PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8580791

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONNAHANT MASSACHUSETTS

FRAMES6

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S ft in diameter, traveled side-by-side a
relatively high rate o of speed at an altitude
of looo to aooo ft, objects then made a sharp
turn, zained altitude,, and disappeared.
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I. GENERAL
CATION
Local:
Zcbrat
4WAS DY CL1Yos No
Nakod Eyo
L.l Binoculars
Tolegcope
7Theodolito
5.WAS RADAR? Yes No
C.I By One Sot
By Two Seto
CBy Three Sets
ITHE AIR? O Yes
N/C Observed Object
C)Intorception Attempted
No Intercopt Attomptod
EPT? 0 Yes
A/C Scrambled
Visual Contact Made
CN/I Contact Made
ClNo Contact Mado
. DID ANY TIME? Z Yes No
CJNormal
!lViolent
9. IF Blinking
EStoady
10. or L11-15 Seconds
(C11-5 Mi.nutes
[] Over 10 Minutes
11. REPORTING AGENCY (Unit Mumber and Nailing Address
0S1
II. ASTRONOMCAL DATA
12. WHAT WAS NOTED?
7ne
13. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO ARCH DO.INWARD? LI Yes No
14. DID OBJECT HAVE A TAIL? !Yos CJNo
15. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO DISINTEGRATE? IiYes CNo
16. TIME OF SIGHTING RELATIVE TO SUNRISE OR SUNSET
Night
Day
C Sunrise
[Sunset
III. AIRCRAFT DATA
NOTED IN AREA? Yes CHno
!One Aircraft
ClNore Than One Aircraft
1.8. WAS ANY SOUND HEARD? : 1Yes No
19. WERE THERE INDICATICNS OF HIGI GHEACKGROUND NOISE" Yes CNo
CO. WAS THE OBJECT VIEWED ABOVE LSO ELEVATION? T7Yes CJNo
ATIC Tast Form 33h (13 Aug 52)

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V. EVALUATION
22. DETAIIS
Excellent Good
Good Fair
Fair . Poor
Poor Insufficient to Evaluate
Unreliable
Extremely Doubtful
Hoax
23.
Was Balloon Was Astronomical
Balloon Probably Asteanomical
L5 Possibly Balloon Possibly Astrononical
ATIC Tost Form 33 (13 Aug 5

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8,000 65,000
9,000 70,000
10,000 75,000
12,000 80,000
14,000 85,000
16,000 90,000
ATIC Test Form 333 (13 Aug 52)

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11-0S124-150 29 JUL 1952
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SUBJECTr (M) WIKNOINS SUBJBCT(S)3 3
Sighting of Uneonw ventianal Aircrafs TA
Mahant, 02n8 hours, 23 Jul 52
3 -
3 W E MA
TOs Directer of Special Investigations 5 2
Headquartere Headyuarsara Usap USAP 4
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Waabington 25. D. C. Hasbingtor 25 D.
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O DO O  POO SLPOPSIS: SCPOPSLS:
On 2 July 1952 a report 1952 a.report wis received at Detachmenb "gr ras received at Detachmens "iw
Lst Nstriet O6I (IG) Lst Nstriet OSI (IG) USA, Boston, lass., ralative to a aighting er two relative ·to a aighting os two
TO OO CR  R (2)maideatified (2)maid abjects by a bjects by a Searan on ratck at Mahant Coast Gaard Station, ratok at Mohant Coast Gaard Station,
Gervies arvis dth th obsarver sek fortk. Me activity pbs fortk. Me activity
On 24 Jaly-1952 a
Cistriet. OSI (IO) USAP, Bo the effect tht tuo (2) wn!
Identified obj peared
appraxin 25 Jaly 1952, Seanan
EE.IRY-ARK Spesial Avent
JULIUS B.. POPPI the falloning inforuntiont
we (2) bluish Mighte approximataly 5 feot in
diamet snt. .dise-shaped objects Mving no:&erodymamin
fersures and.moying id thost sound exbaust trail at a speed-fass
a foupne 1,100 to 2,000
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVAL;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD.DIR 5200.10:
UNCLASSIFIED