UAP Sighting Report — Yonkers, New York, September 1962

This document is a formal UAP sighting report submitted to the Department of the Air Force regarding an incident that occurred on September 9, 1962, in Yonkers, New York. The report was filed by a 13-year-old youth on January 28, 1965, approximately two and a half years after the event. The witness, who was in the company of two other individuals named Joseph and Matty at Pelton Field, described observing a bright, gold-colored object at dusk. According to the report, the object was flying North before making a turn to the East. As it turned, the object reportedly slowed down before disappearing over the eastern horizon. The witness estimated the object's speed at 120 mph and its altitude at 25,000 feet. The witness noted that there was no sound associated with the object and that the weather conditions were clear with only a few thin cirrus clouds to the west. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that there was no data present to indicate the sighting could not have been caused by an aircraft. The report includes detailed responses to a questionnaire regarding the sighting, including sketches of the object's path and its appearance relative to the horizon.