Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Maplewood, New Jersey, April 1962
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A civilian reported a blinking silver light in the sky over Maplewood, New Jersey, on April 22, 1962. The Department of Defense processed the inquiry, ultimately concluding there was insufficient data to identify the object.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a UFO sighting in Maplewood, New Jersey, on April 22, 1962. A civilian witness reported observing a single silver, blinking light in the northwest sky at 1935 hours. The witness subsequently wrote to the Department of Defense on April 23, 1962, asking if the object could have been an airplane with a single flashing light. The correspondence was referred by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense to the Director of Information, USAF, on April 26, 1962, for appropriate action. The official record card indicates that the sighting was evaluated as having 'insufficient data for evaluation.' The investigator's notes suggest that because the witness specifically asked if the object was an aircraft, it was likely an aircraft, though the possibility of it being a balloon was also noted. The report explicitly states that the duration and motion of the object were not reported.
Could this have been an aeroplane with a single flashing light? Please advise me about same.
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Official Assessment
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
The witness observed a single silver blinking light in the northwest sky and inquired if it could have been an aircraft. The official assessment noted that the duration was not reported and that it was possibly an aircraft or a balloon.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian