New Church, VAJuly 1959

Insufficient Data

Summary

In 1959, near New Church, Virginia, an observer reported several lights in the sky. The sighting was reported through the Air Force's unidentified flying object record system.

The witness described four circular lights that looked fuzzy or blurred, with no impression of being solid. They formed a crescent pattern with the tips pointing up. The lights varied in speed but never stopped, and they appeared to chase each other, like a game. The weather was reported as hazy with a few stars visible.

The record card noted the haze could account for how the objects appeared and disappeared, and that a probable temperature inversion was present.

Reported location

New Church, VA

Date of incident

July 1959

State / country

VA / US

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 36

Original case file scans

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fear ax Wine PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD : :
Fen 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
0 Was Balloon t
Talis s ew Church, Va O Probably Balleon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon
Or \ or N s |
80 PM - 930 PM a: Vi 5 0 Was Aircraft is t
Local 20 il = Le Sm Ground- Visual O Ground-Rador 0: Probobly Aircraft Refuel Cpy |
GMT 02 /01307 0 AirVYisual 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
0-Ne : civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9: COURSE Oo Other oo ———
O Insufficient Data for Evaluation} |
1s : 0 Unknown
nok given varied erratic
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
4 tireular lights wedges fussy or blurred WX given as nov & somewhat hazy with
No impression of solidity. followed a few stars. This could account for the
crescent pattern w/tips pointing up. Cpeed [appearance 8. disappearancg of the objs |
varied but never stopp d. Lights appeared gS well as indicates that a probable
to chase each other, 25 bling a game of inversion was present whi -h would add to
tag. Ovcasionally onc pht would catch the distortion of the ligats. Duration npti
another & mesh with it. Lnvenent ran North given. Possibility exists that the lights
to South. doserved were from a refualing operation.
{otter sent to tke principle witnesses
put not answers i. Case considered as POSSE
Ss rofueling rather than insufficient data.
"ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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