Danberry, ConnecticutNovember 1957

Insufficient Data

Summary

On November 6, 1957, a civilian observer in Danbury, Connecticut reported sighting a round object with a size comparable to a pinhead. The observer watched the object through 50 power binoculars from 3:17 a.m. The object was described as bright, colored either orange or red, positioned very high to the south. It remained stationary in the sky for over three hours while the observer continued watching. The object was too high to identify with certainty. The Air Force evaluation was listed as Insufficient Date for Evaluation/Unknown, indicating the case could not be solved with the limited information available.

Reported location

Danberry, Connecticut

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

CT / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 30

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 6 November 1957

2. LOCATION: Danberry, Connecticut

3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local ___ GMT: 0831 7 0Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: X Ground-Visual [] Ground-Radar [] Air-Visual [] Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS: [] Yes X No

6. SOURCE: Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: hrs & still visible

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: One

9. COURSE: Stationary

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Round object, size of pinhead, bright [illegible] and was observed for 3 hours. Obj very high south of city.

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

11. COMMENTS: Witness observed stationary light for over 3 hours and could identify it. Sighting during day. No attempt at evaluation on limited information. Case listed as in sufficient data.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28973635