PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7340389

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONPittsfield Maine

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
28 January 1956 Pittsfield, Maine 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly BBalloon
Local X Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. GMT 2JA000J4 29/0005Z AinVisual AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical VenuS 0 Was Astronomical Venus
Ys XProbably Astronomical
XNo XONo Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE ,Other_
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1/2 hour west Unknown
one -
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Round object 10 times Round object 10 O times larger than larger than Venus Venus in west at 150 elevation
largest largest star. Colo Colo or Blue with white r Blue with white in process of in process of setting. setting.
center. nte edge. Outer edge outer edge
ragged. contrails, trails,
enatic mov enatic movements up and down and
to right an peared slowly.
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WPB239 YDB039 TYE036 TMBA35 HA726DHE2 ... 4
PP RJEDEN RJEPNB RJEDWP 2V'55
DE RJEPDH H 2F C0 -
P 3016002 -
FM COMDR 765TH ACWRON CHARLESTON AFS ME
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TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
INFO ZEN/COMDR 4711TH ADW PRESQUE ISLE AFB ME -
RJEPNB/COMDR EADF STEWART AFB NEWBURGH NY
RJEPNB/COMDR 4602ND AIR INTELLIGENCE DET RJEPNB/COMDR 4602ND AIR INTELLIGENCE DET STEWA STEWART AFB RGH NY C
RJEPSN/COMR 32ND AD /D/ SYRACUSE AFS NY RJEPSN/COMR 32ND AD
RJEDWP/COMDR RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT AFB DAYTON OHIO DAYTON OHIO
BT
TIMES LARGER TIMES LARGER
THAN LARGEST STAR. PD C. BLUE WITH WHITE CENTER RED OUTER EDGE PD C
D. ONE ED E. N/A PD F. RAGGED OUTER EDGE PD G. N/A PD H. NO SOUND
PD I. NONE PD 2. A. GOING OUT TO HIS CAR PD B. FIVE RODS ABOVE
HORIZON, 15 MILES TO WEST 315 DEGREES PD C. FADE TO WEST PD D.
ERRATIC MANEUVERS, UP DOWN TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT PD E• DISAPPEARED
SLOWLY PD F• ONE HALF HOUR PD 3. A• GROUND VISUAL PD B• BINOCULARS
7 BY 50 (372 AT 1300 YDS) PD C. N/A PD 4. A• 29 JAN 56 0005Z TO
2235Z PD B. NIGHT PD 5. A. FQ 3747 PI
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330/45-57 PD C. GOOD D. GOOD E. NONE F. NONE 8. 330/45-57 PD C. G00D DD. GOOD E. NONE F. NONE 8. NEG 9. NONE 19 NONE 9. NONE 10 NONE
11. NONE 12. NONE
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BT
30/17002 30/1700Z JAN RJEPDH JAN RJEPDH
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