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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Bolloon
__5 December 1956 Amherst, Massachusetts}: D frobebly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION B. Fess My Saloon
O Was Ai ft
Local Rt round. Vi sual O Ground-Redar 0 Peahebly Alrcreft
GMT 05/2205Z 0D Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE XIX Was Astronomical (/77 Ze
0D Yes O Probably Astronomical
Okbip Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE D , Other
0D Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Q Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Tl. COMMENTS

One dark round object, size of a
basketball at arm's length. Object
had an exhaust ~ ball shaped, taper-

ing to pencil thin,

Object was firs

seen at 30 dgr elevation, 132 azimut
and disappeared at 30 dgr elevation,
35 dgr azimuth, Object flew in a
straight flight path and disappeared
in an orange-yellow puff of explo-
sion, after having been observed
visually for 1 to 3 seconds,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

Description, duration, and
manner of disappearance indi-
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AIR INTELLIGETICE anne REPORT

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AREA REPORT CONCERNS

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DATE OF INFORMATION

8 December 195

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FRANK J. WOJTASIAK, MAJOR, USAF

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REFERENCES (Cohiral aumbw, Hrecties, previons repert, ae., |, a0 epplicetie)

Air Force Regulation 200—2

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On 7 December at 16552, observer Siti, a student

at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst Massachusetts, contacted

4/2; <a AF 23986343, HQ 050th Air Refueling Wing,

Westover AFB, Massachusetts by long distance telephone to report an

Unidentified Flying Object observed on 5 Deaember 1956 at approximately

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Preliminary investigation was conducted by Lo. giana:
AF 11074471, HQ 4050th Air Refusling Wing on the 7th asd 8th of December

1956 in accordance with Paragraph 6a of Air Force Regulation 200-2,

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6.) Identifying informatio: of observer!

As Name - <Q Be Age - 26

Ce. Occupation - 3Stucent

D. Mailing address - University of Massachusetts

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Ae Wind direction - NNR «© Be Wind velocity ~ 250°%(at 30 knots

C. Visibility - Seven (7) miles
8.) Any other activities which might account for Sighting - None
Qe) Interception or Identification action taken:
Mr @eenma calied the GOC post, Charley November
2~2 Red Amherst, Massachusetts and they immediately notified
the Albany Filter Center, Detachment II 4670th Grouna
Observer Squadron, Albany New York.
10.) List any air traffic in the area at that particular tim.
Ae Information recieved from Radar Site Eegnog indicates

that there was Jet aircraft traffic in that area at

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lle) Comments: Possible cause of the sigiting could be sunspots

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A. Shape Cc Round ay
Be Size - Basketball
Ce Color « Dark:
De. Number of cbhjects ~ One(1) “~~
B. Formation - N/a °
f. Any discernible features or details - None
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G. Exhaust - ball sized tapering to pencil tain.

iis Sound = not audible.

t. COtier pertinent features - None

26) Description of course of the object:
Ao ‘he orange exhaust caugnt tue observers attention. ”

Be. Angle of elevation at tine of sighting - 0309 nates...

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Ce azimuth at time of sighting - 132°
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De Angle of elevation at disappearance - 930° ——>= Yay
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G. Manner of disappearance - Orange-yellow puff of explosion.
hie Length of time in sight - 1 to 3 seconds.
30) Manner of observation: '

A. Type of observation - Ground-visual.

Be. Optical aids - None, CL .. tf (
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