PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7228434

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1957

REPORTED LOCATION10Mi SWof Hutton Me

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Bolloon
30 Octoher 1957 10 Mi SW of Hutton, Me. 0 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
.Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
"L-Ground-Visual Ground-Roddr 00 00 Probably Aireraft Probably Aireraft
GMT30/2319Z GMT30/23197 KAinVisual KAirVisual Air-Intercept Rodar PossiblyAircraft Possibly Aircraft
50 5. PHOTOS 6. 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical Meteor
CY.s CYes Probobly Astronamical
DNo D No Military D Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE o Other... Other..
000 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
one second .one one SW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round, white object, size of basket- Round, white object, size of basket- Information strongly suggests a Information strongly , suggests a
ball, long tail emitting sparks. No possible meteor.
sound.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)
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RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTELL CENTER UPAFB OHIO L
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELL HQ USAF WASHINGTON 25 DC
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RJEPSN/COMDR DET INTELL SE HAN ALLEN AFB VT
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/UNCLAS/ OPS 33S PD UFOB RPT I A ROUND B BASKETBALL C WHITE D
ONE E NONE F NONE G LONG TAIL EMITTING SPARKS H NONE HEARD I NONE
PD PART TWO A FLASH B HIGH C DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW F ONE DEC PD -
PART THREE A GROUND VISUAL PLUS PILOT VISUAL PART THREE A GROUND VISUAL PLUS PILOT VISUAL B NONE E C B32 NELSON NELSON
34 37000 FT 020 DEG MAG 400 KTS PD
PART FOUR A OCT 30/2319Z B DUSK PD (
PART FIVE 10 MILES SOUTH WEST OF HOULTON MAINE PD ULTON MAINE PD n
PART SIX B SMITH CAPT 69TH BOMB WING PILOT PD
NEG C NEG D NEG E NEG F NONE PD
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PART EIGHT NONE
PART NINE NONE
PART TEN NONE OTHER THAN AC THAT REPORTED THIS INFO PD
PART ELEVEN SENIOR DIRECTOR COMMENTS NONE THIS REPORT MADE UP ON -
INFO PASSED TO THIS ORGANIZATION FROM GOC AND AIRCRAFT PD
PART TWELVE NONE PD
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