Plattsburg, New YorkJune 1956

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Summary

On June 26, 1956, observers at a Ground Observer Corps post in Plattsburg, New York, reported seeing a round, glowing object about the size of a two-engine aircraft. The object appeared yellowish and remained visible for roughly two minutes as it descended from a high angle. The observers reported that the object approached a multi-engine aircraft, then headed east before fading from view.

The Air Force investigated the sighting and noted that an F-94B jet fighter was in the area at the same time. Intelligence officers at the 784th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron concluded the sighting was possibly caused by light reflecting off the jet aircraft's exhaust. No radar correlation was found between the UFO report and the aircraft. Weather conditions at the time included scattered clouds, winds from the northwest at 33 knots, and visibility of 4.5 miles. No intercept action was taken.

The file notes there was no physical evidence to support the sighting and no further analysis was possible. The Air Force evaluation listed in the case is "unknown," though the commentary in the file suggests the investigators leaned toward an aircraft-related explanation.

The full case file, comprising nine pages as held by the National Archives, is reproduced below.

Reported location

Plattsburg, New York

Date of incident

June 1956

State / country

NY / US

Page count

9 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 25

Original case file scans

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& GE Gch co TER ERTS yy Tr 1 WCU TE OY WIE PYRPIIL 1 +1 SESE EAGT VI00 PY FAR WOT Cap -
Fa PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE / LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
26_June 1956 Plattsburg, New York O Probably Balloon
1 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
: CY] [ROR SL A eC SA NAT X2Ground- Visual O Ground-Radar a 4 Bal (RE
GMT / 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
& No Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE © Cv RE rT
o {ABR gi ent Dota for Evaluation
two minutes | one | descending |@ Unkrown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
1 One round shaped object the size of One F-94B was in the area at the
i a two engine aircraft, size compared | time of sighting & is therefore
to multi engine aircraft beside it, apd//believed that the sighting
glowed wih yellowish light. Object was possibly generated from the
was sighted from ground visual for exhaust of the jet a/c. Possibly
a period of two minutes. a/c.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) |
FP * !

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28965957