PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6960701

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONOld Town Maine

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D O Was Balloon Was Balloon
13 May_1955 Old Town, Maine D Probably Balloon Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 0 Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon
Local_ Local_ Ground-Vi sual Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ GMT. 14/0345Z Air-Visual Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Yes 0 Probably Astronomical ProbablyAstronomical
x2 No x:2 No Civilian Civilian D Possibly Astroromicol Possibly Astroromical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE 9. COURSE DX Other Aircraft Flare Other_Aircraft Flare
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
4-5 minutes minutes straight straight down 0 Unknown
one
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One circular One circular red flaming obiect. red flaming object, Other Ofher (Aircraft (Ainoroft Flare Flare)
quarter held at Check with SAC Liaison Officer
arms length. Was observed to fall ADC, verified identifiecation
straight down and dis sappeared as though of object as photographic
it burned itself out. flare released from SAC a/c.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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I Witwes IN INFORMATION
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VPA117 YDC 024 TYE936 TMB335DHA38DHF904
PP JEDEN JEDWP JEPNB JEPSN
DE JEPDH 3F
P161300Z P161300Z - -
FM COMDR 765TH ACWRON CHARLESTON AF STA ME FM COMDR 765TH ACWRON CHARLESTON AF STA ME
TO JEDEN/COMDR ENT AFB COLO
INFO JEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEPSN/COMDR 32ND AIR DIV SYRACUSE AFB NY
JEPNB/COMDR EADF STEWART AFB NY
JEPNB/COMDR 46E2ND AIR INTEL DET STEWART AFB NY
ZEN/COMDR DEF ESQUE ME
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/ACT INT E839 PD UFOB THE FOLG RPT IS SUBMITTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH AFR PAR 7D DTD 12 AUG 54 PD
L. A. BALL
B. LARGE-QUARTER
C. RED V s n 'OINO 'I NOLANO "0O 83LSIO GUVONNES 3H1
D. 1 D. 1
MOLANO "09 831SIOE GUVONNIS 3H1
E.N/A E. N/A
F. FLAMING
G. NONE GNONE 200 200 20
H. NONE
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I. NONE
2. A. SITTING AT EDGE OF HIS BED AND NOTICED THE OBJECT THROUGH

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I. NONE
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2 A• SITTING AT EDGE OF HIS BED AND NOTICED THE OBJECT THROUGH
A SMALL PICTURE WINDOW CMA THOUGHT IT WAS A ARED
TOO LARGE CMA DREW HIS ATTN TO IT PD TOO LARGE CMA DREW HIS ATTN TO IT PD
B. JUST AT EYE LEVEL OVER TREE TOPS CMA APPEARED TO BE STANDING B JUST AT EYE LEVEL OVER TREE TOPS CMA APPEARED TO BE STANDING
STILL BUT WHEN MOVING IT TRAVLED WESTWARD PD
C. WHEN MOVING CMA TRAVLED WESTWARD PD C. WHEN MOVING CMA TRAVLED WESTWARD PD
D. STRAIGHT WESTWARD MOVING SLOWLY D. STRAIGHT W WARD MOVING SLOWLY uRO2
E BEHIND OR BELOW TREES
F. 4 OR 5 MINUTES
3. A. GROUND VISUAL
B. NONE
C. N/A
4.A. 93452 14 MAY 1955
B. NIGHT
5. GQ 2I56 SOUTH EAST OF OLD TOWN CMA BRADLEY MAINE
S. A. MR MAINE CMA ST.
CMA A BARBER AT CMA A BARBER AT DOW AFB DOW I AFB
B.N/A B.N/A
( 4 5  '0120 I N01150 0 83151034
7. A. DARK CMA FAIRLY CLEAR CMA STARS WERE OUT 7. A. DARK CMA FAIRLY CLEAR CMA STARS WERE OUT
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B. 5000 320 DEGREES 15 KTS CMA 10,000 3I0 DEGREES 20 KTS CMA
46,209 320 DEGREES 50 KTS CMA EST 50,B02 310 DEGREES 55 KTS
C. SABD FEET SCATTERED
SMTITC DLUC

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C.N/A.
4A. 9345Z 14 MAY 1955 -
B. NIGHT -
5. GQ 2I56 SOUTH EAST OF OLD TOWN CMA BRADLEY MAINE
MAINE STON ST. (
S. A.MR
B.N/A 616
7. A. DARK CMA FAIRLY CLEAR CMA STARS WERE OUT −
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B. 5009 320 DEGREES 15 KTS CMA 10,009 B. 505Q 320 DEGREES 15 KTS CMA 10,000 3 316 DEGREES 20 KTS CMA 316 DEGREES 29 KTS CMA (
20,200 359 DEGREES 25 KTS CMA 30,09B 320 DEGREES 55 KTS CMA. 20,200 359 DI KTS CMA 30,09Y
40,030 329 DEGREES 50 KTS CMA EST 50,90D 310 DEGREES 55 KTS
C. 5OOS FEET SCATTERED
D. 15 MILES PLUS
E. LESS THAN ONE THIRD 240
F.NO
S. NONE
NONE
15 1 A/C AROUND BANGOR 33552 FQ 1050 C-124 MATS 5-807 CMA 8030
CMA 200 KTS
BT
16/1315Z MAY JEPDH

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E
UFOB INDEX CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS'
13 0 Was Balloon
May 1955 Old Town, Mai ne 0 Probably Balloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
100 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 1/0345 May 1955 Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Civilian Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE to Other Aircraft Fare Aireraft Flare
M00 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
4-5 Mnutes One (1) Straight Down Straight I Down 0 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS |11. COMMENTS OTHER: Aircraft Flare
Cre circular )circular red flaming red flaming object, approx object, approx Check with SAC Liaison Officar ADC, Check with SAC Liaison Officer ADC,
the size of a quarter held at arms length, the aize of a quarter held I at arms length, verified identification of object as verified identification of object as.
was observed to fall straight was observed to fall straight down and photographic flare released fom SAc photographic flar released fom SAC
disappeared as though it burned itself out. disappeared though it burn ned itself out. aircraft. aircraft.
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54)