Ogdensberg, NYNovember 1957

Unidentified

Summary

On November 12, 1957, at approximately 1 a.m., a round, bright green and blue object was observed rising and moving toward the west near Ogdensberg, New York. The object was small and remained in sight for 10 to 25 minutes. Witnesses included a civilian student and a sailor on watch aboard a U.S. Coast Guard cutter called the Maple. The object was observed from ground level under clear skies with high thin scattered clouds. An Air Force intelligence officer noted the sighting was possibly an astrological phenomenon.

Reported location

Ogdensberg, NY

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

NY / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 30

Original case file scans

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UFOB INDEX CARD ATSR-1197 601-57

1. DATE
12 Nov 57
3 pages

2. LOCATION
Ogdensberg, NY

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
12/2250Z Nov 57

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Q Ground-Visual
Q Ground-Radar
Q Air-Visual
Q Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
Q Yes
Q No

6. SOURCE
Civilian and Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
Ten to 25 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One

9. COURSE
Rising and W

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
One round bright green and blue object small. Object was seen slightly rising and moving toward the west. Object was in sight for from 10 to 25 minutes.

11. COMMENTS
Concur with Reporting Officer that this sighting was probably a star.

12. CONCLUSIONS
Q Was Balloon
Q Probably Balloon
Q Possibly Balloon
Q Was Aircraft
Q Probably Aircraft
Q Possibly Aircraft
Q Was Astronomical
Q Probably Astronomical
Q Possibly Astronomical
Q Other_
Q Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Q Unknown

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28974660