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CASE REFERENCE6787571

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONCenter Sandwich New Hamp

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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Be March L957 [Center Sandwich, New Hamp 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | © TYPE OF OBSERVATION Eg B Possibly Bsllson
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GMJ 22/2 Z, OA Ae at” = Rivet tntereipt Heder GO Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS * SOURCE 49 7” O Wes Astronomico!
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Ne Civilians (about 30) ODO Possibly Astronomical
Re LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | & NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE |Q Other
stationary CO Inaufficient Date fer Evaluction
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40 mins to 1 hour | one to NE rising
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ——{i). COMMENTS
One round object, pink to red, seen Description, duration and the fact
stationary in tke Northeast. Object that one Source thought the obj

hovered in one area continuously for was a balloon, indicate that this
approximately 40 minutes to one hour. |sighting was caused by a weather
Object disappeared by fading out. — balloon.

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1, Description of object: |
a, Shape: Round

b,. Size: Larger than a B=47 aircraft.
c, Color: Pink to red.
do Number: One object seen by all observers except Mr. and UPS > Gillie who

claim a second object joined the first momentarily, then both rose to great heights
and disappeared,

e, Formation: N/A

ff, Features: Three illuminating lights equally spaced around the object,
Zp» No tail, trail or exhaust,

he. Sound: Sone

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d, Description of flight path and maneuvers of object: Hovered in one area
continuously for approximately 40 minutes to one hour, Mr iggge observed the
Si ag through a surveyor's transit for approximtely 25 mirmtes, During *+his time
the object hovered between 357” and 020° magnetic,

e, Manner of disappearance of object: Rose high in the sky 2nd disappeared, |
f, Length of time in sight: forty minutes to one hour,

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Co Airborne sightings: N/A

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6, Identifying information of all observers:

Qa, Civilian: i ee, Center Sandwich, manager of a lumber mill;
Mrs. QQ, Center Sandwich, housewife; —  —t Center
Sandwich, realtor; Mr. Ql, 2D 1, Center Harbor, occupation unknown;
Mrso 9M RSD 1, Center Harbor, —— RFD 1, Center

Harbor, high school students

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7. Weather and winds aloft, conditions at time and place of sightings:
a. Observers account of weather conditions: Clear, visibility good,

b, Report from nearest AWS or US Weather Bureau: Surface wind N/NW at 7
knots, Surface tempature 48°F. Wind at 6,000 feet 20°/20 knots; wind at 10,000
feet 20°/25 knots; wind at 16,000 feet 320°/30 knots; wind at 30,000 feet
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Ce Ceiling: 25,000 feet.

ad. Visibility: 30 to 40 miles,

e, Amount of eleud cover: 5/8 thin cirrus.

f. Thunderstorms in area: None
8, Unusual activity: None
J. Interception or identification action taken: None
10, Air traffic: CGne Fe8éP prior to sighting.

ll. Position title and. comments of preparing officer; The control room at PAFB
received a call from Mr. Qh between 1900 and 1910 hours on 22 March 1957. The
investigation team composed of Capt Anthony, Capt Blue, and M/Sgt Sayer arrived
in Center Sandwich, NH, at @6~30 hours on 23 March 1957, and remained for .
approximately four (4) hours, Although the total number of people who saw the
ooject was approximately fifty (50), (this estimate given by Mr. the
statements of 15 people interviewed are similiar, therefore only the names of

the principal observers are included in this report, who observed
the object through a dcransd is of the opinion that balloon,
All other persons who ooserved the objec ve no opinion as wi 5 other
than a strange object in the a mene supposedly took four (4)
chotographs of the object. When developed by the Photo Lab at PAFB, the riim

was completely blank, During the period the team investigated the incident no
umusual or strange objects were visible in the sky.

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