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Ridgefield, Connecticut, December 1962

Date of account
1962-12
Location
Ridgefield, Connecticut
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 4 December 1962 Ridgefield,Connecticut 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION XGround-Vi sual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft .Local GMT_05/0230Z AirVisuol Air-lntercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronomicol DiYes 口 ProbablyAstronomicol 日。 Civilian D PossiblyAstronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 InsufficientData forEvaluation 口 Unknown 2minutes one Easterly 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Object first appeared as a huge star Probably a/c sighting.Descrip- in the wsw. Swayed slowly & moved to tion & flight characteristics the North and changed course to the conform with this analysis. East where it disappeared after a 2 minute flight.Speed estimated at 150 mph.Low steady hum.Gave off glow Long white color. Seemed

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