Inwood, New YorkAugust 1961

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Summary

On three nights, August 14, 15, and 16, 1961, civilians in Inwood, New York, reported flashes of light in the sky. The flashes were seen between about 2100 and 2300 (9:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.). The report was filed on the Project 10073 record card, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

The witnesses said each flash lasted about 2 to 4 seconds. The light was about the size of a baseball and orange in color. They spotted it while watching for a satellite. The object appeared before and after the satellite passed. It would go out, then reappear in another location and direction. The first time, it was at a 90 degree angle and traveling south.

The Air Force concluded there was insufficient information given to form a valid conclusion.

Reported location

Inwood, New York

Date of incident

August 1961

State / country

NY / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 43

Original case file scans

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14, 15, & 16 Aug 61 Inwood, New York O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION alibi Forces) (hombirc |
2100-2300 0 Was Aircraft
Local 2100-2300 XEXGround-Visvel 0 Ground-Radar Q Probably Aireroft
CMT , 0 AirVisval O Air-Intercept Radar - Possibly Aireraft
Ss. PHOTOS . 0 Was Astronomical | |
Q Yes O Probably Astronomical
XNe Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28994136