Old Westbury L.I., N.Y., January 1958January 1958

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Summary

On January 3, 1958, a civilian in Old Westbury, Long Island, New York reported seeing a round object with the appearance of a cloud or end ball. The object was white, traveling very fast and very high toward the east. The sighting lasted 8 to 10 seconds. One object was observed. The Air Force concluded this was no doubt a mistaken identity of a conventional object due to unusual or adverse weather conditions.

Reported location

Old Westbury L.I., N.Y., January 1958

Date of incident

January 1958

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 31

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
3 Jan 58
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT 03/1935Z
5. PHOTOS
Yes
20x40
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
8 - 10 secs
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Rnd obj. w/appearance of cloud or end ball, white, traveling very fast & very high toward East.

2. LOCATION
Old Westbury L.I., N.Y.
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual / Ground-Radar / Air-Visual / Air-Intercept Radar
6. SOURCE
Civilian
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one
9. COURSE
East
11. COMMENTS
This is no doubt a mistaken identity of conventional obj, due to unusual or adverse weather conditions.

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

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28976486