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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
I August, 1960 Morth Concore AFS, Vermont o Was Balloon
00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Pe or Ubservattion Was Aircraft Was Aireraft
Local Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Ground-Radar 000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 04/C9212 GMT 0/C9212 00 PossiblyAircraft
Air Visal AirViwal Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS 4. SOURCE oX Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No Military Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENOTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE . COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data valuation luation
One minute one Not diven Unknown
BRIEF 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING SUMMARY oF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Circular ohject with white tail an: blue tio. Protatly a meteor with the diraticn
,rall atout -de slze percil at arr's overestimated. Case cor elated witn
Jenitr. Jbject dirapneared like a light one from Dexter, Maire an. Clover,
turnad .it. Verront, Svaloyted as meteor in lint
o" these aduitlonal signt ings at the
same tie.
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/UNCLASS/FROM OCEHO4-31. FOR OIN. FOR HQ USAF (AFCIN).
FOR SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE (SAFIS). SUBJECT: UFO SIGHTING.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED REFERENCE PARAGRAPHS 13
THRU 15, AFR 235-2, DATED 14 SEP 59. SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED -
FLYING OBJECTS (UFO). REFERENCE PAR 15A. DISCRIPTION OF THE -
OBJECT (S). (1) CIRCULAR IN SHAPE. (2) ABOUT THE SIZE OF A
BASKETBALL HELD AT ARMS LENGTH. (3) BLUE TIP WITH WHITE TRAIL. -
(4) ONE (1). (5) NOT APPLICABLE. (6) SAME AS (1) AND (2) ABOVE.
(7) THE TRAIL WAS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A PENCIL CONNECTED TO THE
BASKETBALL SHAPED D OBJECT. (8) NO SOUND. (9) NONE. OBJECT. (8) SOUND. (9) NONE.
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REFERENCE PAR 15B. DISCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT(S). (1)
THE PENCIL LENGTH WHITE TRAIL. (2) 182 DEGREESS GROM THE REAR OF
THE MESS HALL AT NORTH CONCORD AF STATION, VERMONT. (3) THE AZIMUTH
OF THE OBJECT DID NOT CHANGE, IT JUST SEEMED TO DEMINISH AT THE
SAME AZIMUTH. (4) REFER TO PARAGRAPH S(3) ABOVE. (5) THE OBJECT SAME AZIMUTH. (4) REFER TO PARAGRAPH S(3) ABOVE. (5) THE OSJECT
AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE (1) MINUTE OBSERVATION, INSTANTANEOUSLY
DEMINISHED. (6) ONE MINUTE. REFERENCE PAR 15C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION.
(1) GRCUND VISUAL. (2) NO OPTICAL AIDS. (3) NOT APPLICABLE.
REFERENCE PAR 15D:TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING. (1) D921Z-E4 AUG REFERENCE P PAR 15D:TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING. (1) D921Z-E4 AUG
63. (2) DAWN. REFERENCE PAR 15C: LOCATION OF OBSERVER. (1) HJDQ
1538 (2) 7145W-444ON. (3) 41 MILES NORTH EAST 0F MONTPELIER, VT.
REFERENCE PAR 1SF: IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ION OBSERVER. (1)
NOT APPLICABLE.
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CONCORD AF STATION, VT., AIR POLICE, RELIABLE. REFERE CE PAR 15G
WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING
(1) DAWN AND CLEAR. (2) PORTLAND MAINE (600AFT 264 DEGREES 17KTS,
1808D FT 282 DEGREES 28 KTS, 15003 FT 270 DEGREES 29KTS, 220B0FT -
278 DEGREES 34KTS, 35B0AFT 260 DEGREESS 63KTS 262DEGREESS
30KTS, 800SEKTS MISSING). (3) NEGATIVE. -
(4) 25 MILES. (5) SCATTERED CLUDS. (6) NONE. (7) NORMAL.
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REFERENCE PAR 15H: NONE PAR 151 NOT KNOWN. PAR 15J NOT KNQWN. DAD 15INOT KNOWN
PAR 15K: RADAR MAINTENANCE OFFICER: SUGGESTS MAN MADE OBJECT WITH
CONTRAIL. SUDDEN DEMINISHING APPARENTLY DUE TO ATMOSPHERIC
CONDITIONS SUCH AS DUST HIGH LEVEL HAZE, OR MOISTURE LAYER.
EIGHTING AREA VERLY CLEAR WITH H NO SMOKE E OR HAZE. PAR 15L: NONE.
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SECURITY CLASSIF ION
JOINT M MESSAGEFORM
UNCLASSIFIED
SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICA TION CENTER
G60 AND t0 19 41
PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Check) ACCOUNTING ORIG. OR REFERS TO OF REFERENCE CLASSIFICATION
ROUTINE BOOK MULTI SINGLE GYMBOL 38
ACTION
INFO AF OCEH/4-31 UNCLAS
FROM: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
ATIC, W-P AFB
TO: NORTH CONCORD
RJEZBZX
/UNCLASSIFIED/FROM: AFCIN-1B2x 8-24//4-∠ /UNCLASSIFIED/FROM: AFCIN-1B2x 8 -24//4-∠
911TH RADRON, YOUR MSG OCEH/4-31, DTD 4 Aug 60. THE OBJ WAS
RPTD TO BE ABCUT HE SIZE OF A BASKETBALL, OR APPROX ONE FOOT AT RPTD TO BE ABCUT THE SIZE OF A BA ASKETBALL, C
ARM'S LENGTH WITH A TRAIL THE SIZE OF A PENCIL, OR ABOUT EIGHT
INCHES LONG. HOW WERE THESE CONPARATIVE SIZES DETERMINED? WHAT
WAS THE ELEVATION CF THE OBJ WHEN IT WAS FIRST AND LAST SEEN?
AFTER ONE MINUTE OF CBSERVATION, DID THE OBJ DIMINISH IN SIZE, OR
DID IT DISAPPEAR LIKE TURNENG CUT A LIGHT, ETC? RBA THE U.S.
MEATHER BUREAU AT BURLINGTON BE CONTACTED FOR THE WEATHER RPT ON
4 AUG 6O. ALSO REQ A CHECK BE MADE TO DETERMINE IF THERE WERE
OTHER WITNESSES TO THE OBJ, AND IF THERE WERE OTHER WITNESSES,
FWD THEIR OSSERVATIONS TO THIS CTR.
DATE TIME
8 1045
MONTH YEAR
AUG 1960
SYMBOL SYMBOL SIGNATURE SIGNATURE
AFCIN-4E2x AFCIN-AE2x KubudR. thex Hubud R. thex (ot
TYPED ME OX (uired) pons ans TYPED (or staMPeD) NAME AND TITLI TYPED (or stamped)
3a-1 MAJ ROBERT FRIEND FRIEND RWW
30-1-WR OWWASWX 1n n
PHONE 69216 PAGE NR. 1 NR. OF PAGES 1 PHILEP G. EVANS
EECURITY CLABSIFICATION Colonel, USAF
Deputy for Science and Components
UNCLASSIFIED
DDFOR  173 REPLACES DD FORM 173, 1 OCT 49. WHICH WILL BE USED UNTIL EXHAUSTED

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2414-E DTD 10 AUG 60. SIZE OF OBJECT ESTIMATED BY INDIVIDUAL NOT -
EXPERIENCED IN MAKING SUCH OBSERVATIONS• QUESTIONING REVEALS LENGTH
OF TRAIL APPROXIMATELY SIX (6) REPEAT SIX (6) TIMES THE DIAMETER
OF CBJECT. ELEVATION CONSTANT 45 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON. SIZE UN-
CHANGED THROUGHOUT SIGHTING. OBJECT DIMINISHED VERY SUDDENLY AS
TURNING OFF LIGHT. 0430 EST, 4 AUG 60 BURLINGTON WEATHER: SCATTERED
CIRUS CLOUDS AT 12 THOUSAND FEET. VISIBILITY 30 MILES• TEMPERATURE
49 DEGREES. DEW POINT 48 (DEGREESF.). WESTERLY WINDS 4 THOUSAND
TO 12 THOUSAND FEET AT 18 KNOTS• LOCAL AND STATE POLICE NEGATIVE
CIVILIAN REPOR LOCAL MILITARY CHECK NEGATIVE. 1960 AUG
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