Hamburg, New YorkJune 1947

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Summary

In June 1947, a civilian near Hamburg, New York, reported seeing a strange object in the sky. The sighting happened at sunset and was made visually from the ground.

The witness described one object shaped like a "crate." It was not very high and appeared to show various rainbow colors. The witness said it was fairly small and moved faster than aircraft. It was seen toward the north, on a heading of about 300 degrees. The object first appeared to be reflecting the sunset, then it changed position and seemed to hold steady.

The report card lists no photos and no physical evidence. The length of observation was not reported.

The Air Force conclusion on the record was "Possibly A/C," meaning the object may have been an aircraft.

Reported location

Hamburg, New York

Date of incident

June 1947

State / country

NY / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 1

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

1. DATE - TIME GROUP: June 1947
2. LOCATION: Hamburg, New York
3. SOURCE: Civilian
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: Not reported
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual
7. COURSE: North
8. PHOTOS: [ ] Yes  [X] No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: [ ] Yes  [X] No

10. CONCLUSION: Possibly A/C

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS: An object shaped like a "crate" was observed, not too high, appeared to have various rainbow colors. See case subject.

FORM FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE)  Previous editions of this form may be used.

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