Greenwich, ConnecticutSeptember 1962

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Summary

On September 15, 1962, at 11:20 to 11:30 p.m., a witness and a friend observed an unidentified flying object from a dock at the end of Steamboat Road in Greenwich, Connecticut. The bright, glowing object appeared well above the eastern horizon. Two lights came close together, then separated. The main object moved westward and made a 90-degree turn to the south. The witness heard a faint sound similar to high-altitude aircraft. As the object approached, three large lights became visible: two in front and one in the rear. A row of smaller lights was also seen. The lights blinked on and off regularly. The colors included red and possibly green. The object moved toward the west, then south, at great height and appeared very large. The Air Force evaluation was listed as unknown.

Reported location

Greenwich, Connecticut

Date of incident

September 1962

State / country

CT / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 46

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
15 September 1962

2. LOCATION
Greenwich, Connecticut

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Loeal___
GMT 16/0420Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual  Ground-Radar
Air-Visual  Air-Intercept Radar

5. SOURCE
Civilian

6. PHOTOS
Yes  No

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
10 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
Rest than South

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Bright glowing obj well above horizon in East. Two lights close together. Lights went out and obj not visible. Reappeared very soon moving toward the West, made 90 dgr turn to South, sound similar to a/c. Third light appeared as obj got closer & when obj passed and turned a row of smaller lights was visible. Red and possible green. Lights bli blinked on and off regularly. Obj at great height & very large.

11. COMMENTS
Description of obj & flight conform to that normally expected of an a/c.

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other____
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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