UFO sighted over New York in 1961

Summary

In November 1961, a police officer reported a flying object over New York. The witness described it as a large object moving rapidly westward across the sky over Jamaica Bay, heading toward New York City. Although the report initially classified it as an aircraft, the officer considered it too large and fast to be a star or balloon. The sighting lasted two minutes, suggesting a controlled trajectory rather than random motion. The report was processed by the Air Force, but no definitive conclusions were drawn.

The case was filed without a clear explanation, and the object remains a mystery. Although celestial bodies and balloons were ruled out, no conclusive evidence of what it could have been was found. Cases like this, common at the time, continue to be debated and analyzed by researchers and enthusiasts of unexplained phenomena.