PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6970370

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONOld Town Maine

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11 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D Was Balloon
22 Jul 55 Old Town, Maine 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
.Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probobly Aircraft
GMT. 23/0349z AlrVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
aYes 000 Probably Astronomical
xCXNo civilian (GOC) PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9 COURSE Other.
080 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
2 min 1 NE E
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
No particular shape, reddish orange, WX
4 mile visibility, f wercast. Insufficient data for evaluation.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) .
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A BIT 13
/ Wituers IN
20 14 UPF1SS YREJSS T YC284 TME225DHA
PP RJEDENRJEBA 0735
RJEPNE RJEPSN
DE RJEPDH 1OP ACTION
P 231632Z-
2ATIA
FM CONDR 765TH ACWRON CHARLESTON AFS ME
TO RJEDEN/CONDR ADC ENT AFD COLO 3ATIG
INFO RJEPINE/COMDR EADF STEWART AFB NY 4Ri
RJEPSN/COMDR 32ND AIR DIV SYRACUSE AFS NY.
ZEN/CONDR 47IITH AIR DEF WG PRESQUE ISLE AFE ME ZEN/CONDR 4711TH AIR DEF WG PRESQUE ISLE AFE ME
RJEDWP/COMDR RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFD OHIO AIR TECH INTEL CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFE OHIO
RJEPNB/COMDR RJEPNB/COMDR 4602ND AIR INTEL DET DET STEWART AFB NY C
ET C
/UNCLASSIFIED/ACT INT 138 PD /UNCLASSIFIED/ACT INT 138 UFOB THE FOLG RPT IS SUBM IAW AFR UFOB THE FOLG RPT IS SUBM IAW AFR
202-2 PAR 7D DTD 12 AUG 54 202-2 PAR 7D DTD 12 AUG 54 PD 1. ABLE PD NO PARTICULAR SHAPE NO PART SHAPE EAKER PD
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NO PARTICULAR SIZE CHARLIE PD REDDISH ORANGE DOG PD ONE EASY PD NONE −
PD OESERVING A/C FAINT NOISE DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC BAKER PD HIGH CHARLIE
PD HEADING N E DOG PD NONE EASY PD DISAPPEARED INTO NORTH EAST FOX (
PD TWO MINUTES PLUS 3 AELE PD ROUND VISUAL BAKER PD NO VISUAL AIDS
USED CHARLIE PD N/A 4. ABLE PD 8349Z 23RD BAKER PD NIGHT 5. GQ 2257
6. ABLE PD MRS HARRIET BURR OF OLD TTOUN CMM GOC OBSERVER CMM C
RELIABLE 234 SOUTH MAIN ST. OLD TNON CMM H HOUSEWIFE SUPERVISOR OF GOC 5
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C ctko 121-va
03S53 GH5 3N4 OT 304
3H4 85 1H04
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POST 7. AELE PD GOOD DASH A STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND BLOWING DASH OUITE
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160CR FT. 250 DEGREES AT 3T KTS PD 2TE3S FT 2690 DEGREES AT 30 KTS
PD 3D4C FT. 260 DEGREES AT 3 KTS PD 4900E FT 26F DEGREES AT 38
KTS PD CHARLIE PD PARTIAL OESCURATION : D DOG PD FOUR MILES WITH FOG
1ST U
AT THIS TIME LT. WILLIAM J RYLEE PD 12. NONE PD
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