PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7340384

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONNew Bedford Massachusetts

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE — 2. LOCATION 712. CONCLUSIONS
0 Wos Belloon
28 January 1956 New Bedford, Massachusetts |9 Frebsbly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION gssibly oon |
Local CX Bround- Vi sual O Ground-Redar igs Probebly Aircraft
GMT 28/2226Z D Air Vi suol 0 Air-Intercept Radar G Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS é. SOURCE O Wes Astronomical
0 Yes O Probebly Astronomical
2BxNo Civili 0 Possibly Astroromical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O , Other
o es tae Date fer Evaluation
. O Unknown
2 1/2 min one W to NE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

Shape elliptical, twice the size of Probable a/c sighting as indicat@d
one hundred foot water tower, color, | by contrails.
red, then turned to very thite.

Contrails seen 15,000 ft below obj
and in area,

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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Fe 2.1/2 MINUTES
36 As GROUND VISUAL
Be BINOCULARS
Ce N/A
4. Ae 28/2226Z JAN 56
Be DUSK
5e EM 334

Se A COOENS, 54 YEARS CML ST, NEW BEDFORD, MASS

SPRAY PAINTER
Bs S/SGT LOVEJOY, DETACHMENT 4, 4673D GOCy RELIABILITY UNKNOWN
7» Ae CLEAR
Be N/A
C. 20,800 COVER
De UNLIMITED
E. 1% MILES NORTH TO SOUTH

PAGE THREE RJEPDG 8F
Fe NONE

Se NONE

9e NONE

13. JET CONTRAILS SEEN

11. NONE

12- NONE

BT

38/141545Z JAN RJEPDG

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'RJEPNB/COMDR EADF STEWART AFB NEWBURGH NY

RJEPSN/COMDR 32D AIR DIV CD

| SYRACUSE AF STA SYRACUSE NY a
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTEL CEN WRIGHT PATT AFB OHIO A
RJEPDG/DIR OF INTEL HEADQUARTERS USAF WASHHD C

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1. Ae ELLIPTICAL

B. TWICE THE SIZE OF A 18@ FOOT CIRCUMFERENCE WATER TOWER
C. N/A
De ONE
E. RED, THEN TURNED TO VERY WHITE

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Ge NONE

He NONE

PAGE TWO RJEPDG 8F
= . Te NONE
2e Ae SAW CONTRAILS 15282 FEET BELOW OBJECT
Be @82 DEG
Ce. FLAT PLANE

De WEST- TO NORTHHEAST (SEEM TO PACE CONTRAIL)
Ee. SUDDENLY INTO CLOUD COVER

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