Brooklyn, New YorkSeptember 1962

Unidentified

Summary

On September 29, 1962, a 17-year-old civilian in Brooklyn, New York, reported an object in the night sky. The time was about 0030Z. It was at about 2,000 feet, moving west at about 5 to 18 mph.

The witness described a large cylindrical object the size of a large plane, with no wings, no exhaust, and no sound. It had flashing red and white lights on the ends and no tail. It flew in a horizontal path to the west.

The report was filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports. The Air Force noted the observation was at night, the duration was not reported, and the manner of flight was not clear. The flashing lights suggested a possible aircraft sighting.

Reported location

Brooklyn, New York

Date of incident

September 1962

State / country

NY / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 46

Original case file scans

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(UA PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD | |
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
0 Was Bolloon
29 September 1962 Brooklyn, New York : a Brabably Balloon |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION hah Bh dn tig
| PE TT 1 Ground- Visual O Ground-Rodor [3p robably Aiverafy
omy 99/00302 0 AirVisuval 01 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS é. SOURCE 3 Was Astronomical ;
G Yes a) “bhatt o4 picid
AAT ODO Possibly Astronomic
AEE, | SSSR NRSC Bl oh ke TT RRR RE ATE ACA inae]
7. LENGTH CF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CREE Sr RAR ne CH SA
: i O Insufficient Date for- Evaluation
: | 0 Unknown
LOL SPRINTER Sl TT CRU SEER SE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS |
Large cylindrical object, wingless, Observation at night, Duration
no exhaust or sound with flashing not reported & manner of flight
red lights on ends, no tail, in not indicated, Flashing lights
horizontal flight to West, indicated possible a/c sighting.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28999356