Newburg, New YorkJuly 1954

Insufficient Data

Summary

On July 13, 1954, in Newburgh, New York, a civilian reported seeing an unusual object. The witness, a 35-year-old male librarian attending a concert with his wife, observed a bright object moving slowly across a clear sky while the sun was setting. The object resembled a fluorescent lamp and was shaped like a cigar. It traveled in a straight line from northwest to southeast. The sighting lasted about three minutes. The object moved slowly and appeared very high in the sky, compared to the speed of a reconnaissance aircraft. The Air Force noted that the information presented conflicts with analysis and classified the sighting as unknown.

Reported location

Newburg, New York

Date of incident

July 1954

State / country

NY / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE                          2. LOCATION                  12. CONCLUSIONS
13 July 1954                    Newburgh, New York           [ ] Was Balloon
                                                              [ ] Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP              4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION       [ ] Possibly Balloon
Local ___________________       [X] Ground-Visual            [ ] Was Aircraft
GMT        14/0045             [ ] Ground-Radar              [ ] Probably Aircraft
5. PHOTOS                        [ ] Air-Visual               [X] Possibly Aircraft
[ ] Yes                          [ ] Air-Intercept Radar      [ ] Was Astronomical
[X] No                                                        [ ] Probably Astronomical
6. SOURCE                        [ ] Possibly Astronomical
Civilizer                       [ ] Other_________________
                                [ ] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION         8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE
3 minutes                       1                    Not reported
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING  11. COMMENTS
Similar to flourescent lamp - cigar shape. (No information presented conflicts with
Straight line of flight, slow movement. Very s/c analysis)
high. Speed of recon a/c. Sun was setting.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28958990