Fairfield, ConnecticutJune 1963

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Summary

On June 25, 1963, a civilian in Fairfield, Connecticut reported seeing a bright elongated object very high in the sky in inflight with pulsating white light and no sound. The object appeared in the west and disappeared in the east over the horizon after about two minutes. The observer estimated the object's speed at two to three times the speed of satellites. The Air Force concluded the description of flight was consistent with analysis as a conventional aircraft. Nothing indicated this was other than a normal misinterpretation of a conventional object.

Reported location

Fairfield, Connecticut

Date of incident

June 1963

State / country

CT / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 48

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 25 June 1963
2. LOCATION: Fairfield, Connecticut
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local: [illegible]
GMT 25/0906Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual [checked]
5. PHOTOS: Yes / No [illegible]
6. SOURCE: Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 2 minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one
9. COURSE: Easterly

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING:
Bright elongated object, ver high, in-flight with pulsating white light. No sound. Appeared in West and disappeared in East over horizon after 2 minute estimation on duration. Speed estimated by observer 2-3 times that of Satellite.

12. CONCLUSIONS:
Was Balloon [checked box]
Probably Balloon [checked box]
Possibly Balloon [checked box]
Was Aircraft [checked box]
Probably Aircraft [checked box]
Possibly Aircraft [checked box]
Was Astronomical [checked box]
Probably Astronomical [checked box]
Possibly Astronomical [checked box]
Other: [illegible]
Insufficient Data for Evaluation [checked box]
Unknown [checked box]

11. COMMENTS:
Description of flight consistent with analysis as A/C. Nothing indicates that this is other than a normal misinterpretation of a conventional object (A/C).

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 29001441