Jamaica, Long Island, New YorkSeptember 1959

Unidentified

Summary

Just before daybreak on September 17, 1959, a civilian driving a car near Jamaica, Long Island, New York, saw a single object for one to three minutes. It was a gray-white sphere described as about a block long.

The object moved fast, traveling about a mile toward the east at roughly 45 degrees above the ground. The weather was clear with visibility of 15 miles or more.

The Air Force noted the description sounded like a cloud and that the witness's estimates of size and speed could not be judged. A check with the weather bureau brought no identification. Follow-up questions were sent but no answer was received. The card lists the case as insufficient data. This was part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Jamaica, Long Island, New York

Date of incident

September 1959

State / country

NY / US

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 36

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD i
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
} 00 Was Balloon
| 17 Sep 50 Jol Tous ela) Mew York |@ Risbadd Belen
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION hE blood Eindelb ing !
; 3 i 0 Was Aircraft {
] Local — - J¥.Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Rador O Probably ae ats |
; GMT 17/08407 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar DO Possibly Aircraft
: 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
J a Yes O Probobly Astronomical
; No i Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
A 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE (J 0] {7 1 petits cc hte ae RRR TI CER
3% Insufficient Data for Evaluation
; i 0 Unknown
: 1-3 mins one Bast
i 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Grey white sphere about a block long moving | Sounds like a cloud. Unable to judge
fast for about a mile. Elev 45% Weather clear | accuracy of witness estimations on
; just prior to daybreak. size & speed. I'ollow-up info reques ted
tut no answer received. Case listed as
ipsufficient data.
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28984597