Project 10073 Record: Sighting Reports (New Haven, CT and Bonlee, NC)

This document contains two distinct Project 10073 records regarding aerial sightings. The first entry details a sighting on October 20, 1950, in New Haven, Connecticut. A civilian witness reported a starlike object, ten times brighter than Venus, exhibiting a steady, non-blinking light. The object was described as having a steady orange glowing color, moving west toward New York City at an estimated speed of 400-700 mph at an altitude of 20,000 feet or higher. The observation lasted 20 seconds before the object turned and disappeared. The official conclusion for this incident was that it was an aircraft (A/C). The second entry, dated October 23, 1950, concerns a sighting in Bonlee, North Carolina, reported by an ex-USAF pilot. This object was described as a double B-36 fuselage shaped like a dirigible, aluminum in color. The witness reported that the object hovered for 35 seconds, with a total observation time of 40 seconds. The flight path was noted as SE to SSE. This specific report is marked as UNIDENTIFIED. Both reports were processed by ATIC, with the New Haven report noting that it was returned to the originator.