Norwich, ConnecticutNovember 1957

Insufficient Data

Summary

On November 10, 1957, a civilian in Norwich, Connecticut reported seeing a round object the size of a basketball that was red and orange and very bright. The object moved out of sight over a mountain to the northwest. The sighting lasted four seconds. A civilian reported the observation via ground-visual means. The Air Force noted that the description and brief duration were characteristic of a meteor.

Reported location

Norwich, 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

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
10 November 1957

2. LOCATION
Norwich, Connecticut

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

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT 11/0216Z

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

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
4 seconds

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
NW

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Round object, size of basketball, red and orange, very bright. Moved out of sight over mountain.

11. COMMENTS
The description given and the length of time in sight is characteristic of a meteor.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28974525