Olean, New YorkAugust 1958

Insufficient Data

Summary

On August 11, 1958, a civilian near Olean, New York, reported an unidentified flying object at 1945Z, during daytime. The witness described one round, silver object about the size of a normal plate. It made a loud roar. The object was first seen in the northwest and disappeared in the southeast at about 5,000 feet. The sighting lasted about 10 seconds.

Weather was clear with winds from the north and 10-mile visibility. Investigators noted the speed was in the range of a meteor unless the object was very low, and that a low aircraft should have been identified. The Air Force conclusion on the Project 10073 record card was insufficient data for analysis. The card also includes a separate letter about a related report from a son near Collinsville, Illinois, which the Air Force said suggested a bolide or fireball. Project 10073 was the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Olean, New York

Date of incident

August 1958

State / country

NY / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 33

Original case file scans

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: ‘ PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
O Wes Balloon
ean New York O Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ww VENI. WWE
3 O Was Aircraft
ET — x8 Ground- Visual O Ground-Roder QO Probably Aircraft
emt ll/19<45Z2 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Rador O Possibly Aircraft
S. ‘PHOTOS O Was Astronomical
Q Yes O Probably Astronomical
0X No Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CRE ER ——
IX Insufficient Date for Evaluation
0 Unknown
10 secs one SE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Rnd, silver obj, size of normal plate, Speed in range oi meteor
Had loud roar, Disappeared in SE at unless obj very iow, If this
5,000 ft, Observed initially in NW, low a/c identification should
Daylight sighting, have been accomplished, Not
possible for refieccioi: toc be
fm a/c due to angles otf sun
created by distance traversed.
Data incomplete for analysis,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP §2)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28979335