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ce am PL ee St a nh etal ae a Sill ee oe a, al a LY HEADQUARTERS ; ; mn aGaLY AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ae eet. QEFER TO: MITCHEL FIELD, NEW YORK ST oe - me: t, adi. r . Shad ‘S . . We tha WAT a te "Tt wy! att en Ji, fan ‘ Sty Bg a oats ey fF a Classification (cancelled) [cher or sar ae 1, e effective on cn fo ———~—inder the authorit of oo: 12 Septender Sh - SUBJECT: Unidentified aah nines h { SUMMARY Of IN?ORMATIONs The following information was received 12 August 1947 from b t ; New Hyde Park, Long Island, relative o the sighting of a possible flying disc 4 August 1947,» On 4 August 1947, QQ, on Si th Pon Avorican Airways, Inc., was the first pilot of a Constellation type alroraft on a flight frou Gander, Bewfoundland, to La Guardia Field, Kew York, pre pal took over the aircraft at Gander, Newfeumdlend and departed at approxima — 1250 P.M, Fastern Daylight Saving Tine for La Guardia Field, Few York. At 1600 P.M, at s position approximately midway between the Everett (Mass) Fan Marker and the Bedford Radio Beacon (Everett te 3 miles EW of Boston, Mass,, and Bedford is 15 miles EW of the same olty) bot sighted unidentifisble flying objects, To the be , of the following weather conditions existed at thet Ee times Visibility was good; cloud coverage was from 6-5/10ths, with tops at Po 10,000 feet; and the wind at the 8,000 foot level was estinated as being 270/25 miles per hour, The siroraft was at 8 ,000 feet; atrapeed 266 mph; and the course was 244 degrees, magnetics, ——V: was eitting in the oo-pilots seat (the right side of the ceckpit) first called ttention te a bright erange objest,, which was on the right side of the pleéne, and slightly below the level ef the aircraft, “was unable te see the object, as he had no visibility te the right and dewn, from his position. ai Mamodiately glenced out his side window and noticed, at a 45° angle to the loft, and unidentified flying edject. It was about ene mile away at an eltitude of approximately 7,800 h [ banked to obtain a better view of the ebject. The ebject Pte ane fect, was under observation for approxinately 30 seconds, and during this time was viewed by } QIMMecesoribed the object as being about the length “ef a P-40 Puselage, dbiimt et both ends, cylindrical ia shape, ond having o bright erange hue, ted that the object hed a definite shape, and that there was no suggestion ‘of gaseous dissipetion as there would de the erange color were the exhaust from a rocket, or * jet aircraft. @atimated the course ef the-ebjeot te be 200° ma arise and that od fect was travelling at approximately 160 aph, lost eight of the object, when @ cleud cane between the alroraft the ebject. The pureuit ef the edject was uct sontinusd, fuasmuoh an {t would have mocessitated a departure from the established cirwayse v SRF SO ATE EET I NA Apa merrems toe a -_ O46