PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6970298

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONPittsfield Maine

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
3 March_1955 Pittsfield,_Maine 00 Probably Bullcon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bolloon
Local X Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircroft
000 Probobly Aircraft
GMT. 03/0945Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE D Wos Astronomical Venus
DYes D Probably Astronomical
CNo Civilan X Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0. Other_
00 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Unkno wn
30_minutes one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Diamond shaped Bluish white intensity Probably planet Venus.
of object diminished as dakness waned
Object similar in all respects to
that observed on 8 Feb 55. Refer to
case file on that date caseri for complote complete
field investigation conducted. ducted.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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UFOB INDEX CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
3 Maroh 1955 Pittafield, Maine 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT x Air- Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHO 945 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes Probably Astronomical
No 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGT OF OBSERVATION 0 Other
0O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
drifted right to Unknown
10. BR SIGHTING one COMMENTS
Bluish-white, Bluish-white, diamond shaped objeot, size of The similarity of facts involved in
basketball at ari's length, giving off bright this case with the sightiag of 31 this case with the sightiag of 3l
light, the intenaity of brightnesa waning intenaity of brightnesa waning C CLS January 1955, January 1955, Detroit, Maine,
darkceas oame oa, was obssrved by civilian darlceas oame os, was obssrt red by civilian indioates that the conclusions indioaten that tl conclusions would
to hover and shifs cou to hover and shift cours from left to right 'rom left to right be the same, that the "object" be the same, that the "object" was
during thatima of sighting. probably the planet Venus.
VENLS VENUS
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct54) 1

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ACTION
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PP JEDEN JEPSN JEDWP JEPHQ
DE JEPDH Candl
ZUI SND22 F/T 03/1830Z ZDK DE JEPDH 29A X VOL TO OTHERS Completed
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RR JEDEN JEPSN JEDWP JEPHQ (
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DE JEPDH 29A C
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FM OIC FLT 3-C 4602D AISS PIAFB ME
9. 29.
TO JEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPRG COLO
INFO JEPSN/COMDR 32AD DEF HANCOCK FLD SYR NY
JEDWP/COMDR ATIC JEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB URIGHT PATTERSON AFB DAYTON DAYTON OHIO
JEPHQ DIR OF INTELL OF INTELL HQS USAF WASH DC USAF WASH DC
BT BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/AIS3G-C-21 CNM UFOB-1 PD REF F AF REG 20E-2 PAR 7 THE FOL
INFO IS HEREBY SUBMITTED CLN 1 (A) DIAMOND SHAPE PD 1 (B) BASKETBALL
PD I (C) BLUISH WHITE PD 1 (D) ONE PD 1 (E) NEG PD I (F) NEG PD
1 (G) NEG PD 1 (H) NEG PD 1 (I) NEG PD 2 (A) BRIGHT LIGHT PD 2 (B)
40 APRX ELEVATION CMM AZIMUTH 135 PD 2 (C) APRX ELEVATION 40 CMM
AZIMUTH 135 PD 2 (D) DRIFTED 40 DEGREES LEFT AND 40 DEGREES RIGHT PD
2 (E) INTENSITY OF OBJECT DIMINISHED AS DARKNESS WANED PD 2 (F) SOURCE
SIGHTED OBJECT FOR 3D MIN PD 3 (A) GROUND VISUAL PD 3 (B) NEG PD 3
(C) NEG PD 4 (A) 03/0945Z MAR 55 PD 4 (B) NIGHT PD 5 PITTSFIELD CMM ME

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GEOREF HJFQ 3647 PD 6 (A) CIV CMM CMM PITTSFIELD CMM ME
CMM CD OFFICIAL PD HARRY DAY CMM PITTSFIELD CMM ME CMM DEPUTY (
SHERIFF
PD 6 (B) NEG PD 7 (A) CLEAR AND COLD PD 7 (B) AUGUSTA CMM ME CLN D400
HRS CLEAR 15 PLUS CNL 0500 HRS CLEAR 15 PLUS CLN 0600 HRS CLEAR 15
PLUS CLN 0700 HRS CLEAR 15 PLUS PD BANGOR CMM ME CLN 0490 HRS CLEAR
15 PLUS CLN 0500 HRS C CLEAR 15 PLUS CLN 060O HRS CLEAR 15 PLUS CLN
0700 HRS CLEAR 15 PLUS PD VINDS
CLN 15030 330/50 CLN 28000 300/65 CLN 30300 290/78 CLN 50000 290/85
CLN 8U000 UNAVAL PD 7 (C) UNLIMITED PD 7 (D) 15 PLUS PD 7 (E) NONE E PD
7 (F) NEG PD 8 AN ISOTHERM WEA INVERSION EXISTED BETVEEN 500D FT
AND 65G0 FT CMM TEMP PLUS 9.5C PD 9 NEG PD 10 NEG PD 11 CAPT AND 6500 FT CMM TEMP PLUS 9.5C PD 9 NEG PD 10 NEG PD 11 CAPT ANDREW
MATYAS CMM OIC FLT 3-G CMM 46D2D AISS CMM PRESQUE I MATYAS CMM OIC FLT 3-G CMM 46D2D AISS CMM PRESQUE ISLE AFB CNM ME PD ISLE E AFB CNM ME PD
RECOMMEND NO FOLLOW UP INVES BE CONDUCTED AS OBJECT REPORTED SIMILAR RECOMMEND NO FOLLOW UP INVES BE CONDUCTED AS OBJECT REPORTED SIMILAR
INALL ASPECTS TO OBJECT REPORTED BY MR INALL ASPECTS TO OBJECT REPORTED BY MR IN 471ITH DEF WG TT IN 471ITH DEF WG TT
MSC DO-INT 136-B DTD 8 FEB 55 AND COMPIETED UFOB REPORT SUBMITTED MSC DO-INT 136-B DTD 8 FEB 55 AND COMPIETED UFOB REPORT SUBMITTED
BY FLT 3-G CMM 4602D CMM 4602D AISS S PD 12 NEG PD END 12 NEG PD END
BT
03/1545Z MAR JEPDH