Wantagh, N.Y., April 1958April 1958

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Summary

On April 1, 1958, three circular objects were observed in Wantagh, New York. The objects traveled in a horizontal line at the size of the full moon. They were glowing but not bright and disappeared by fading out. The sighting lasted 4 to 5 seconds. Witnesses described the objects as characteristic of a meteor which had broken up. The objects appeared as a group of lights in formation and traveled in an east-northeast direction. The Air Force evaluated the sighting as an astronomical meteor.

Reported location

Wantagh, N.Y., April 1958

Date of incident

April 1958

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 32

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
1 Apr 58
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT 1410420Z
5. PHOTOS
Yes
No
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
4-5 secs
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Three circular objs traveling in a horizontal line, size of full moon, glowing, but not bright. Disappearance by fading out.

2. LOCATION
Wantagh, N.Y.
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
Ground-Radar
Air-Visual
Air-Intercept Radar
6. SOURCE
Civilian
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
three
9. COURSE
ENE
11. COMMENTS
Sighting characteristic of meteor which has broken up. 30 deg arc in 4-5 secs meteor speed. Bolides can appear as group of lights in formation.

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
X Was Astronomical Meteor
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28977813