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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - 9 October 1957

📅 9 October 1957 📍 New London, New Britain, Connecticut 🏛 AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER 📄 sighting_report
Project 10073ConnecticutComet Enckesighting report1957

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A 1957 sighting report from Connecticut describes a bright, circular object with a tail observed by multiple witnesses. The Air Technical Intelligence Center concluded there was insufficient data for evaluation, noting similarities to Comet Encke but citing discrepancies in movement.

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype reports detailing a sighting of an unidentified aerial object on October 9, 1957, in Connecticut. Multiple witnesses, including a housewife, a student, and an accountant, reported observing a circular, grapefruit-sized object that appeared to be a globe with a disc around it and a tail. The object was described as very bright and sparkling. Observations were made using 7x50 binoculars. The sighting lasted between 35 minutes and two hours, with the object moving slowly south before disappearing below the tree line, appearing to lose altitude. The weather was reported as clear with very good visibility. The Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) evaluated the report and noted that while the description conformed to Comet Encke, the reported southward direction and other characteristics resulted in a conclusion of insufficient data for evaluation. The ATIC comment further suggested that similar reports of sparkling objects near the horizon are often associated with balloons.

Description conforms to comet ENCKE. However, direction rptd as South. Insufficient data.

Official Assessment

Description conforms to comet ENCKE. However, direction rptd as South. Insufficient data.

The object was observed by multiple witnesses in New London and New Britain, Connecticut. While the description matched Comet Encke, the reported southward movement and other factors led to a classification of insufficient data.

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