Over Utica N.Y., November 1959November 1959

Insufficient Data

Summary

On the night of November 3, 1959, military pilots in a T-33 jet over Utica, New York, saw an object for 10 to 15 minutes. The aircraft was at 30,000 feet.

The object was round and yellow-white, the size of a pinhead at arm's length, and looked like a spotlight. It seemed stationary until the pilots tried to close in, at which point it sped rapidly away. It disappeared suddenly, then reappeared much dimmer before disappearing again. There was no sound. The flight was on top of a solid overcast under a bright moon.

The Air Force noted the object could have been a balloon, but because the direction of movement was not reported, no valid conclusion could be reached. The card lists the case as insufficient data. This was part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Over Utica N.Y., November 1959

Date of incident

November 1959

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 37

Original case file scans

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: PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION : 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Wos Balloon
SER Fa le) i) © Sh Over Utica N.Y. 19 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION H (fieanty Sailoan |
’ 0 Was Aircraft
Local a TR O Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Radar Q Probably Aircraft
CMT_ 03, 2355%Z A Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Rador O Possibly Aircraft
5, PHOTOS ~ | 6. SOURCE PT RTE RAR ET SERRE, ba YL CUS SE GE
O Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
. B No Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | &. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE ©) 1) PR RO) Ge
Bx Insufficient Data for Evaluation
O Unknown
10 tc 15 mins ons not given :
10. BRIE? SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Rnd, y2llow=-white obj, size of pinhead at The possibility exists that the ob]
farm's length. Locked like spotlight. Disappeared was a balloon. However, the directdo
suddenly, then reappeared much dimmer. of movement was not reported, thereby
Experienced pilots thought obj stationary precluding a valid consiusion.
| until they attempted to close in & obj spad
rapidly away.
"ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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