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Case FileNARA NAID 28973056 · T1206 Roll 29

Project Blue Book Case File

Rochester, New YorkNovember 1957

Unidentified

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Rochester, New York in November 1957. The full case file (3 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 29.

Reported location

Rochester, New York

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

NY / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 29

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3
Transcribed text
PROJECT 1073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE:
5 November 1957

2. LOCATION:
Rochester, New York

3. DATE-TIME GROUP:
Local
GMT: 05/2306Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION:
X: Ground-Visual
: Ground-Radar
: Air-Visual
: Air-Intercept Radar

12. CONCLUSIONS:
: Was Balloon
: Probably Balloon
: Possibly Balloon
: Was Aircraft
: Probably Aircraft
X: Possibly Aircraft
: Was Astronomical
: Probably Astronomical
: Possibly Astronomical
: Other
: Insufficient Data for Evaluation
: Unknown

5. PHOTOS:
: Yes
: No

6. SOURCE:
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION:
5 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS:
one

9. COURSE:
WSW

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING:
Round object, 2 ft in diameter, bright white with jet exhaust. Circled east then went southwest.

11. COMMENTS:
The description given is that of a jet a/c.
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28973056

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Organizations

39TH ADIV DEF WRAPS753D ACHRON LOCKPORT AFSTAEADF STEWART AF2

Places

New YorkRochester, New YorkRochester, NY

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

19571957-11-015 November 1957

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