Ridgefield, ConnecticutDecember 1962

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Summary

On December 4, 1962, a civilian in Ridgefield, Connecticut reported a UFO sighting at 5:30 p.m. EST. The witness saw one object that appeared as a huge star in the southwest sky. It swayed slowly and moved north, changing course to the east where it disappeared after two minutes. The object was long and white with a glow. The estimated speed was 150 miles per hour. The object moved very slowly and gave off a steady hum. The Air Force evaluation was probably an aircraft sighting based on the description and flight characteristics.

Reported location

Ridgefield, Connecticut

Date of incident

December 1962

State / country

CT / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 47

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
4 December 1962

2. LOCATION
Ridgefield, Connecticut

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT 05/0230Z

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
Air-Visual

Ground-Radar
Air-Intercept Radar

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
2 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
Easterly

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

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Object first appeared as a huge star in the WSW. Swayed slowly & moved to the North and changed course to the East where it disappeared after a 2 minute flight. Speed estimated at 150 mph. Low steady hum. Gave off glow. Long white color. Seemed to be quite low.

11. COMMENTS
Probably a/c sighting. Description & flight characteristics conform with this analysis.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 28 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28999940