Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y., March 1955March 1955

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Summary

In March 1955, at Farmingdale, Long Island, New York, an observer reported four dull, reddish objects in formation. He saw them with his naked eye while studying the planet Jupiter through a telescope. The objects were not seen through the telescope. They flew in a northerly direction and were watched for about ten seconds. How they disappeared was unknown.

The observer said the objects were definitely not astronomical.

The Air Force noted heavy air traffic over the area and said the objects may have been navigation lights or jet afterburners. The case was listed as a possible aircraft sighting, and no investigation was ordered.

Reported location

Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y., March 1955

Date of incident

March 1955

State / country

? / XX

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 22

Original case file scans

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UFOB INDEX CARD |
1. DATE NE : 2. LOCATION / | 12. CONCLUSIONS |
1 7 a aE ( |
#4 jo Was Balloon
i SFM | 5 ' ered : gland, 1 Y, 0 Probably Balloon
Lo “® March 195 | Farmingdale, Long I , 00 Possibly Bolloan
3 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION
j cs $ Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Rodar 3 Bad HOT
) CMT. nde? 57 Teoh cs 0 Air-Visual O Air-Intercept Radaor % Possibly Aircroft
A 5. PHPTOS Hn 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical |
bt . 0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
] LR Ws (r474 Fe 0 Possibly Astronomical |
A 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE OHI GY Es Mi
%: 0 Insufficient Dara for Evaluation
i 0 Unknawn
4 AFR TR OORN A TR SORTER FT UTL TR YR TRE LO Ee
4 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. CCMMENTS
| Tour §4), dull and reddish objects in a "WW Due vo the Lwrevilty of the sigatdng :
3 formation were noted by observer while ha ard the irpraovability of further
4 was studying Jupiter through a telescope. investigation Jielding further data
y Objects were not sesn tirouzh the tolescope of valua, no investigation authorized
4 but with the naked cye,s Chserver states by this organization. lleavy alr
& that these objects were definitely not teaiflc over this area and the pose
: astronemical in mature, Objects {lew fin sibility of the sighting being
b a rortherly direction and were observed for navigation lights or jet aivex-
4 a period of ten (10) seconds. Mammer of burners lead to a possible aircraft
3 disappearance unknown, sighting.
4 AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) | ati
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