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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9614381

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1950

REPORTED LOCATIONMontpelier Vermont

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE· TIME GRCUP 2LOR'TION
22 March 50 22/1300Z Montpelier, Vermont
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian . Other (Roflection)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Sinco objocts s small and associated with the A/c in the aroa, it
Two . is probable that
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Not Reported Two objects size bowling balls brcaking up Cirrus clouds
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION through which they were passing. Color of c objocts white.
Heading 330 degroes. Cosorved high altitude a/e with 3-4 contrhils
Ground-Visual in this a/e wako. Thought to be a B-36 type by Observer. Thesp
7. COURSE objects flying in fo ormaticn with the A/C.
A B-29 was in the ar the time. This is 8-36
Not Reported type that the witness reported.
8. PHOTOS
Yes
CONo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

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Report contains inforpation on alleged sichtings of unidentified
flying objects forwarded by various MATS Flight Service Center units. The
sightings were all in the US and occurred during March 1950.
. AFPROVED:
J.Mcher
JOSETH G. MAILAR
Lt Colonel, USAF
Chief, Intelligence
Divisioh
unidentified objeot 'obsorved at 130or on 22 March 1950 over
Montpelier, Vermont. The observer was Mr a restaurant operator of
Barre, Ver
Mr stated t that he saw an aircraft at high altitude. Three or
four vapor trails were noted in the plane's wake. Mr. thought that the aircraft
was a B-36.type. The observer declared that two eilver objects "about the size of
bowling balls" peared to be flying in formation nwith the aircraft. Cozzi said that
speed was given photographs tches were f the objects; no exhaust
trails nor noted.
The original setting by Mr transmitted from the Montpelier
Radio Range Station to Boston Control (GC) who relayed it'to Flight
Service Center, Middletown, Pennsylvania
Corment of Olmstod Flight Service Centert The weather at the
of tion wasi scattered clouds, visible at Les
Rentschler Field had a modified B-29 (AF 791) on a three hour test
hop et approximetely 1300E, 22 March 1950. The flight was between Lake Winrepesauki
and Lake George and was at an albitude of 25,000 feet. It is possible that this
was what Mr. Cozsi SAW Reflcction from the aircraft may given the impression
of flying objecta imnodiate vicinity aircraft
3 YEAR INTERVALSI
DOWNGRADED AT
41 DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS,