PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8235174

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONLeominster Massachusetts

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073
1. DATE LOCATION 12 JONCLUSIONS
21 00t 60 Leominster, Massachuoetts 00 Wes Bollaon
Probably Solloon
DATE-TIME CROUP TYPE OF OASERVATION 0 Possibly Bulloon
Locol0730 C Ground-Vi sual Ground-Rodar Wos Alscraft
0 Probobly Aireroft
CMT 21/1130Z 0 A-Visual Air-lntereent Rodor 1 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 3 SOURCE Wex Astronomalcol
CYes 0:00 Probobly Astronomieol etecr
No Civilian Possibly Astronomieal
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUNBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Othar
Not given 000 Insullicient Dota for Evoluation
one Falling Unknown
. BRIEF5 SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMHENTS
Object 1 trailing intense smoke hit ground and Object has characterisities of meteor.
burst into flame buret into flame in vicinity of in vicinity of Gardner-Athol, Gardner-Athol, Possibility does exist of decay of Possibility does exist of decey of
Massachusetts. Request for Massachusetts. Request for additional additional infor- infor- satellite, however there should be some
mation not anawered. mation not anawered. iniication of red color in this event.
In absence of red it is pore probable
that this was a meteor.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 BEP 52)

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RECEIVED
240cr60 0858
NNNN ATIC
Z0Z0SQPA4500ZC30E185ZCJYE619
M RJEDSO 1230 Oor
DE RJEZSJ 31
1 2l1sa12 ZEX
FM NENCONAC A FM NENCONAC MITCHEL AFB NY MITCHEL AFB NY
TO RJEZNC/COFS USAF TO RJEZNC/COFS USAF WASH DC WASH DO
RJEDSQ/ATIC VRIGHT RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RUEZBF/AF CAMDRIDGE RULZBF/AF CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTER LG HANSCOM FLD BEDFOGD MASS
BT
UNCLAS OIN B11925. UNCLAS OIN B11925.
FOR AFCIN, SUBJECT UFO REPORT. THE FOLLOWING UFO REPORT VAS
RECEIVED AT 11AS NOURS, 21 OCT
MASS REPORTS THAT POLICE
OFFICA DEPT, SIGHTED AN
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT AT B73S TODAY. HE COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE
ORJECT BUT STATED IT WAS TRAILING INTENSE 9 SKOKE AND NIT THE GROUND
AND SDRST INTO FLAME IN VICINITY OF GARDNER-ATHOL, MASS. THIS IS
50 10 65 1 MILES WEST OF FT. DEVENS, MASS. THE ARVARD CIVIL
DEFENCE AREA WAS NOTIFIED BY MR. .
BT
21/1E29Z OCT RJEZSJ

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PRECEDENCE TYFE MSG (Check) ACCOUNTING SYMNOL ORTC OE REFERS TO OF REFENENGE CLAESIFICATION
ACTION ROUTINE BUOK MLL7I SINGLE
INFO ROUTINE AF OIN 011925 UNCLAS
FROMN EPECIAL INSTIUCTIONE
ATTO N-2 APB (57)
TOT RJEZ-5
ORENER FLD, N. H.
INFO: HEDCONAC, MT AFB, N.Y. RJEZSJ
10-3124-E
MSO OTN O11925, DTD 21 OCT 60, FR HNDCONAC REPORTS STONTONG OF AN
UFO WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY 'HIT THE GROUND IN VICINITY VICINITY I OF GARDNEH AND I On GARDNER AND
ATHOL, MASS, THE WITNESS OF THE OBJ IS ATHOL, MASS.
REQ AN INVESTIOATION REQ AN INVESTIOATION BE NADE IN ACOCRDANCE I BB NADE IN ACOORDANCE
TF AN OBJ HIT THE GROUND. IF THE OBJ IS LOCATED, IT IS TO BE FWD TF AN OBJ HIT THE GROUND. IF THE OBJ IS -
TO ATIG, ATTN: APCIN-LE2K, TO ATIG, ATTN: APOIN-LE2x, ALONG WITH ALONG WITH I all AvaIlablE I All AvaILablE INFO.
GATE TIME
24 1350
MONTH YEAR
OCT 1960
EYHPOL SIGNATURE
"AFCIN-hE2%
TFTDBNNEANILECER YED OABENAME AND IITLE
Mjor Hobert J. Frlend
PHONE 69216 FAGE 1. N.CM 1 PHTLIP U. EVANS
k NR. FAGLS Colonel, USA
SECURITYCLALSIFICATION
Degity for Selenca and Conponants
UNCLASSIFTED
DD FORM I MAY ES 173 REPLAGES DO FORM I7S, F OCT ZN,WHICH WILL BC UOEO UNTIL EXHAUSTED