PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6968320

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONTorrington Connecticut

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Torrington, Connecticut 0 Was Balloon
5 December 1957 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly BBalloon
Local_2005 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
a Probably Aircralt
GMT 06/0105Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aireralt
5. PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical 34
Y.s Probably Astronomical
XXNe Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other. UNRELIABLE RPT
Insufficlent Data for Evaluation
D Unknown
not reported -- -
T0. BRIEN SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Request from fictituous military No military unit exists at
unit in Roseau, Minnesota for information bhe point of request. No info
about an alleged UFO sighting in from alleged source Unreliable
Torrington, Connecticut. report.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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DEPARTMENT oF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON 25, D. C. SEP 2 2 1958
OCT 6 1558
17 Sep 58
24-185-483 AFCSI-6D/Capt Sellars/jc/ci81/4718
MEMORANDUM FOR ASSISTANT
SUBJECT: (U Unidentified , Torrington, Co onnecticut,
5 December 1957.
1. Inclosed for your information is a copy of a letter which was
furnished the Office of Special Investigations by the Ground Observer
Corps (GOC) Coordinator for the State of Connecticut.
2. For your additional
that an alleged sighting of an unidentified flying object near
Torrington, Connectiout, was reported or about 5 December 1958.
This alleged sighting was reported to Headquarters, Air Defense
Command in accordance with Air Force directives. The GoC Coordinator
further advised that neither he nor the addressee have any knowledge
of the author of the inclosed letter.
3. Information has been received from the Army and Air F ( Air Force Force
Postal Service that no military units are located at Roseau, Minnesota. Postal Service that no military units are located at Roseau, Minnesota.
E. Consequently, this mitter is being referred to the Federal Bureau of Consequently, this mitter is being referred to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
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4. This letter is classified 4. This letter is classifie protect protect investigative
information information n from unauthorized disclosure. from unauthorized disclosure.
1.Incl
Cy of Envelope Cy of Envelope &
OMER L. MOORE, Lt Col, USAF MER L. MOORE, Lt COl, USAF
Minn Minn. Chief, Sabotage and Espionage Branch
Counterintelligence Division
Directorate of Special Investigations
The Inspector General
T
DOWNGRAR
DECLANW
UNGLO
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