North Branch, New YorkAugust 1955

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Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from North Branch, New York in August 1955. The full case file (4 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 23.

Reported location

North Branch, New York

Date of incident

August 1955

State / country

NY / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4

Transcribed text

TEENA on oo Bonterra TERRI tra TTA ) FE —— § v i
FAT ; PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
2m 24 Aug 55 North Branch, New York 0 Was Balloon |
DO Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION W, UBSNIGHY Dono |
0 Wos Aircraft
ROW iii XGround- Vi sual O Ground-Radar QO Probably Aircraft
GMT__2D 040s Zz 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar | OX Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS «3S O Was Astronomical
: OVYes = iit kA
8 Ne wi 1ian Possibly Astronomica
1 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 5 i mr rg re mare
g Tigi ici at i
3 4 5 min 1 unk ao 11 hg a for Evaluahon
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
f Bluish white, 2500 ft alt. Possible a/c sighting. :
] Front lighted semi circle.
k Single blinking light rear. -
; ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
: ; : :
4 ‘ . : : I g :

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28963255

Connected across the archive

Programs and code names

Project Blue Book

Places

New York North Branch North Branch, NY

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

1955 1955-08-01