New York, N.Y., June 1954June 1954

Insufficient Data

Summary

On June 18, 1954, a civilian witness in New York saw a round, metallic object from the roof of a five-story building. The sighting lasted 10 to 15 seconds. The object looked oval and metallic. It moved on a straight course from southwest to northeast with no sound.

The witness estimated the speed between 400 and 700 miles per hour but could not judge the altitude. The witness assumed it was high up because it reflected the rays of the setting sun. The sky was clear at early twilight.

The Air Force record card suggested the object was probably a meteor. It noted that the reported duration or speed seemed to be in error, but said there was not enough data for a firm conclusion.

Reported location

New York, N.Y., June 1954

Date of incident

June 1954

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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§ 1. DATE | LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS :
: 18 June 1954 Mew York, N.Y 0 Wes Balloon
i | Sunnis hd 0 Probably Balloon
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i 3. DATE-TIME GROUP [+ TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
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: A020 3 : 0 Was Alcroft
g toeel — —  Grund-Visval O Ground-Roder A Brabotly Avera
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§ GME EATER rt seal QO AimYisuol O Air-Intercept Radar DO Possibly Aircraft
| 5. PHOTOS + SOURCE 0 Was Astronomico!
a 0 Yes O Probably Astrenomicol
I 1 Ne Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
bh EE a 20 i aa RP EE Pome Pe orm
1 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION A, NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE {ofa a] 1,1 NENT El CS
L 2 Insufficient Dates for Evaluation
i 10-15 Seconds 1 NE 0 Unknown
| eR SO RE rt 55 Se
E 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
8 Round metallic - 400-700 MPH, Straight course | Duration or speed in error. Obisct could
3 no sound. Assumed at high altitude because not mass throuen reported arc Prohably
8 object reflected rays of sun, Straight sun. a meteor, however, insufficient data
| for firm conclusion,exact positional
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28958606