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Project 10073 Record Card — Congers, N.Y., 5 Dec 1963

📅 5 Dec 1963 📍 Congers, N.Y. 🏛 Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) 📄 Record Card and Questionnaire
Project 10073CongersNew YorkUFOsighting reportAir Technical Intelligence Center

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TL;DR

A 12-year-old witness reported an orange, solid object in Congers, New York, on December 5, 1963. The Air Technical Intelligence Center concluded it was a probable aircraft sighting due to report inconsistencies.

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated U.S. Air Force Technical Information questionnaire regarding a sighting that occurred on December 5, 1963, in Congers, New York. The witness, a 12-year-old civilian, reported observing a solid, orange, sharply outlined object at 0726 local time. The object was observed for approximately 30 seconds as it moved from the south to the southeast at a 90-degree angle, eventually flying behind a mountain. The witness reported that there was no sound associated with the object. The witness had previously requested a UFO questionnaire from the Air Force in October 1962. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the event was a probable aircraft sighting. The investigator noted several inconsistencies in the report, specifically that the object could not be observed initially at the reported 90-degree angle, and that there was only one additional witness. The file includes the completed questionnaire, a personal letter from the witness requesting information on UFOs, and a sketch of the object's path.

Solid object, orange shapply outlined observed to fly behind mountain. No sound.

Official Assessment

Probable a/c sighting, however, there are inconsistencies in report, since object could not be observed initially at 90 deg. Also only one additional witness. Sent for form prior to sighting.

The sighting was categorized as a probable aircraft, though the investigator noted inconsistencies in the report and a lack of sufficient corroborating witnesses.

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