Stewart AFB, New YorkOctober 1955

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Summary

On October 25, 1955, at Stewart Air Force Base in New York, military and civilian witnesses observed one bright object described as silver to red in color, round in shape, and about the size of a silver dollar held at arm's length. The sighting lasted 30 minutes and occurred north of the base during daylight hours. An intelligence officer who also observed the object reported it by telephone to the base. Visibility was unlimited and conditions were clear. The Air Force evaluated the sighting as a weather balloon.

Reported location

Stewart AFB, New York

Date of incident

October 1955

State / country

NY / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 24

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS
25 Oct 55 | Stewart AFB, New York | [X] Was Balloon
 | | [ ] Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | [ ] Possibly Balloon
Local ___ | [X] Ground-Visual [ ] Ground-Radar | [ ] Was Aircraft
GMT 25/2214Z | [ ] Air-Visual [ ] Air-Intercept Radar | [ ] Probably Aircraft
 | | [ ] Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | [ ] Was Astronomical
[ ] Yes | military and civilian | [ ] Probably Astronomical
[X] No | | [ ] Possibly Astronomical
 | | [ ] Other___
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE | [ ] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
30 min s | one | unk | [X] Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | 11. COMMENTS

One obj, bright silver to red, round | Intelligence officer who also observed
size of a silver dollar held at arms length. | obj said that it was probably a weather
 | balloon. EVALUATION: BALLOON

ATTC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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