Mitchel AFB, N.Y., February 1959February 1959

Insufficient Data

Summary

On February 6, 1959, a military weather observer at Mitchel Air Force Base, New York, reported a light in the night sky. The sighting was about 6:25 p.m. local time (2325Z) and lasted about 25 minutes. The observer was an experienced weather observer who used a theodolite.

He described one round, white light about the size of a pea. It held steady, then moved slowly from west to north in a circular motion. There was no sound or trail. The light was measured at an azimuth of about 255 to 260 degrees and an elevation near 38 to 39 degrees.

The Air Force concluded the case was other, listed as a reflection. The record card said the long duration was too long for an aircraft or balloon under the wind conditions, and that the observer highly probably saw a reflection on a cloud.

Reported location

Mitchel AFB, N.Y., February 1959

Date of incident

February 1959

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 35

Original case file scans

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gg et PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD : Taal
1 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
O Was Balloon
>) Feb 959 Mitchel AFB, IN. Y. O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon |
O Was Aircraft
| Locol aT 0 Ground-Radar O Probably Aircraft |
M128 23252 o pu ai O Air-Intercept Radar |O Possibly Aircraft
Ss. P S O Was Astronomicol
O Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
B:Ne ; Military : O Possibly Astronemical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Ox Other—_Rallection
O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown ’
25 nin one N
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1. COMMENTS
Round, white light, size of pea, steady, Time duration is too long for an
‘1 then moving from West to North slowly in aircraft or a balloon under the pre-
circular motion. valent wind conditions. It is highly
| probable observer saw a reflection on |
a cloud.
| ATIC FORM 329 (RRV 26 SEP $2)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28981850