Hilton, New YorkNovember 1957

Unidentified

Summary

On November 5, 1957, at dusk near Hilton, New York, a civilian observer reported seeing one bright flashing white light moving east on a straight course. The object was in sight for three minutes and was located about 5 to 6 miles north of the observer's post. The light was described as white, becoming brighter then returning to normal brightness. An aircraft landing at Rochester was noted in the report. The Air Force concluded the sighting was probably caused by an aircraft.

Reported location

Hilton, New York

Date of incident

November 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: 5 November 1957
2. LOCATION: Hilton, New York
12. CONCLUSIONS: [checkboxes] Was Balloon, Probably Balloon, Possibly Balloon, Was Aircraft, [X] Probably Aircraft, Possibly Aircraft, Was Astronomical, Probably Astronomical, Possibly Astronomical, Other, Insufficient Data for Evaluation, Unknown

3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local 05/2240Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: [X] Ground-Visual, [] Ground-Radar, [] Air Visual, [] Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS: [] Yes, [X] No
6. SOURCE: Civilian (GOC)

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: three minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one
9. COURSE: easterly

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: One bright flashing white light. Obj was seen moving east on straight course and was in sight for three minutes.

11. COMMENTS: Description, duration, flight path indicate that this sighting was probably caused by an aircraft.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28973038