Poughkeepsie, New YorkAugust 1962

Unidentified

Summary

On August 25, 1962, a civilian about three miles north of Poughkeepsie, New York, reported an object in the night sky. The time was about 2140 (9:40 p.m.) local time. The witness was near where Routes 44 and 55 intersect. The object was reported visible for about one hour.

The witness described an object the size of a baseball, the size of the evening star, fire-red in color with a tail of fire. It first appeared high in the sky, then moved down to treetop level and back up, and moved from side to side. It disappeared while the observer's head was turned. It made no sound. The sky was clear.

The report was filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports. The Air Force said the small size and behavior pointed to an astronomical body, with apparent rising caused by refraction as the body set. It noted the stars Vega and Deneb were in the area of the first sighting. The case was evaluated as astronomical.

Reported location

Poughkeepsie, New York

Date of incident

August 1962

State / country

NY / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 46

Original case file scans

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3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4, TYPE OF OBSERVATION @ Pessibly Balloon 2
RL EA SR SW SN Shee | IN Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Rodar a Brohky River
MT. 26/01407 RASH SO, 0 Air Visual 1 Air-Intercapt Radar 0 Possibly Aireralt
5 PHOTOS | 8. SOURCE #3 Was Astronomical star
Q Yes i 1 Probably Astronomical
oH VX Ne {Civilian ne a 00 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF C23ERVATION | 2. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CREE RS RR
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Obj size of baseball, size of svening | Small size & duration of sighting
star, color fire-red with tail of indicate astronomical body, Suddeh |
fire observed overhead, Moved fm 90 rising indicated by refraction
dgr to tree-top level & then back to as body sets. Both Vega & Deneb X
90 dgr, Moved fm side to side, disappeared// were in the area indicated T
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