Schenectady-Albany, N. Y., July 1957July 1957

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Summary

In July 1957, observers near Schenectady and Albany, New York reported seeing an unusual object in the sky. The object was described as oval in shape, roughly the size of a dime at arm's length, and glowing white. It moved in level flight from east to west below the cloud layer and appeared to trail brown smoke or fumes as it flew.

The sighting lasted only a few seconds. Ground observers watched the object until it passed over and they lost sight of it. The object seemed to be on fire or ablaze as it moved across the sky. Weather conditions at the time included some clouds, with winds aloft varying by altitude.

The Air Force investigated the sighting and classified it as a meteor. One record card notes the observation came from Schenectady, New York, and another from Srayuna, New York (near Albany). The case file indicates the sighting was ground-based visual observation.

The full case file of 11 pages is reproduced below as held by the National Archives.

Reported location

Schenectady-Albany, N. Y., July 1957

Date of incident

July 1957

State / country

? / XX

Page count

11 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 28

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 11

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| PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
3 fp ae ee ER : Vest Pasir O Was Balloon
3 Lr - duty LYdy | Schenectady-Albany, N.Y, 0 Probably Bolicon
| 3. DATETIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Wy _LRAny Sey |
E 1 Cl mado T— 3 3 O Wos Aircrafr
i HY HE AL 7] BY Lr a A Ra “IX Ground-VYisuol DO Ground-Radar 0 Probably Arercht
§ GMT r= C AirVisuai 0 Air-Intercept Rador O Possibly Aircraft
] | 5. PHOTOS 4. SOURCE 1X Was Astronomical 2 TooOr
| O Yes 0 Probebly Astronomicol
1 | Ne Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
| 7. LENGTM OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Other
ER | O insufficient Data for Evaluation
NR | 3 & : O Unknown
9 : seconds | one Ho J
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
ER | Ain oval object, size of dime and Meteor sighting.
i slowing white, was seen trailing
lB! brown fumes (smoke) in level flight
Ee | elow clouds, g
E ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
g x : :
g 3 :
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28970605