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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7339298

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONMattapan Mass

FRAMES2

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UFOB INDEX CARD AISS-UFOB-350-55
1. DATE' 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon 71
September 1955 Mattapan, Mass. 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 14. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local . Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 09/0215% Sep 55 Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar X Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 5. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
XNo Civilian (16 yrs old) 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
Two and 1/2 minutes Two (2) S to SE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SI 11. COMMENTS
Two (2)oval objects, traveling in a straight Received by AF Form ll2. Note that this
line, first appeared jet fighters. The sighting was over a month old when receive
objects seen only by refleation of moonlight. The description sighting and the
Objects traveled at an estieatad elevation of dact that the obser Prst thought
15,000 to 17,000 feet. 1,w0 to 17,oo0 1e that the objects were jet airoraft
leads thas headquarters to the opinion leads thas headquartars to the opinion
of a possible aircraft. of a possible aircraft.
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AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) .0.1 *.1
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
8 Sep 55 Mattapan, Mass 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local CGmund-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GM99/02452 AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
000 000
5. PHOTOS T. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes Probably Astronomical
x0 No civilian (16 yrs old) Possibly Astronomical
7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
2 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
$2 \frac2 }$ mins S to SE Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two oval objs, t.ravel ing in a straight line Sighting was over a month old when re-
first appeared be jet fights. Objs seen ceived. Description of sighting and
only by reflection of moonllght. Objs traveled fact that observer first thought objs
at an estimated elevation of 15,O0o to 17,000 were jet a/c leads to evalution of
ft. possible a/c.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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