PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Bangor, Maine Was Balloon
23 Feb 58 15 Mi S of Brewer. Maine 000 Probably Balloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 000 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 23/1045Z,1145Z I AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. 6. SOURCE SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Yes 000 0 Probobly Astronomical Probobly Astronomical
No Military & Civilinn Military & Civilinn Possibly Astronomical Passibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMB 9. COURSE 000 Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown Unknown
5 mins one uo &down down
1O, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS COMMENTS
Huge, Huge. rnd very very bright obj. Low on No elev, No elev, azimuth, direction, azimuth, direction,
horizon & seemed to be going up horizon & seemed to be going up 8 & dowd. dowd. manner of disappearance or wind manner of disappearance or wind
2. Large bright 2. Large bright rnd obj size of rnd obj size of grapet and weather data given. and weather data given. This This
fruit, fruit, going up. g oing up. rpt cannot be evaluated with
Such limited iffo. Such limited iffo,
rpt fm Bangor, Maine indicates
that is balloon sighting.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 S8P 52)
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25/16482 FEB RJEPSH
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USQB637 YDB101 TYB278 C
PP RJEDDN RJEDSC RJEPHO 1:07
DE RJLPSN 4L C
P 251680Z 6
FM CONDR 765TH ACURON CHARLESTON AFS ME
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT AFE COLO C
RJEPSN/COMDR R 32D ADIV SYR ATS NY C
RJEDSO/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER M. P AFE ONIO
RJEPHO/COMDR ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAS CASH DC
RJEPHO/COMDR OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES HG USAF MASH DC C
BT
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(4) ONE
(5) N/A it here O
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(G) NONE Wort
(7) NONE
(E) NOME C
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(3) WA?elVATION,AZIMUTh?
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(1) GROUND-VISUAL
(2) NONE ......
(3) N7A (3) N/A
(1) FEBRUARY 23/1045Z 19581045--5=05-45- 1958104>--5
(2)DAY ..
15 MILES SOUTH OF BREWER, MAINE 15 MILES SOUTH I OF BREWER, MAINE
(1) N/A (1) N/A .
(2) A/1C MICHAUD, 486STH A/1C MICHAUD, 486STH HEADQUARTERS, BASE DQUARTERS, BASE POLICE, DOW_AFB POLICE, DOW AFB
EANGOR, MAINE 3
(1) CLEAR .
(2) HOT AVAILABLE No WINb or
(3) UNLINITED .
HOT E REPORTED WeAThEr dATA
(4)
(5) NOT REPORTED CIVEN
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PP RJEDDN RJEDSQ PP RJEDDN RJEDS RJEPHO C
ZFD abt aht
SNL187 SN87 C
PP RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEPHC 1:12
C
DE RJEPSN 3L
P 251600Z
FM COMDR 765TH ACWRON CHARLESTON AFS. MF C
RJEPEH/CONDR 32D.ADIV SYR AFS STA NY
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RJEPHO/COMDR ASSISTANT CHIET OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HO USAT WASH DC
RJEPHA/COHDR OFFICE OF INTOMMATION SERVICES HE USAT WASH DC
BT C
/UNCLASCIFIED/FRON ACT OPS 5-C PD SUBJE UFOREPORTS IN ACCORDANCE
WITH AF RECULATION 200-2 PD
.. (1)ROUND
C
(2) GRAPE FRUIT
(3XVERY E BRICHT-whAT Color? C
(4) ONE
(5) N/A
(6) N/A
(7) NONE
(8) NONE
(S) (S) LARGE LARGE AND AND BRIGHT BRIGHT C
C
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C
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PAGE TWO RJEPSN 3L
B. (1) AIR POLCE
(2) )N1A7e/evATiONs?
(3) UP e
(4) RIGHT-UP
(5) OESCURED BY CLOUDS C
6)VENTYMINUTES C
C. (1) GROUND-VISUAL
(2) NONE
(3) 1/A
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D. (1) 23/11452 1958
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00 0555 BANGQR, MAINE
(1) BANGOR, MAINE
(2) 1/A
(1) CLEAR O
(2) NOT AVAILABLE
(3) UKNOUN No wind data
Jiven:
(4) VERY CLEAR
(5) NONE
(6) NONE •
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PACE AGE THREE RJEPSN 3L THREE RJEPSN 3L .
HONE
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NONE •
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D

en whether or not there were
n things as Ilying saucers, it look-
like part of saucerenthusiast's
cams had some more immediate
romise of fulfillment. Some had looked toward saucers
with hope: to the coming of an ad-
vanced race that would teach Earth
way's of pence before it was too late.
If the pinpoint of light circling
he earth was not from another
merld, there was a chance that it,
astead of saucers, might eventually
ie the answer. At least the U.S. had begun to
wake up to space travel, and the
Areat of Russian scientific develop- too, would
nent. Soon the U.S.,
Mave intercontinental engines of de-
siruction. As the atomic and hydro- the
zen bombs may have stayed an
innds of the war gods. perhaps
equality of even more terrible weap-
ons would at least delay the begin-
ning of another world holocaust.
Earth needed an escape valve. Her
population was growing, and along pogulation was growing, and along In space.
with that, tension. Once out In space, find ample
perhaps man I might energies in a
room to expand his limitless frontier,
sreat new and And perhaps
and once again grow. ome day, with the universe to con-
Russia, the U.S.. England, and fin- quier, people might ste
ally speak of Earth - one world,
and that might come to pass -
some day. But as astronomers applied math-
ematieal formulas to track the Sput-
nik, and as the electronie brains
hummed with thelr, data, queer, un- as usual,
measurable things were,
shill happening.

nine, reported the object "almost
A cylindrical object, giving off a dropped on his car."
slivery blaze of light, and hovering The Officer of the Day at Dow Air
in the southwest skies over Brewer, Force Base said that a woman caller
February 23, 1958. reported to him that she had seen reported
persons early who saw the the object. According to officials the object. According to officials
None of the persons who Saw the None of th person at it may t it may there, the woman was told it may was told it may
have been except that it stayed in object had any have been the planet Jupiter. Jordan of
Professor Mavnard F. Jordan of contacted contacted
abont the same position from mid- about the same position from mid- the University of Maine, the University of Maine.
night until daybreak. at his home, was told of the sight- at his home, was told of the sight-
Several gatekeepers at the Bang- ings. He said that the object may ings. He said that the objoct may
or-Brewer toll bridge said that the have been either Mars or Saturn, but
object seemed to drop suddenly be- that he couldn't really think of any-
twean 5 and 6 o'clock but that it re- tween 5 and 6 o'clock but that it re- thing "that would perform thing "that would perform that
surned to its original position shortly way."
afterward. A motorist, traveling along Route Jordan is professor of astronomy.