Ogdensberg, New YorkNovember 1957

Unidentified

Summary

On November 12, 1957, a civilian near Ogdensburg, New York reported a small round object. The sighting lasted about 10 to 25 minutes, and the object was practically stationary. It changed colors from bright green and blue to white and orange, and it increased and decreased in brightness.

The Air Force concluded the object was astronomical and identified it as Venus. Astronomical charts showed the object in almost the exact location of Venus. This case is part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Ogdensberg, New York

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

NY / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 30

Original case file scans

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co PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION [12 concrusions |
0 Wos Balloon
12 Nosesmber 1957 Oudenshere, New York i 5 heh i.
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION IW Re
— : 0 Was Aircraft
Local a ki —-— {KGround- Visual O Ground-Rodar O Probably Aircraft
GMT L<d/ 22502 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar |O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE 1X x Was Astronomical Vio us
Q Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
Ho Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other____ TV ij
10 minutes practically "- tpt sol Dota for Evaluation
i § Fae ; nknown
25 minutes one stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Small round object, changing colors Astro charts show object in
from bright green and blue to white aimost exact location of Venus.
and orange, increasing and decreasing
in brightness,
ATIC FORM 320 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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i el A A ASHE 5 5h n ER BE a en as SS Ag a "

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28974658