PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6968752

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONBeverly Massachusetts

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
21 August 1957 Beverly, Massachusetts 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probobly Aircraft
GMT22/0058Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Rodar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astranomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
aNo Civilian 16 yr old 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OI OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other_
XInsufficient Dota for Evaluation
0 Unknown
20 sec to 2 min one
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object oval large, color white, No unusual radar tracks in area.
red and green. Large light object fade GOC suggests possible lighthouse.
suddenly from sight. One a/c in area Insufficient analysis.
at 16,000 f ltitude.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 5)
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WPH080 WPD102 B071 TYC170HT
JEPNY 4 C
RR RJEDEN RJEDWP
22 344
DE RJEPNB 4M
_R 220058Z -
FM COMDR 762D ACWRON NO TRURO AFS MASS 4-4220
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO C
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIR INTEL HQ USAF WASH 25 D. C. C
12:01
• RJEPNY/COMDR 26 AD ROSLYN AFS ROSLYN NY
INFO ZEN/COMDR DET 3 4602D AISS STEWART AFB NY
ZEN/COMDR AFB NY (
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(1) DESCRIPTION: (1) DESCRIPTION: C
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(A) OVAL
: BLARGE B) LARGE
(C) WHITE RED & GREEN WHITE RED GREEN .
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E) NONE E) NONE
FLARGE LIGHT LIGHT
G) NONE GNONE .
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(A) SIGHTING OF LIGHT 14
B 45DEGREES
C45 DEGREES a
D) NONE
E) FADED SUDDENLY FROM SIGHT
F 20 SEC TO 2 MIN (
(3) MANNER OF OBSERVATION (
" (A) GROUND-USUAL
B SIGHT
NONE AVAILABLE (
(4) TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
(A) 0058Z 22 AUG G 1957 (
B NIGHT
(5) OCATIONS OF OBSERVERS:
" APOST EN0945 (A)POST EN0945 C
(IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OBSERVERS: i C
"" (A)MR. BEVERLY, MASS.
". NUMBER 2 MUSUM RD. C
() NONE () NONE
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(7) WEATHER

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SURFACE C DEG 0 KT
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6,900 360 DEG KT
10,209 310 I DEG 10 KT
16,090 300 DEG 10 KT E
20,200 290 DEG 20 KT (
- 30,002 260 DEG 40 KT
50,200 260 I DEG 45 KT
80,000 NONE DEG NONE KT
(C) OVERCAST
(D) FAIR 4
E) BROKEN -
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(F) NONE
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(8) NONE E
(9) NO TAC. TAKEN
(10) ONE AIRCRAFT TO BOSTON AT 16,000FT.
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(11 ILT. GEORGE W. BARTON (11 ILT. GEORGE W. BARTON SENIOR DIRECTOR CAUSE ENIOR DIRECTOR CAUSE UNKNOWN 6
NO UNUSUAL RADAR TRACKU IN N THE AREA GOC AREA GOC C SUGGESTS POSSIBLE
LIGHTHOUSE. 6
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(12) (12) NONE NONE
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