Fishkill, New YorkJuly 1957

Unidentified

Summary

On July 8, 1957, shortly after 9 p.m., a civilian in Fishkill, New York, spotted an object in the western sky. The witness described it as white and roughly the size of a basketball held at arm's length. For about 15 seconds, the object moved on a straight, level path before fading from view.

The Air Force recorded the sighting as a ground-based visual observation. The witness noted scattered thunderstorms in the area and cirrus clouds overhead. According to the case file, the object's edges appeared sharp and well-defined, and the sky conditions allowed for clear viewing. The witness indicated they were fairly certain of the duration and motion they had observed.

The Air Force evaluated this sighting as unidentified. The case file offers limited additional investigative detail, and the OCR quality of some pages makes it difficult to extract a full account of any follow-up analysis or expert commentary. The evaluation stands without explanation in the available records.

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

Reported location

Fishkill, New York

Date of incident

July 1957

State / country

NY / US

Page count

10 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 28

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 10

Transcribed text

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1 0 Was Balloon

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3. DATE-TIME GROUP | + TYPE oF ossERVATION ] bs OTSLY Deis

| Gaal 2155 hrs EST) :8:Ground- Visuol 0 Ground-Roder | 2 Probably Airerofr

GMT. 2302507 AX 0 Air-Visuai O Air-Intarcopt Radar O Possibly Aircrait

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2 0 Yas 0 Probably Astronomical

3 ONe | civilian : i= Possibly Astronomical

3 7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE I Bile

3 i | |G Insufficient Dato for Evaluation

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3 10. 85 57 SUMMARY OF SIGHTING (1. COMMENTS

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3 for i153 seconds in straight level

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28970709

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Programs and code names

Project Blue Book

Places

Fishkill Fishkill, NY New York

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

1957 1957-07-01