N. Bellmore, L.I. New York, November 1957November 1957

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Summary

On November 1, 1957, at 6:45 p.m., a civilian in North Bellmore, Long Island, New York reported seeing a round object the size of a baseball that was white in color. The witness was looking up into the sky when they spotted it. The object moved in a course bearing of 62 to 70 degrees southwest and remained visible for 5 minutes. The object was observed by ground visual means at night. The witness provided information suggesting the sighting was probably the planet Venus. The Air Force evaluation was listed as unknown.

Reported location

N. Bellmore, L.I. New York, November 1957

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 31

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
0 November 1957

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local ___
GMT 29/2340Z

5. PHOTOS
[checkmark] Yes
[blank] No

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
5 minutes

2. LOCATION
N. Bellmore, L.I., N.Y.

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
[checkbox] Ground-Visual
[blank] Ground-Radar
[checkbox] Air Visual
[blank] Air-Intercept Radar

6. SOURCE
Civilian

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One

9. COURSE
SW

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Round object, round, size of baseball, color - white.

12. CONCLUSIONS
[blank] Was Balloon
[blank] Probably Balloon
[blank] Possibly Balloon
[blank] Was Aircraft
[blank] Probably Aircraft
[blank] Possibly Aircraft
[blank] Was Astronomical
[blank] Probably Astronomical
[blank] Possibly Astronomical
[blank] Other
[blank] Insufficient Date for Evaluation
[blank] Unknown

11. COMMENTS
From meager information given this sighting was probably planet Venus.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28975420