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Plattsburg, New York, April 1955

Date of account
1955-04
Location
Plattsburg, New York
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Record summary

Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 9Apri1 1955 Plattsburg. New York Probably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP Possibly Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local XXGround-Visuol Ground-Radar WasAircraft 口 ProboblyAircraft 9/0631Z0834/0920 GMT_S Air-Visuol Air-lnterceptRadar PossiblyAircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astrononical Yes 口 ProbablyAstronomical Civilian 口 XNo Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROF OBJECTS 9.COURSE axotherUnxeliahle.Rpt 口 insufficientDeto forEvaluation 口 Unknown 30 minutes one northeast 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS l.Observer sighted object to the Due to delayin receipt of pre- eas at 0631z at which time it disap- liminary rpt,fantastic nature peared & roappeared at 0834Z & lasted of sighting,& suspicion of hoax for approx 3o mins. obsrvr stated obj & fact that no other persons changed fm red to white & then to

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