PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6971548

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONFitchburg Massachusetts

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D Was Balloon
25_March_1955 Fitchburg. Massachusetts! 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local XX Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 26/0350Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicdl Meteor
Yes DX Probably Astronomical
XNo Civilian (Dir.Gardner Civ D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Def) Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
3-4 seconds one N/A
O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
A spot of light, about the size of Probable meteor sighting.
a dime held at arms' length, greenish
in color, was observed for a brief
period of period of time. Sighting apparently
did not give the impressio did not give the impressio dis- dis-
tinct shape or tinct shape substance. substance.
No Report No Report File.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)