Reynoldsville, PennsylvaniaJune 1963

Insufficient Data

Summary

On June 22, 1963, in Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania, a civilian witness reported seeing a bright egg-shaped light that was white in color. The witness observed the object in the west, appearing to stop and then continue in a northerly direction before disappearing over trees to the northeast. The duration of the sighting was not reported. The Air Force concluded the sighting was probably an aircraft, noting insufficient data for analysis. The report suggests the object could have been an echo or illusion due to atmospheric conditions.

Reported location

Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania

Date of incident

June 1963

State / country

PA / 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
22 June 1963

2. LOCATION
Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Night
Local

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

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

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

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
Not reported

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
NE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Object observed in West appearing as bright egg-shaped light. Color white. Believed to be satellite except that it stopped. Continued in a northerly direction and disappeared over trees in a NE direction.

11. COMMENTS
Time of sighting not reported. Most likely ECHO, however, without time no evaluation can be made. Stopping attributed to illusion due to atmospheric or other conditions. If not ECHO, then probably A/C. Insufficient data for analysis.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 29001394