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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8722832

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONHatchville Massachusetts

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

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18 August 1962 Hatchville, Massachusetts a Agreed art
3. DATETIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 7 Feeney temreer
O Was Aircraft
Local : 3 a 9 Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Rodar Q Probably Aircraft
GMT 19/0015-01002 = O Air Vi sual O Air-Intercept Redor O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE lines 0 Was Astronomicol
OG Yes GO Probably Astronomical
QoNe (Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF CBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE OX Other Conflictino Data |
} 0D tnsufficient Dote for Evaluation
r 0 Unknown
r2 Thinutes one ran

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1). COMMENTS

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if, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

white roundish object with flames Reported objects movements and
ehserved moving in an are and hovering | positional information conflict.
tor oO minutes at 50-60 der elevation, Observation by lady on vacation,
Went into vertical climb and hovered No follow up feasible. Onlv date
in the West for another 5 minutes. given was that an obj was in the
Object disappeared in the North on an Sky somewhere, moving around and
angular climb, In sight for 30-45 se at times stationary. Duration
minutes, and random motion is consistent
w/balloon ayalysis however data
is incomplete & conflicting. Case
considered as other-conflicting

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 24 SEP 52)

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QOEPARTMENT GF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH

UNCLA SSH Ny MESSAGE

INCOMING

AF IN : 34267 (23 Aug 62) H/em pg 1 of 2

ACTION: CIN-17

INFO : OO0P-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3, DIA-10, DIA-CIIC~3 (37)
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UNCLAS S510IN 8-548.

AFSC FOR FTD, CSAF FOR AFCIN, OSAF FOR SAFOI. UFO REPORT,
PER PARAGRAPH OR, AFR 2290-2, UFO SIGHTING IS REPORTED AS
FOLLOWS: A. OBJECT DESCRIPTION (1) “ROUNDISH” €2) UNKNOWN
CS) WHITE €4) ONEC1) (5) N/A (6) NONE €7) TWO (C2) EXHAUST
FLAMES (8) NONE €9) NONE NOTED 8. COURSE €1) OBSERVER GOT UP
DURING THE NIGHT AND HAPPENED TO LOOK UP AT NIGHT SKY

(2) 358-60 DEGREES €3) OVERHEAD (4) IN AN ARC AND HOVERED
FOR FIVE €5) MINUTES AT 50-60 DEGRFES., WENT INTO A VERTICAL

CLIMB AND AGAIN HOVERED FOR FIV"® (>) MINUTES IN WEST.

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STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH

UNCLASSWIRD MESSAGE

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(5) DISAPPERARED TO NORTH ON AN ANGULAR CLIMB (6) 50-45
MINUTES C. OBSERVATION €1) VISUAL (2) NONE €5) N/A

D. TINE AND DATE €1) 198015-1901990Z ¢€2) NIGHT

E. VICINITY OF HATCHVILLE, MASS. Al 41 NORTH, 79 535 WEST

“SF CCF = +e +

F, OSSERVER NRS ee, 4Ce 55 or
Qe CON VACATION), HOUSEWIFE, RELIABILITY UNKNOWN

G. WEATHER €1) GOOD VISIBILITY, CLEAR, NO CLOUDS, NO THUNDER
STORMS IN AREA H. NONE I. NONE Js NONE K. KEITH H.
MOREHOUSE, MAJOR, USAF, CHIEF INTELLIGENCE DIVISION. NO KNOWN

MISSILE FIRINGS OR RADIO OD RADAR DISTURBANCES WHICH COULD BE
RELATED TO SIGHTING L. NONE

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25/1959Z AUG RUEADG

NOTE: Advance copy delivered to DIA

AF IN : 34267 (23 Aug 62) pg 2 of 2

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