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Newark, New Jersey, September 1962

Date of account
1962-09
Location
Newark, New Jersey
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 21 September 1962 Newark, New Jersey 口 Probably Bolloon 口 Possibly Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local EGround-Visual Ground-Rodar 口 Wos Aircraft 口 Probobly Aircroft 22/0400Z GMT. DAirVisual Air-lntercept Rador 口 Possibly Aircroft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OY 口 ProbablyAstronomical Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomicol Mirage/Inversidn 7.LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE KxOthar 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 1hour 30 min period multi varied 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Multiple reports from Northern New Strong thermal inversion in area Jersey of objects with varied colors at 5000-8000 foot 1evel.Various and movement. lights reflected fm this inversid (aircaaft and ground lights) con sidered as the cause of these reports. ATICFORM329(REV 26SEP 52)

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