Sampson AFB, New YorkJuly 1954

Insufficient Data

Summary

On the night of July 30, 1954, a military witness at Sampson Air Force Base, New York, reported a star like object. The sighting lasted a few seconds, between about 10:57 and 11:02 p.m. The object was round and about the size of other stars, with a reddish hue. It made no sound and showed no clear features.

The object was seen sporadically through overcast and clouds at about 45 degrees elevation. It disappeared above the clouds for a short time, then reappeared and traveled in the same direction before being lost to view in light haze.

The Air Force record card said the object was a star seen through overcast. It listed the case as insufficient data, with no course or speed determined.

Reported location

Sampson AFB, New York

Date of incident

July 1954

State / country

NY / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

Original case file scans

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; 4 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
| 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
; Toa. sd 3 0 Was Balloon
) 30 Judy 1954 Sampson AFB, New York DO Probably Balleon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION SFE LL Bl
t
LV) & 0 Was Aircraft
Local UP re  Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Radar 0 Probebly Aircraft
omT_ 31/0157 01577 0D Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
| 5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE 0O Was Astronomical
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
1 No Military O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BC Oher bale bilo i a
A Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Few Seconds il - =(7) 0 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
| zug, star like — disappeared in cloud. Size Star through overcast. Insufficzeént
of cther stars - reddish hue. No sound, featurds data. No course, speed, etc.
or details, Sparodic observaticns through over
| cast and clouds.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
3 5 . - 4 .
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