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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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2. LOCATION

1 May 196 South Hadley, Massachusetts
3. OATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local BA. ® Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Redar
omT_0116152Z, 0 Air Vi sol 0 Air-Intercept Rodor
5S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE
O Yes
D No Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

20 sec or longer

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

1 Varied

12. CONCLUSIONS

o@co ooc ooo ooa

Wes Belioon
Probebly Bolloon
Possibly Balloon

Wos Aircroft
Probobly Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical
Probobly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other
Insufficient Deto for Evaluction
Unknown

moving fm SSW,
moving to NE.

then sharp right turn.

disapveared.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2)

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Dright white, silver
objt size of pea. Sighted &0° elevation poserved by witness was an a/c in the
traffic pattern at Westover AFB, even
hgough the witness
sitive it was not.
sorroborating witnesses, this report is
pvaluated as Insufficient Data.

Disappeared 65-70° elevation
Traveled straight at
first, then made very sharp abrupt left turn
Apparent distances
vetween turns was about 4" at :
Turned left again, straightened out and then

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11, COMMENTSTt is possible the the objt

states that he was
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(9) NONE
Be (1) MOTION
(2)8Q@DEGREES EL - MOVING FROM SSw
(3) 65- 7@ DEGREES EL - MOVING TO NeEs
(4) TRAVELLED STRAIGHT AT FIRST, THEN MADE VERY SHARP ABRUPT LEFT
TURN THEN SHARP RIGHT TURN. APPARENT DISTANCES BETWEEN TURNS WAS
ABOUT 4 INCHES AT ARMS LENGTH. TURNED LEFT AGAIN, STRAIGHTENED
OUT AND THEN DISSAPPEARED.
(5) FADED OUT
(6)2@ SEC OR LONGER
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(3) N/A
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BOMB PLOT (12 RBS SITE AT WESTOVER AFB) REPORTS NO INFORMATION
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Ke TSGT MELVIN LIEBERMAN, NCOIC, COMBAT INTELLIGENCE BRANCH, 99DCO1,
99 BOMB WING CHVY) WESTOVER AFB, MASS. OBSERVER SEEMED QUITE
SINCERE AND APPEARED CERTAIN HE HAD SEEN SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY»
LIVING CLOSE TO WESTOVER, HE HAS SEEN JETS ALMOST EVERY DAY
INCLUDING F1@4'S, F1e2"S, B-52'S, AND B-47°S. HE HAS ALSO SEEN |

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WEATHER BALLOONS AND HE IS POSITIVE THAT THE SIGHTING WAS NONE

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EVEN TENATIVE CONCLUSIONS AT THIS LEVEL.

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PPFARENCEs ENTIRE SIGHTING APPEARED TO OCCUR IN A RECTANGULAR AREA OF
sky SUBTENDED BY A 4IN ¥ 24IN OBJECT HELD AT ARMS LENGTH DURATION

OF SIGHTING WAS 2¢ SEC TO-32 SEC. CORRECTION TO ITEMD ni) OF

INITIAL REPORT; SHOULD READ 16152 1 MAY 61+ NO WEATHES BALLONS

WERE KNOWN TO BE IN THE VICINITY, NEAREST STATION USINS BALLOONS IS
ALBANY NEW YORKe VERTICAL TEMPERATURE GRADIENT NOT RECORDED THIS
STATION; FORECASTER STATES DATA COULD BE COMPUTED TF DESIREN ALTI-
TUDES WERE GIVEN> NO TEMPERATURE INVERSION LAYER WAS REPORTED.

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