New Haven sphere-like object, October 20, 1950

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A Chemical Engineer and his family observed a steady golden-orange glowing sphere-like object overhead for approximately twenty seconds traveling westward then southerly toward Long Island at an estimated altitude of 10,000-20,000+ feet, calculating its speed at 400-700 mph.

“Mr. HITCHENS noted a sphere-like object directly overhead which gave a steady golden orange glow. He stated that this object was very high between ten to twenty thousand feet, possibly higher. The glow given off was very steady and not blinking and the whole sphere itself glowed in about the same consistency. He witnessed this object for approximately twenty seconds during which time it traveled in a westerly direction toward New York City and then when Mr. HITCHENS believed that possibly it was near or over New York City, it then veered in a southerly direction as if crossing Long Island or possibly in such a direction that it might have been traveling over Long Island.”

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