Project 10073 Record Card — North Branford, Connecticut, 28 June 1963

This document is a collection of records pertaining to a UFO sighting that occurred on June 28, 1963, in North Branford, Connecticut. The primary record is a Project 10073 Record Card, which summarizes the observations of two civilian witnesses. The witnesses reported seeing a single, circular, bright white object with a yellowish tinge, estimated to be at an altitude of approximately 500 feet. The object was described as having erratic motion, including reverse direction, and was estimated to be traveling at 900 mph. The witnesses reported that the object made no sound and eventually disappeared behind clouds. The sighting lasted approximately three and a half minutes. The Foreign Technology Division (FTD) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base investigated the report. A memorandum dated July 15, 1964, from Colonel Eric T. de Jonckheere to Hq USAF SAFOI PB (Mrs. Gaiser) indicates that the office had received the report and requested that FTD Form 164 be sent to the witnesses for additional information. The file includes the completed questionnaires from the witnesses, which provide further details such as the object's apparent size being comparable to a basketball and the observation that it appeared to be self-luminous. The official conclusion recorded on the project card states that the object could have been a balloon, aircraft, star, or planet, with the observed motion attributed to the movement of clouds. Ultimately, the FTD determined there was insufficient data for a formal evaluation.