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CASE REFERENCE6787169

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONWestover AFB Massachusetts

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Westover AFB, Massachusett O Was Balloon
17 July 1956 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP |4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual XKGround-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_18/0230Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
XANo Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
Insufficient Data Insufficient Data for Evaluation for Evaluation
0 Unknown
4 minutes one SW
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Regular Regular target target radar sighting but Insufficient Insufficient data for analysis.
larger than ordinary radar target. Altitude not reported.
Fast ncceleration of Fast ncceleration of speed. Was able
in less than in less than
6 seconds. Increased and decreased
speed in a matter of speed in a matter of seconds. All
other traffic accounted for. accounted for.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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DESORIPTINT (
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(A) RESULAN TAMSIT (RAIAR SIGRTIG)
(S) LAODA TAA' ORTI ARY RALAR TARGET
(O) U2
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PAGS TWO RJZDLS 44H
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(A) FAST ACCELERATION OF SPEED
(B) HEADING 36F DEG ELEVATION UNK 1 1492 03 2315I5 04VENVES 2ME N 32NIE4 5-509 1204
(C) ELEVATION UNK HEADING SW AT POINT FOUR MI NE CEF
KD).-5 /2151E UFO WAS CITED 3S MINELS SOUTH CEF TARCKED DEG (
): APPROX. 353
TO A POIT 3: NILES NORTH OF CEF SPEED OF 2ASD MILES PER HOUR TARGET 204
MATE 15S DESPEE RIGHT TURN UNTIL A POINT 15 MILES ME CEF THEN TURNED THEN TURNED
BOUTH VEST BOUND AND DISAPPEARED 4 MILES NE CEF. BOUTH VEST BOUND AND D DISAPPEARED 4 MILES WE CEF.
TARBET WAS ABLE TO NAKE A 1CS DEG TURN IN LESS THAT CARRET WAS AELE TO KAKE A 1CS DEG TURN IN LESS THAT Ts 3 SECONDS
VO INORIASS SPEID AND DECREASE SPEET'I VO INCRIAS SPEID AND DECREASE SPEET'I IN A NATTER OF SECONDS IN A MATTER OF SECONDS
(D) COMPLETE DISAPPERANCE -
(M) APPRCN FOR MIN
E. MANER OF CRCERVATION
(M) CP 1S-4
(E) NONE
(O)N/A s 09 I n014g
4. TIME AND DATS OF SIGHTING
(N) 16123-2
(B) NIGHT
. LOCATION OF OBSERVER(S)
MAPOCN CENTER, ESTOVER AFB • MASS.
2-600 8001

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ACE THMIL MOEILS 44M
.IDENTINYNG INFORMATION CT ALL ODOERVERCE)
KADM/A
E) T/SCT WECTOVER AFE
APPREACU CONTROL
MEATHE AD JINDS-ALOFT CONDITION TIME APLACE OF SICHTING
(A) UX CLEAR VIND CALM
(D) SURFACE CAIN
S, 1902'340 DEG 15KT
5 808'360 DEG 25 KT
,300' 328DEG 35 KT ELNI) 5-503 4NCA
P,000'289 DEG 35 KT
,000'265DIG 45KT
10,305'28:DES G0 KT
9335' --DEG -- KET ,2i5' --DEG -- KET
(0) 21251 CtF UX 25008SCTD (0) 21251 CLF UX 25008 SCTD
(D) THELVE HILES (D) THELVE HILES
(E) 5/10 (E) 5/1)
(F) NOIE (F) NOME
L.TOME C.FO1E
IDIE NO JETS IMIEDIATILL AVAILASLE UEn
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14m
PAGE THTOUR DJEDLS A4H
L. ALL CTHER TEFO RADAR ACOOUNTIDD TOR
A1. OPEPATIONE OFFICER TLICHT 'SERVICE NONE
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