1957 CIA Memo for CIA Director on Unidentified Flying Object Reported in NY on 20 September 1957

2) Sapteniaes 1957

MEMORANDUM FOR: Acting Director, Central tnfatligence

+ Unideatified Flying Coioct fsaeetad on 20 Segiembor 1957

1. As £2; oaeted by componants of tha US Ate Dafonse Command, on unidant

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Alyiag eject WU WFO) wos Heakad by US (ates ¢ Of a fatotively sinaight caucsa from the -

easiscn Ho of Long Islend to the vicinity of 2yfislo, Tha obfaeh GS reportedly movlre

washrard ot on altitude of £9, 099 faat ond snead of 2,000 kts. “Jamming” was

renected by savarel ractesin fais vic
sequent bile

a6
vue
fing fer copeasentatives of the TAC, tha US Aie Foren doper tod ter the

osigizal resorts had been degraded somawhe} by infeanation that: xa) Shove wos aa
2 ;

13 minute trec

& in the iroek 2 wostner conditions

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aa were in 1 th enna nee Chica: 30 00” ECA izaining flight. The ADC hes not —

omena reposted west of Dufialo wore

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s lavestigation of this ineldent, but Ia cay ovant it naw sscms close thet
ano? peleted to ia UFO.

We have ns intoliicones on Soviet activities (oogs, long-r2ige aiz, §
marina, or marehast shipaing eperations) which esa ba relcted spocti cally to this

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We have 2xominsd possible Soviet motives for lounchiag a cng=woy shicle

on Ga op ison over tha Ue, ead onside char thera would be Hitle metivation of this

og? pasitly a psychologia cal 0 r cetaliotecy metive, which we believe fs

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2) Sopternhar 1957

MEMOSANGUM FOR: Acting Dirocter, Central tntailigance

SUBJECT : Unideatified Flying Cbfoc? Sencetad on 20 Szgtembor 1957 -

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1. As separ ad by componants of the US Afr Defonse Command, en unidentified

Flying eject (70) was hoaked by US castors on a £9t fativaly sinaight course fro the
eostecn Ho of Lon ong Island fo the vi veinity of 3ufisio.s Tho edjact was cepontodly moving
washiard ot on ulfituda of £0,699 feat ond creed of 2,000 kis. Jansing” was -
rcoeted by savarel radess in this vicinity and westvs. -d as fa? as Chicco. In a gube
sequent teiofing feo coprasentetives of the WAC, tha US Ale Peren aoported that the

origin al reports had beon degraded semana? by infeemation that: {u) there wos cn

12 minute breck in tho tes ak; Co} wosingr ¢ ntti cas tn tha area ware. of he. tye? watch
hava in the past sredveed falea radzr pips ond elecivanic Entgefesonesy 6} 8-47"s of
SAC wore in tha er30 neos Chicaze~ oa oa_ECiA tratning flight, The ADC hes not”

the phaacmena reposted west of Buficlo ware ned ralated to m2uro,

soliicenes on Soviet 2ativities (eegay long-range © oF, she
gcasrations) Wish esa ba related specifics Ny to this
ip.ualikely shat a Soviet? aleocakt enuld coreuct a mistoa

raium fo Blee teriterys. _However, we oradlt ho USER

G guomesine ~louached ¢: rylsontyee mistile_ of low

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cewnalebed iis Investigation of this inci¢ant, but ia cay ove ai it now £9ems leer 1 Sr

226 endo zonga of acu? SCO nan., but wa have i> specific evidence =

3. We bi rave axominsd possible Soviet motives for launching a ons-way veh icle

on 6a costeNion ove? ih US, end considse Ha? the hers would be little metivation of this
time, exc asibty.o psychological or cetullaiecy metive, > which we bellevats ~

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mozginal, Onaewey mecinaissancs opsrotions ere aigely | ruled out by the likelihosd

tha? the cesulis would be of snail velua, end tne vis:

- of commromisa would ba very
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HERCERT SCOVILLE, Js