DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7339339
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1955
REPORTED LOCATIONMiddlebury Vermont
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
12 Sep 55 Middiebury, Vermont Ss Probsbly Balloon
| [3 DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Oo rossiety Eaiven
‘f 2 O Was Aircroft
neon 12/ 1NeOL % Ground- Vi sual DO Ground-Rador OQ Probobly Aircroft
GMT O Air Visuol O Air-Intercep? Rodor 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 5. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
© No civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
5 mins one drifting NE 0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
QO Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

One obj, like a white top, half the size of a |MDH # 112 was over the area of the
dime, shiny, like semi-transparent plastic, sighting at time of sighting. This
was seen to be drifting northeast. balloon was drifitng northeast. Balloon.

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A MRS sae coi WEYBRIDGE CMM VT NOTIFIED THE STATE
POLICE AND SUBJECT OFFICER WAS DISPATCHED TO SCENE OF OBSERVAION

INITIAL AZIMUTH“45 DEG=ZES COBSERVER ONLY STAYED FOR 5 MINUTES)
AELEVATION 12 DEGREES

APPROX 5 DEGREES ELEVATION 45 DEGREES AZIMUTH
STRAIGHT DRIFTING SLOWLY NE
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-& MILES NW OF MIL URY, VT CHJBQ 50@1) AT THE HOME OF MRS

ARCHIE LABRAKE ¥LYiRIDGE, VT (HJBQ 4724)
OBJECT WAS ALSO ORSERVED DRIFTING NORTH AT CA 4992 FEET DIRECT
OVER WATERBURY VT (4/CQ 1520) AT 12/143572 SEP 55 BY WORKERS AT

THE STATE HOSPITA: ©) THIS INFO RELAYED TO STATE POLICE PD

| 6. SS cM AGE 24 CMM ADR 8 CROSS ST MIDDLEBURY VT

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SKY WAS SLIGHTLY OVERCAST NO PRECIPITAION WIND NORTHERLY
SOUTH BURLINGTON VT (HJBQ’ 5828) SURFACE NORTHERLY 5 KN

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8. NONE
9. ONE HR LATER A/C OF THE 37TH FTR SQ OPERATION IN THE AREA WAS (
~ REQUESTED TO INVESTIGATE AT PLACE OF LAST SIGHTING BUT DID NOT
LOCAE ANY OBJECT
16. JET ACFT OF THE 37TH FTR SQ CONDUCTING ROUTINE TNG FLTS IN AN
' AROUND AREA AT TIME OF SIGHTING
11. OIC, FLT 3-Ey RYPWD AIS? PD EXCEPT FOR THE POSSIBILITY THAT

' SIGHTINGS WAS A AEATHER BALOON FROM SOME OTHER AREA THE FACT THAT
JET ACFT WERE IN THE VICINITY WITHOUT NOTICING ANY OBJECTS PRECLUDE
THE PREPARING OFFICF® 10 GIVE ANY EXPLANATORY SOULUTION TO THE
SIGHTING
12. NONE PD END
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