Arlington, VirginiaOctober 1961

Insufficient Data

Summary

On October 6, 1961, a civilian in Arlington, Virginia, reported objects at about 6:30 p.m. local time, near dusk. The witness described two elliptical objects, each about 1,000 feet long, that looked like comet tails. One was seen in the northwest and one in the southeast, at about 45 degrees elevation. The objects disappeared into the horizon after about 10 to 18 minutes. There was no sound. The witness was a colonel at an Army security station and was judged reliable in a phone call. No other reports were received from the Washington, D.C. area. The Air Force listed the case as insufficient data, noting it sounded somewhat like clouds but no valid conclusion could be reached.

Reported location

Arlington, Virginia

Date of incident

October 1961

State / country

VA / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 44

Original case file scans

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION A CH CR =v)
4 Ad Ay ° Viroinde : 0 Was Bgelloon
| 6 Oct 61 Arlington, Virginia D Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0. Possibly Bellen
E Lo : i’ 0 Was Aircroft
4 Local fT eT XB Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Rador 0 Probobly Aircraft
4 GMT 05622302 Sig 0 Air Visvol O Alr-Intercept Rader D Possibly Aircraft
3 5. PHOTOS 4. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
h 0 Yes 0 Probobly Astronomical
X10 Ne Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BE CI IOR Shieh ovations
E BX Insufficient Data for Evaluation
3 10 nin 2 lot given QO Unknown
4 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGE Liptical chjts 1000 11. COMMENTS Objts of size of this and speed
E f1 long, like comet tails at 45° elev, One in Ni; viewed over Washington, DC area. No othgr
EE one in SE. Disappeared into horizon after 10-15|reports received. Sounds somewhat like clqud:
b min observation. however on info given no vali conclusion
2 can be reached case listed as insufficient
a data.
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