Reported location

Elmira, New York

Date of incident

November 1955

State / country

NY / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 24

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

Transcribed text

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 2 NOV 55
2. LOCATION: Elmira, New York
12. CONCLUSIONS: [checkboxes] Was Balloon, Probably Balloon, Possibly Balloon, Was Aircraft, Probably Aircraft, Possibly Aircraft, Was Astronomical, Probably Astronomical, Possibly Astronomical, Other, Insufficient Data for Evaluation, Unknown

3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local
GMT: 02/2400Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: [checkboxes] Ground-Visual, Ground-Radar, Air-Visual, Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS: [checkbox] Yes, [checkbox checked] No

6. SOURCE: Civilian (GOC)

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 2 min

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: 1

9. COURSE: N to S

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Circular, glowing, dark red light, no sound, nor maneuvers.

11. COMMENTS: Possible A/C

ATFC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28964147

Connected across the archive

People

WILLIAM J. CUSHMAN

Organizations

GOC

Programs and code names

Project Blue Book

Places

Elmira Elmira, New York Elmira, NY JAMES AIRPORT New York SIC CALDWELL ST. ELMIRA NY