Stewart AFB, N.Y., January 1951January 1951

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Summary

On January 12, 1951, about 10 p.m. Eastern time, two Air Force officers reported a bright object near Stewart Air Force Base in New York. The report is part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

One observer, a lieutenant, described a single object that was unusually bright and brilliant white, three or four times as large as a star. As it rose, it changed color to a hazy yellow, then green, then red, and left a tail of light behind. It made no sound and seemed to move very fast in a zigzag pattern. He said it did not appear to be conventional aircraft. A second observer described a white light like a very bright star, round in shape, with rapid upward motion and an erratic sidewise motion. The observation point was on a hill about 100 feet high, and visibility was excellent.

No weather balloons were released and no local aircraft were taking off or landing during the sighting. The Air Force listed its conclusion as a balloon.

Reported location

Stewart AFB, N.Y., January 1951

Date of incident

January 1951

State / country

? / XX

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 8

Original case file scans

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‘ ke PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD :
1. DATE a CHT ere ne SC |
0 Was L..ico.
12d 29 Sit Si Stewart ; AFB, N.Y, n Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION —=—=—10 Possibly Balloon
: g 0 Vas Aircroft
Local “13/05 ERS SE 2 Ground- Visual 0 Cround-Rador 0 Probably Aircroft
guy, AWORSE Do Air Visual 0 Air-Intorcept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE FRSA 1 Wes Astronomical
1 0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No Two AF Officers 0 Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 NUMDEROF OBJECTS | 5. COURSE = ID Other
-- ee Duta for Evoluation
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Co CNTR TERRA TRE SIREREEEE ER CCT ER SE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1. COMMENTS :
Shape - Star - Size Ster - Color was white to | Evaluated as a balloon,
hazy yellow to red- Speed rapid ascension,
Alt -~ Low to high. Ascended in a erratic
manner.
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"ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28938901