Steward AFB, New YorkJuly 1955

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Summary

On July 13, 1955, near Stewart Air Force Base, New York, a witness reported one object. The sighting was seen from the ground.

The object was circular and white and looked alternately flattened on its sides, and appeared to have a tail. It moved south, north, and west, and at times traced a circular path. It seemed to oscillate and drift.

The Air Force card lists the conclusion as probably balloon. The comments note that winds shifted among several directions at the time, which, with the object's movements, supports a balloon. A preliminary report said the object was a weather balloon, and the headquarters concluded it was a rawinsonde balloon.

Reported location

Steward AFB, New York

Date of incident

July 1955

State / country

NY / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

Original case file scans

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2 UFCB INDEX CARD
1. DATE i\ We \ 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS
/ A A g | 2 Was Balloon
X8 July 1955 ’ Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION W FeRniGly Sailesn |
RR LR ESE SOR OA 2 Ground-Visual O Ground-Radar | a Erato Waris
GMT 13/00152 July 1958 : o Air Visual QO Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft |
ES PHOTOS 6. SOURCE . O Was Astronomical |
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
; No O Possibly Astronomical |
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION E TEC) OF ¥BJECTS | 9. COURSE TRECs TERR RR CNTR Rt
i : O Insufficient Data for Evaluation i
| ; OQ Unknown
SANA aye Bele
| 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One (1), ofroular, white, alternately flatene A chack with COC Weather indicated |
| on sides, appearsd to have a tail. The object] that ths winds at time of sighting
| movad to the south, north, and west, and at wers blowing from the north, south,
times describe a oiroular path. The object and sast and at intervals batwesn |
| Seemed to oscillate and drift, these directions. The description |
| | of the object, its manuvevers, and |
| ; “the winds substantiate a balloon
sighting. A preliminary report frem
| ‘the 28 ADiv was that the objsot was
| | a wmather balloon. This headquarters |
| fedls this was a rawinsonds balloon |
| . AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) 7 : ST hg |

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28962766