West Nyark New York, July 1958July 1958

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Summary

On July 24, 1958, at approximately 12:00 a.m., a civilian observer in West Nyack, New York reported seeing a moving object in the eastern sky. The object appeared about the size of the full moon and shined with a silver metallic color. No visible vapor trail was noted. The shape was slightly elliptical, with its long axis pointing in the direction of flight. The witness observed the object for 8 to 10 seconds before it disappeared in the western sky. The Air Force evaluated this sighting as a meteor.

Reported location

West Nyark New York, July 1958

Date of incident

July 1958

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 33

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
24 Jul 58

2. DATE-TIME GROUP
[illegible]
GMT: 24/1100Z

3. LOCATION
West Nyack, New York

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
X Ground-Vised [ ] Ground-Radar
[ ] Air-Vised [ ] Air-Intercept Radar

5. SOURCE
Civilian

6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
8-10 secs

8. COURSE
West

9. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Obj moving East to West appeared to be about size of the full moon, shining a silver metallic color, no visible vapor trail. Shape slightly elliptical. Long axis in direction of flight. In sight for 8-10 secs & obj disappeared fm sight in Western sky.

10. [illegible]

11. COMMENTS
Meteor sighting.

12. CONCLUSIONS
[ ] Balloon
[ ] Probably Balloon
[ ] Possibly Balloon
[ ] Was Aircraft
[ ] Probably Aircraft
[ ] Possibly Aircraft
[ ] Astronomical
[ ] Probably Astronomical
[ ] Possibly Astronomical
[ ] Other
[ ] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
[ ] Unknown

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28979074