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Rome AFB tower

February 27, 1960, 6:27 p.m.
Griffiss (Rome) AFB, New York, USA

Unresolved
Representative drawing from the Orbs page, not this specific sighting.
"light trailing a white fan shape"Shape words from the Project Blue Book summary

What happened

A light trailing a white fan shape came down gently for three to four minutes.

Witnesses

Control tower officer Capt. J. Huey and four other tower operators

Explanation

Unresolved

Sources

  1. Patrick Gross, Project Blue Book unknowns of 1960ufologie.patrickgross.org
  2. The Black Vault, Project Blue Book unknown case files, complete listtheblackvault.com

Filed by Project Blue Book as unidentified.

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