Brooklyn, New YorkOctober 1961

Insufficient Data

Summary

On October 11, 1961, at 7:55 p.m., a civilian in Brooklyn, New York reported seeing two self-luminous, transparent objects moving north and east. The objects had no clearly defined edges and disappeared into cloud cover. The witness described the objects as moving against the wind with no sound. A brief summary from the investigator noted the sighting was reported in October but received in December, making it a one-time observation with insufficient information for valid evaluation.

Reported location

Brooklyn, New York

Date of incident

October 1961

State / country

NY / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 44

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
11 Oct 61

2. LOCATION
Brooklyn, New York

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local 1935
GMT 1123355

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
X-D Ground-Visual
Air-Visual

5. PHOTOS
X No
Yes

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

9. COURSE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Obj's viewed in N, moved E-W and S-N. Objs self-luminous, transparent, size of marbles at arm's length estimate on speed, altitude, etc. Movement against ground wind. Disappeared into cloud.

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other
Insufficient Date for Evaluation
[illegible]

11. COMMENTS
Duration, speed, and movement characteristics not given. Info general in nature, insufficient to form valid conclusion; sighting in October--reported in letter in December. This was a one-cities sighting, and due to delay in receiving initial report, further info was not requested.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 24 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28995092