F-94 Jet Intercept Near Utica, New York
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An F-94-C Starfire fighter jet crashed near Walesville on July 2, 1954, after being scrambled to investigate an unidentified aircraft; the jet had contact with a silvery, balloon-like object reported over the Utica area.
“A jet fighter returning from a "scramble" to investigate an "unidentified aircraft", plunged into tiny Walesville eleven miles southwest of Utica, about 12:30 P.M., July 2, 1954.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1954-07-02
- Date exactness
- Known to the day
- Location
- Utica, New York area; Walesville
- Country
- United States
- Region
- New York
- Branch
- USAF
- Unit
- Griffis Air Force Base
- Sensors
- eyewitness, radar
- Shape
- silvery, balloon-like
- Size
- about 40 feet long
- Altitude
- 20000 ft
Resolution
Jet successfully contacted object but could not identify it; over 1000 calls received about sighting
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_8
Case ID: 1954-USAF-6FD307
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This sighting
Utica, New York area; Walesville / 1954 / 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_8
- 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_8 — Written report of this sighting