PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7812856

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONCharleston Maine

FRAMES6

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
29 May 60 Charleston, Maine o Was Balloon
100 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 0220 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aireraft
GMT 25 07207 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 00 Was Astronomical
Ys Probably Astronomical Mars
No Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
l sec each appearance three Unknown
none
11. COMMENTS
Three round orange objects, size of basketball, It is concluded It is concluded that the object of this a that the object of this
appeared at one min intervals, one one min intervals, one seemed to seemed to sighting was was probably y the planet Mars. the planet Mars.
come from ground, come from ground, appeared as bright appeared as bright flashes. The planet The I planet being just below the horizon just below the horizon
was probably brought into view by into view by
refraction.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Pick upman .
1960 1NY 29 10 04 TELEPHONED
m 10
NO, 71222
RE012 10 TIME F
Date
CZCSQA446ZCJYB281 302 DEC. 10 NTS. iy:
PP JEDSQ 1 NOLYG
DE RJEZBZ 2 ( 1
P 2907002 P 2907002 H405e 10512
FM COMDR BANGOR ADS I
TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC 00599 4x2w 4x2w CNO6S 9H AN CO1 5-SO9
3HE AR COIIN S-GOP
RJEZSN/HQ 26 NORAD REG
RJEDSQ/AIR TECH INTEL CNTR
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF AFCIN
RJEZHQ/SEC C OF AIR FORCE SAFIS
BT
/UNCLASS/REF AFR 200-2, THE FOL REPORT IS C
SUBMITTED (UFO).
A. DISCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT
(1) ROUND Ju
(2) BASKETBALL /
(3) ORANGE (3) ORANGE THE
(4) THREE (
(5) NONE-APPEARED AT ONE MINUTE INTERVALS (
(6) ONE SEEMED TO COME FROM GROUND (6) ONE SEEMED TO COME FROM GROUND
(7) NONE (7) NONE (
( 119104 5100 1904
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PAGE TWO RJEZBZ 2 2 0) 0
(8) NONE 7et2a
(9) NONE
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS ancos1t700
(1) BRIGHT FLASH
(2) ELEVATION 0 DEGREES, AZIMUTH 045 DEGREES (
(3) SAME AS NUMBER 2
(4) NONE w e e e I WOAAr DD m3AmDn dvGnv1s 3 Ad G229d
(5) INSTANTANEOUSELY-NON DIRECTIONAL (5) INSTANTANEOUSELY-NON DIRECTIONAL
(6) ONE SECOND EACH APPEARANCE 4VGNY1S 3 Ad C2292
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION
(1) GROUND-VISUAL S-000 MM04 S-G00 MMO4
(2) NONE (2) NONE
(3) N/A -25808
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING 30
(1) 0220-0223 29 MAY 1960
(2) NIGHT
E.I LOCATION OF OBSERVER (
(1) P-65, CHARLESTON, MAINE
F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER
J
(1) N/A
( (
PAGE THREE RJEZBZ 2
2RICHARD HAWKINS A/3C, AIR POLICE, 765 RADON, RELIABLE

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() CLEAR WITY GOOD VISIBILITY
(2) A. 6,000 FT. 210 DEG. 10 KTS.
B. 10,000 FT. 120 DEG. 10 KTS.
C. 16,000 FT. 130 DEG. 15 KTS.
D. 20,000 FT 120 DEG. 10 KTS MOT
E. 30,000 FT. 200 DEG. 5 KTS. -5
F. 50,000 FT. 270 DEG. 10 KTS. (
TO1HD
LESGA G. 80,000 FT. 300 DEG. 10 KTS.
(3) CLEAR
(4) 15 MILES
(5) NONE (5)NONE
( LIZ AREA, MILLINOCKET (POSSIBLE) (6) LIZ AREA, MILLINOCKET (POSSIBLE) 0 931 av 1t an 43m 9-300
(7)58-62 ( o aevgs 1t an 43tms 9-30e 30t
(H) LIGHTENING (H) LIGHTENING ( (
(I) NONE
C
(J) NONE
(K) SENIOR DIRECTOR BRAVO CREW BAADS; WX PHENOMENA ASSOCIATED
WITH THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.
(
IMITTECFO
C
C C
PAGE FOUR RJEZBZ 2 ( C 0007
(L) NONE (L) NONE
BT (
29/0701Z MAY RJEZDZ
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UFO ANALYSIS SHEET
Location (μsecssio
Date 29 May 1960 Hour (Z)_O220
WX
Description Rocevo  BasicerBtCC O
ED ASARRCCAT FCASH
Direotion of Motion ao - DascT/a-
Satellite: (AFCIN-4F3,Phone 69219) (AFCIN-4F3, Phone 69219)0
LITICH WAS 1) A POSITI0. ICHWAS 1)AP051T,0 ESPUDNC TO .THL O6 JECT.
Radar Analysis (AFCIN-4El)N/A
pd orIoN
Other
Evaluation of Source Rel iability_ Peorasey Coc. Evaluatlon Or Source Hel Tablll ty-
Analysis and Conclusions: THE PLONET PLONET MAS MARS nT nT THE
DATE AND TME of 7HE REPORT wAS
In A IN POSITION POSITION CORRESOOJONE TO TO THAT OF THAT OF
THE cefo. MAES 77 7715 nme DAS
Of A STELLAR MACNITUDE of 1.0.
THE PLANET- BEINE Jc5 8fcow THE
HORLZON NNO REFRACTSN PROBARCY BROUCNT
iT INTO UEw AND was RESPon FoRe

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