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UFOB Index Card — Winsted, Conn., 30 July 1955

📅 30 July 1955 📍 Winsted, Conn. 📄 UFOB Index Card
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TL;DR

A 1955 sighting report of a silver, round object in Winsted, Connecticut, which was officially attributed to a reflection off a passing aircraft.

This document is a UFOB Index Card documenting a sighting that occurred on 30 July 1955 in Winsted, Connecticut. The report describes a single, round, silver object observed for approximately five minutes. The witness reported that the object appeared to be the size of a baseball held at arm's length and traveled from the northwest to the northeast, flying in a straight easterly direction. The report explicitly notes that no photographs were taken and there was no radar contact associated with the event. The official conclusion provided on the card suggests that the sighting was likely an aircraft. The reasoning provided is that the observer may have witnessed an aircraft passing to the north while the sun was positioned directly behind the observer, causing a reflection off the aircraft's surface. The report concludes that the duration of the sighting and the distance covered by the object are consistent with this aircraft reflection theory.

It is possible that the observer of this sighting saw an aircraft passing to the north, and the sunbeing directly behind the observer, he possibl7 saw the reflection off a passint a/c.

Official Assessment

It is possible that the observer of this sighting saw an aircraft passing to the north, and the sun being directly behind the observer, he possibly saw the reflection off a passing a/c. The duration of the sighting and the distance traveled by the object would support the aircraft theory.

The object was likely a reflection off an aircraft passing to the north, given the observer's position relative to the sun.