West Haven, ConnecticutAugust 1956

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Summary

On August 26, 1956, a civilian in West Haven, Connecticut, reported a single object. The sighting was recorded at 0645Z and lasted about one hour and thirty-three minutes. It was still in sight when the first report was made.

The witness described one round, white object, said to be about the size of a quarter held at arm's length. The object appeared as a slowly rising white light in the north that would get much brighter at times.

The Air Force noted the witness's size estimate was clearly in error. The sighting had the marks of an astronomical body seen under an inversion or unusual atmospheric conditions, and it pointed toward the star Capella in the northeast. The evaluation was probably astronomical (Capella).

Reported location

West Haven, Connecticut

Date of incident

August 1956

State / country

CT / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 26

Original case file scans

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I. DATE : 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
H O Wos Bolloon
26 August 1956 West Haven, Connecticut 8 Aap 4 ed
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION ossibly Belloon
. DO Woes Aircraft
GM 26/06452 06452 as 0 Air Visvel 0 Air-Intercept Rodor DO Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS - SoU GX Wos Astonemicsl Capella
OO Yes | 0 Probably Astronomicel
+0 Ne Civilian O Possibly Astronemicol |
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE TH SAAR —
k g . DO Insufficient Date for Evaluetion
still in sight after O Unknown
ane hour/33 mi one rising in N
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round, white object, size of quartpr Due to scanty info request for
at arms length (about). Object appeared further information sent.
a3 slowly rising white light in North Possibly Capella in NE. Witness
which would get much brighter at times estimated size of quarter
Object was observed for one hour and obviously in error, Sighting hag
thirty-three minutes and was still in characteristics of astro body
sight at time of inisial rpt, viewed under inversion or unusugl
atmospheric conditions, Case
evaluated as probably astro
(Capella).
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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