E Orange, NJ., March 1962March 1962

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Summary

On a bright night with a full moon in March 1962, a 10-year-old in East Orange, New Jersey, heard a noise and looked up to see a light moving across the sky. The object traveled in a straight path from northeast to southwest, fading from sight within about three minutes. After it disappeared, the child looked around and spotted three additional lights in the sky.

The child completed an official Air Force questionnaire about the sighting. The form asked detailed questions about what the object looked like, how it moved, where it was positioned in the sky, and weather conditions at the time. The child drew sketches showing the object's path across the sky and attempted to describe its appearance and behavior.

The Air Force's official evaluation concluded the sighting was "probably aircraft." The duration of the observation and the flight characteristics reported were consistent with an airplane passing overhead, according to the case file. No further investigation details appear in the available records. The full case file, consisting of 12 pages as held by the National Archives, is reproduced below.

Reported location

E Orange, NJ., March 1962

Date of incident

March 1962

State / country

? / XX

Page count

12 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 45

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 12

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |
E 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
. + i 0 Was Balison
: Lf Mar O2 E Orange,Nd. 00 Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIVE GROUP i. TYPE OF OBSERVATION HL. TRoniry Swisen
K A 0 Was Aircraft
| 8 tte wimg a 0 Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Radar B Probobly Aireroft
Le Vl colin a. d 2s i i 0 AirVisual O Air-int=rcept Rodar O Possibly Aircraft
E 5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE J Was Astronomical
Q Yes | 0 Probobly Astronomical
3 va | RE ENR 0 Possibly Astronomical
El LC CRNVARIRE
3 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Hn) 1 PERE AO
] | 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
; J i 0 Unknown
{i min Ea eRe RT UR Ie a Ps Re | SE a CE a a
3 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10 yr old heard noise LodkeCOMMENTS Duration of observation and
4 uo, Objt azpearad as light. Moved in straight flight characteristics indicate
3 path fui NE to SW. Faded fm sight in 3 min. possible a/c sighting.
| looked arcund some more and saw 3 other lights.
1 Brignt night with full moon,
1 ATIC PORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28996424