Warsaw, N.M., October 1959October 1959

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Summary

Before dawn on October 21, 1959, a civilian at Warsaw, New York, saw four bright lights for about 20 to 30 minutes. The witness, a race-horse trainer, was rated reliable. The lights were star-shaped and about the size of a half dollar, colored white and red.

Two of the lights formed a pair and the other two were scattered. The red color appeared like a tail that came and went. The lights were nearly stationary, directly overhead, except for one movement toward the south. They faded as daylight came. The night had scattered clouds.

Weather data showed a sharp temperature inversion at the 4,000 foot level. Local airports reported no scheduled flights in the area at the time. The Air Force concluded the conditions were such as to cause a superior mirage and attributed the lights to that effect. The card lists the case as a mirage from the inversion. This was part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Warsaw, N.M., October 1959

Date of incident

October 1959

State / country

? / XX

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 37

Original case file scans

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3 : PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
J : morse
1. DATE | 2 LOCATION be CONCLUSIONS
| 0 Was Bolloon
21 Oct 5G i Warsaw N.Z. ie Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 2 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolleon
1 ! 0 Was Aircraft
ot UIE A A : es Phstonis -Yis - 3
] Local 2 Ground- Visual O Ground-Radar a Probably Aircraft
cMT_21/1 | 0 AirVisudl O Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 4. SOURCE Oo Was Astronomical
C Yes O Probably Astronomical
: 8 No civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
ee eae Ty, COURSE.
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE @ OtherInuersion Reflects
} 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
i : 0 Unknown
20 mins four stationar i
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS gr
Four star-shap2d bright 1ligats, zize of a half Atmospheric ~opnditions were such as
1 dollar, white & red. Two formed 2s a pair, +o cause a superior mirage. Soundengs
q tha other two scattersd. Red color appeared indicated that there was a sharp inver:
8 as a tail appearing & disappearing. at the 4,000 rt level. Source unknown
b however lights attributed to a superio
i mirage due €O +he inversion.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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