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OJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Bolloon
23 February 1955 Wilton, Connecticut Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Local NKGround-Visudl Ground-Rodor D Was Aircraft
D Probobly Aircroft
GMT. 24/0200Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicdl Meteor
Yes Yes Probebly Astronomicel Ll--Probebly Astronomical
A.No R.No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
0 Insufficient Dcta for Evaluation
0 0 Unknown
5-6 seconds 5-6 seconds one
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Round, reddish orange, luminous, luminous, Two observers at Two observers at differenct differenct loca loca+
described as ball of ball o light. light Straight tions. Meteor.
line travel.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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① First sighting reported by ond Connecticut State Highway 33 just above
North Wilton, Connecticut, where the road takes a sharp turn to the right
when traveling in a northwardly direction.
2. Second sighting reported made from his home at Philipse Manor
just off U.S. Highway L miles north of North T: town, N.Y.
44 - - Indicates te path of ob eported by HARDY.
ARD - path as by PABREY.
Scale of miles: One inch equals approximately two (2) miles.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
THE INTPECTOR GENERAL, USAF
STH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SNECIAL INVEOTIGATIONS
WRISHY-PATTERSON AIM FORCE BASE. OHIO
i mEPLY BErER T9:5D 24-21-168 20 April 1955
SUSJECT: (Unolassified)
Flying Saucer, 23 February 1955 at
Wilton, Conneoticut, Seen by ROpERT
C. HARDY
TO: Commander
Air Technical Intelligence Genter
Wright-Patterson Ain rce Base
Ohis
ATIN: ATIAA-2C
1. Transmitted herewith for your information is one (1) copy
of Report of Investigation by Special Agent of Report of MICHAEL THEODORAKIS,
District Office No. 2, dated 15 District Office No. 2, dated : April ADril 1955, 1955, file 24-42 file 24-42 oncerning ncerning
subject matter.
2 Your attention is invited to the provisions of AFR 124-l, Your attention is invited to the provisions of AFR 124-1,
which prohibit the release of investigative information to unauthor-
ized persons.
1 Inel KENNETH L. BLACKSTONE
ROI DO #2 dtd 15 Apr 55 Lt Colonel, USAF
Distriet Commander
Co: Dir OSI w/o Inol
Alse linderni
ethiybed, tis danlfe
Aid 3
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIPIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
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FOR OTE 93X

.JCLASSIFIED
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE 2 LENO. DATE
The Inspector General APR 15 1 1955
OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS APEPORT MADE BY
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION
(mne-Lassirla) REPORT NADE AT 1661 3,MY
tying Saucar, 23 Fauruiry 1955 at
Alton, Cennsotiout, been by nbld 2 PERIOD3V 155
nox.
D OFFICE OF ORIGIN 16th b, Y 3, MC
STATUS
CHARACTER U1X
REFERENCE RODort
SYNOPSIS
Unliuntlried Clyd J3e6 sughtod at anoroidrat oly 2ado hour3
22 Fobruary 1255 Near Mloroh Wilton, Connvctteut
ad o naar lorthi tarrytom, Nay York. Object
douerioad as oval and : spherical, reddlih crange and orange ro-
spectivaly My srecttvoly — Voytco icloaas3, Da T no tall 0nj rcb neloless, hal no tall
or bril nd or tril funinous. Details concstning slghtings sat forth. inous. Dotails concomning sightings sat forth.
P052 PM10025-3
Disolceorg oflnfanigt Disolceorg nfinfarigt aature.
sours, enne0eation. sours,ene0emaion.
Including thal bals iel a o T catiye roports, Including tilal bulsiea o T Latye roports,
to persota lardad or msaann d in thi rapnris or to persotsiardd or msaans dio thi repnrts or
to otter pysoas not ner ta ly a ig hd to such to otter pusoas not ner io ly a g lid to such
Inforrnati " msy be mude culy wuen gorassly authorized Inforrnati " may be mude mnly wuen spressly aithorized
by ths ()  'or of Spocal iavastigatons (lo), or
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GENT:
Lt. Colonel, USAF POUTE 1O:
UNCCASSIFIED
triet Commander.
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15 JAN 49 USEONIY

Fahrwary 19ss. The Labtor frem on 23
; Eorth vorbatia:
"I do not knos if I aa writing tho right plaes or
not with rorpeet bo the fellowing infornation, but
Lf nob, you can ab leait pass it on.
I Live in xtlbcn, Gebaootlout, nd on returnins to my
hone leat valnasday nlghs, Folruary 2), with ty wifo,
I vont on Moute 33. Abous balf-gay Irom the centor of
Hilbcn to iy houae (which La acout five nilos frcm the
center), Ny vlfs gpotted and politad out to me a rathar
pecwllar oojset golng across the boriaon. It wp earad
to bo a rod ball Jmvoral thotjund foat fren the earth
mine, tho ilvag on the ludsen River,
and be Nntlenei, Lh ruoly to ry deoerigtlon, that the
Sane alght and aiout the anhe time a slmilar cbieot hnd
a gwrantly pesded ovor tls house and crogsei the
river, Thlo vouli seen to ohoy that it was not a netoor
hoading for thi oarth, ar the hoighe, dpeed and dissance
wers such that it weuld have hie the oarth before it
roathai tho iieatlon ot the rivor. The Line wan ap-
proal atoly LO:Oo p.a. or alightly tlereafter in each
cas0,
You may have stadlar rup,rty of thls stranga cbi rot,
annd I will be glad to givo you farther datalls and dar-
orietin if roquoobed."
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DECLASSITED AFTER 12 YEARS.
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aloat tyo and cn) half (2b) lnohes in longth and th ea quartore (3/4) Lnclioa
in rldth. lukx cpuld recall no othor spaelfle datalls.
(8) Jall, trail or exhaust: Rone
Sound: No nond ru: hoard
(1) Other partinont or wnbunl Coabures: The objacs 113
huminous. HANY duscribed it as a "ball of light".
(2) Oaserlption of courue of objoet.
(a) hat first called the notention of ebsarver to She
oujeet?... was driving hone trith Me, frew a church neeting.
The vere driving north on Gonnoctiout Stabe koute 33, which is a dark
road at night having no streat lights. Mri. C first netlced che light
frem the objoot cnd cillod it to Hr. attontion.
(c)
Aoappaarince: Noi apulicable.
() Dojcriocion of flttht oath and mageuveri ol cbjeett
The object t was travellng in a southreotorly ilractien, nsowaing Ghe tlight
path of a stralght llne.
The obj36. dls-
appaarod from vlar whon it flov bahlnd a higa hill Ln the arei knom as
Pald Pountain.
(r) Langth of tlns in sight: Abene fivo (5) to alz (e) seconds.
(3)
(a) Ground-vlaual
(b) Optleal alio wed: Negauiva
(c) Datalls ef alghoing ii Bade while airb imes Not
amolicable.
UNCLASSIFIEO
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DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
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UNCLASSIFIED
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Lnz T0OP
VILEN: 21-120
DLAg (o)
(4) Tiis and daba of sighting
2L0200z Fobraary 1955
miles
northyird on Genneetlent stata Highvay 33 froa tho intarsaotlon of Gomeoti-
cub V.t. Highey 7 and Sut beroro Cili Mowntaln.
(6) Contlfying nformatlon of observart an ascomay
ago f1fty (50), 2 Ailton, ConmeetLont. oarid to bo a
stur olrtcen at Wow Tor Clly. the best of hig
sobar nindsd individual sbo vas i telling vho trath to
Inoilalgo. ) desohar cenditiona at Mime of elghing
(7)
Obo irver's account of voather conditions: Clear
(a)
night. Ney
5. I: 2h Farch 1955, ond the uridor. ave
Yotk Ciby, uas Lntarriaved by s/A Bie iiT
the following account of what ha saw on 23 Febrtary l955:
2200 Tastem Gtndard iina (2ho200z Tebrvary
At approxinataly on 23 Pobruary 1955, 203 vatching telarision
1o55 Salu tine-date group) icribed as a sphere,
bia homy ab Phllipse Kanor, about ons and'one half (Il) milos north of
on Zork, alcng routs U.v. 9 on the Mhudion ilver.
North larrytown, 1.7 forty-el be (ho) years of age and resides
orth Iarryton, H.Z. Ma is a publle secountant rith
to.s Ned Zork Gity, to
to ba a so09r minded poruon doicrlood what ho Jat
the cest of his aollity.
6. Thls roport is claisiried rsuant to the aubhorlty
contained in para raph 2ha, Apk 205-l.
UNGLASSIFIED
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DECLASSRLDAMTER 1? YEARS.
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UNCLASSIFIED
6960
SUG: Hylng baucer
FLLD MO: 21-420
INGIOUMNEN
of unidontified flying objeet. (in qud) 1. Photostat of segunt of lar York road aip shouing be sighdings
L. Smne a3 above,
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DOWNGRADED AT S YEAR INTERVALS,
DECLASSIFIED AFTLR 12 YEARS. DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCLASSIFIED
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