Long Beach, New YorkNovember 1957

Unidentified

Summary

On November 3, 1957, at 1:30 p.m., a round object was sighted in Long Beach, New York. The object appeared as bright as the head of a pin when dim, then changed brightness and emitted light rays. It was white and stationary in the sky. The sighting lasted 2 to 5 minutes and was observed by 15 students at Long Beach High School using the naked eye. Fighters scrambled in response. The Air Force concluded that Venus and search lights were the only possible explanation for the sighting.

Reported location

Long Beach, 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
2 November 1957

2. LOCATION
Long Beach, New York

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local 1630Z
09/2150Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
X Ground-Visual
Air-Visual
Ground-Radar
Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
Yes
X No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
2 to 5 min/still in sight

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
stationary

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Round obj, size of dina when bright. Size of head of pin when dim. White, changing brightness & emitting light rays.

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
X Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Was
Insufficient Date for Evaluation
Unknown

11. COMMENTS
Fighters scrambled & rptd that Venus & search lights were the only possible explanation for the sighting. Venus rptd bright & large in direction of sighting.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28972702