Madison, WisconsinSeptember 1961

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Summary

On September 21, 1961, a 26-year-old student in Madison, Wisconsin reported seeing a small, round object with yellow and gold coloring. The object was observed during daylight hours at 2140 hours (9:40 p.m.). The witness reported sunlight reflecting off the object at an azimuth of 200 degrees and 40 degrees elevation. The sighting lasted 6 to 10 seconds. The object showed no maneuverability. The Air Force investigation noted the object may have been sun reflecting on an aircraft or balloon, though no definitive conclusion was reached.

Reported location

Madison, Wisconsin

Date of incident

September 1961

State / country

WI / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 44

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
21 Sep 61

2. LOCATION
Madison, Wisconsin

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

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local: 2100
GMT 2124000Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
A.Ground-Visual [] Ground-Radar
B Air-Visual [] Air-Intercept Radar

5. SOURCE
Civilian

6. PHOTO
[] Yes
[X] No

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
6-10 sec

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1

9. COURSE
333

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
[illegible] appearing as light. [illegible] small round object yellow and gold [illegible] during observation of light. [illegible] [illegible] when sun striking [illegible] off [illegible].

11. COMMENTS
[illegible] 2 dot at [illegible] [illegible] in vicinity as [illegible] point [illegible] of sight. [illegible] manifestation of a reflection of sun [illegible]. It is quite possible that witness saw sun radiating off [illegible] and it flew over, and when it went [illegible] switch it no longer reflected sun rays to witness.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28994790