Bethel, Conn., March 1950March 1950

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On March 10, 1950, a civilian in Bethel, Connecticut, reported a wing shaped object over the center of town. The witness said the object was jet black and circled over the town four times, moving slowly. It was estimated at about 8,000 feet in altitude and traveling about 25 miles per hour. The witness said it looked enclosed in transparent glass and made no sound, and that a bright white light came on at its center during the last circle. Three Navy planes were said to be in the area at the time. The object made no sound and then sped away to the northeast and vanished within seconds.

The Air Force record (Project 10073, its official file for unidentified flying object reports) listed the conclusion as psychological. The file noted it was unlikely that Navy aircraft in the same area would not have seen the object, that no report came from the Navy or anyone else, and that the report did not reach the office until October 1957, long after the sighting.

Reported location

Bethel, Conn., March 1950

Date of incident

March 1950

State / country

? / XX

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 7

Original case file scans

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4 i of = PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE « TIME GROUP 2. CATION .
10 March 0 10/2130Z Bethel, Conn. |
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Other (PSYG{OLOGICAL)
| + NUMBER OF OBJECTS Highly imppobable that 4 navy a/c in the same area as the UFO an
foci not observe it. No report from the Navy or any other ind3vic
One al on this alleged sighting, which took place on a clear day
s. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Heport was not received at this offic
H : wings until 21 Oct 1957.
Within Seconds Object had wings. Jet Blacks Object traveled about 25 mph,
5. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Approximate height of object about 8,000 ft. Looked like it |
was enclosed with transparent glass. No sound. Object was
Ground -Visual a brilliant white.
7. COURSE : : Ep
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6. PHOTOS
0 Yes
XK No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE :
0 Yes ” 3
XK No
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FID sep 63 0-329 (TDE) previous editions of this form may be used.
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