USAF · 1947 to 1969
Project Blue Book Case Files
The U.S. Air Force's 22-year investigation into reported UFO incidents, drawn from the National Archives. Each case below has a journalistic summary written from the original file. Use the search box to find a place or date, or filter by state and year.
7 cases in NY from 1952 · page 1 of 1
Albany, NY
1952 · unidentifiedOn October 4, 1952, a civilian woman near Albany, New York, reported one circular object. The Ground Observer Corps relayed the report. The object was described as circular, large,…
Cayuga Lake, NY
1952 · unidentifiedOn April 3, 1952, at 2110 (9:10 p.m.) Eastern time, two people reported a fireball over the Cayuga Lake region of New York. One observer was a crew chief for an airline with twelve…
E. LONG ISLAND, NY
1952 · unidentified# Green Flash Over Long Island On January 17, 1952, a civilian observer in Flushing, New York, on the eastern end of Long Island, witnessed an unusual aerial phenomenon that he do…
Ithaca, NY
1952 · unidentifiedOn December 17, 1952, at about 7:57 a.m., an observer on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, saw a fast-moving light. The report was sent to Air Force intelligenc…
MITCHEL AFB, NY
1952 · unidentifiedOn January 21, 1952, a U.S. Navy pilot flying a TBM aircraft near Mitchel Air Force Base in New York spotted an unusual object at low altitude. The pilot estimated it was traveling…
MITCHEL AFB, NY
1952 · unidentifiedOn the morning of December 1, 1952, air traffic controllers and tower operators across the New York City area spotted a single, glowing object in the western sky. The sighting bega…
Schenectady, NY
1952 · unidentifiedOn August 20, 1952, about 8:20 p.m. local time, a Ground Observer Corps member near Schenectady, New York, reported an object low over the treetops. The location was about eight mi…
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