PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE © 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

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0 Wes Bolloon
25-26 Jum 196 Weymouth, Massachusetts S crebebiy Belleen
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION it id de aaa
| Lec Bight | XX Ground Vi sue D Ground-Reder A Pcustle Kiverate |
GMT_fOt revorted D Air Vi weal C Alr-intereept Reder |O Possibly Aircreft
5. PHOTOS »OUF O Was Astronomical
} 0 Yes © Probably Astronomical
Q Ne | fyi . ; © Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9% COURSE 0D Other ‘
5 Insufficient Dete fer Evaluction
not reported one not reported Unknown
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Allege photo of object in or near Weymouth Copies of the photograph were requested
Rockland Massachusetts. Several reports of for evaluation, however after a delay
object being photographed by a newspaper of more than four months no reply was

Staff reporter. Reported as a time exposure. received. Cannot evaluate without
| photos. Insufficient data for evaluation.

Note: Article attached to sighting from same
city, same date, No correlation established
between visual sighting and photo.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 32)

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stretch across a field in back of their house, until it

disappeared from view. "@MN¥6 (ts. MMMM) was so shaken
she could not get to asleep," he said. "We talked about it until

43230 AM",

lirs. AMMMiiie called the Naval Air Station around 6:30 A.H.
and someone there took her name and telephone number saying they
would call her later; but no call came. Both Mr. and Mrs.
WMMMMecautiously asked their neighbors if they had heard a
sound during the night. The three neighbors they asked all had
heard a loud sound but did not get out of bed to look as they

had dismissed it as a low-flying jet.

At first the eNO. were reluctant to tell anyone what
they had seen. Later ?-after the Patriot Ledger) & local Quincy
hewepapeits published a photo taken by cha eeAna ee elses oe of its

reporters of a UFO in the skies that same night (July 25th)
along with reports of visual sightings of a UFO, = the Gilberti's
told their story to the Patriot Ledger (See photostat of news-
Clipping attached to data sheet).

The “MiMi said they had no idea what the object could
have been but were certain it was not an airplane or a helicopter.
Coth Zamilies (The @QIMMiwats and the ame) were sincere
and my brother and I were convinced that they had seen and/or
heard what they had deseribed - an Unidentified Flying Object.

fours Sincerely,

a “ie

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Mong Tae XOU SAW Lng OBILCY AL LICHT, TVILIGHT, OR DAM, WHAT DsD LOU
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9. WAS THE OBJECT DRIGHTEN THAN THE BACKGROUND Cr<THb SKY?

(CIRCLE ONE): 3. YES d. cy c. DON'T REMEMBER

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19, ZIP I? WAS BRIGHTER TIAN THE SKY BACKCROUND, WAS THE BRIGHTNESS LIKE

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SE\T GF AN AUTOMOBILZ HEADLIGHT? : 7

a. A PILE OR MORE AWAY(a distant car)?
bd. SEVERAL BLOC AB AJAY?
Ne CG, A BLOCK AWAY?
as ad. SEVERAL YARDS AWAY?
— e. OTHER_@ LIGHTS BRIGRT AS LAMP Post 2) ees

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il, DID THR OBJECT: (CIRCLE ONE FOR EACH QUESTION)

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a. APPEAR TO STAND STILL AT ANYTIME? NO DON'T KNOW
b. SUDDENLY SPEED UP AND RUSH AWAY AT 3
ANY TIME? 3 YES DON'T KNOW
c, BREAK UP INTO PARTS OR EXPLODE? YES DOMIT KNOY
a. GIVE OFF SMOKE? YES (0) DON?T KNOW :
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e. CHANGE BRIGHTNESS? } YES (NO) DON'T KNCU
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f, CHANGE SHAPE? = ves (ov pour? KNOW
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2, “FLICKER, THROB, OR PULSATEZ? ves. (NO) DON'T KG?
12. DID THE OBJECT MOVE BEHIND SOMETHING AT ANY TIME, SUCH AS A CLOUD? ~~ -
(CIRCLE ONE): YES ° DON'T KHON.
TY YOU ANSWERED YES, THEN TELL WIAT IT MOVED BEHIND:
43. JD THE OBJECT MOVE IN FRONT OF SOMETHING AT ANY TIMe, SUCH AS A
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zr YOU ANSWERED Yes, THEN TLL WHAT IT MOVED BEXIND:

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21. IF POSSIDLE, TRY TO GUESS OR ESTIMATE WHAT THE REAL SIZE oF
THE OBJECT t7AS In I2S LONGEST DIMZSION 20 (Poet).
NABouT SIZE OF 10 WHESL TRAILER TRuc rc

HOW LARGE DID THE OBJECT OR OBJECTS APPEAR AS COMPARED WITH
ONS OF THE FOLLGWING OBJECTS HELD IN THE HAND AND AT ABOUT
ARM'S LENGTH?

(CIRCLE ONE): a. HEAD OF A PIN ge SILVER DOLLAR
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25. WHORE Wire YOU LOCATED wWilin 20 WERE YOU(CIRCLE ONE):

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a. CINSIDE 4 BUILDING Qe LN BUSINESS SECTIOH-OR2T;
b. IN A GaR bf LN ADS IDATIAD SECTION OF
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a. IN AN AIRPLANE co. IN ai COUNTRYSIDE?
eo. AT SE d. FLYING WEAR AN AIRFIELD?
f. OTHER 6. PLY ING OVER A Clty?

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QING AT THE TIME YOU SAW Tis OBJECT, AND HOV DID
CTICE IT?

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28. IF YOU Wii MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE OR OTHER VEHICLE AT THE TIME,

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28.1 WHAT DIRE

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b ° N oe. .

28.2 HOW FAST

28.3 DID YOU S
OBJECT? (

30. WHAT DIRECTION
(CIRCLE ONE):

THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ;
;CTION WERE YOU MOVING? (CIRCLE ONE):

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WERE YOU MOVING? “miles per hour?

STOP AT ANY TIME WHILE YOU WERE LOOKING AT THE
CIRCLE ONE): YES NO

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WERE YOU LOOMING WHGN YOU FIRST SAN THE OBJECT?

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IN THE SMETCH BELOY, IMAGING THAT YOU ARE AT THE POINT :
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SAY iv. PLACE A "B" Oti THE SAE CURVED LINE TO SHOW 1G.
HIGH THIS CDJLCT WAS ABOVE TUG HORIZON (SKYLINE) “YEN XCU

LAST SAW It.

IN THE SKETCH
WAS WHEN
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33, WHAT WORSE THE WEATIIER CONDITIONS AT THE TIS YOU SAW THE OBJECT?
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ad. THICK OR HEAVY CLOUDS ad. COOITIT REMEDS
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33.3 WIEATHUR(CIRCLE ONS) 33.4 TEMPERATURE(CIRCLE ONE)
a CDRY) a. COLD
te FOG, MIST, OR LIGHT RAIN %,. COOL
c. MODERATES OR HEAVY RAIN c. WARM
a. oNOW d. 10'L
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3h. (HEN DID YOU REPORT TO SOME OFFICIAL THAT YOU HAD SEEN THE

OBJECT? AT S&S. WEYMOUTH
gee a le WHAT OFFICIAL? NAVAL
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35. ~WAS ANYONE ELSE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE OBJECT?

(CIRCLE ONE): 10

35eL $F YOU ANSWERED YES, DID THEY Ske THE OBJECT £00?

(CIRCLE ONE): NO é al

35e2 PLUASE LIST THZIRN NAMES AND ADDRESSES: WIFE =
. SAME ALDRESS,

S.. ~WAScTHIS THE FIRST TINE THAT YOU HAD SEEN AN OBJECT(s) LIKE THIS?

(CIRCLE oz): (a5) _ NO

36.1 LF YOU ANSY JGR ED NO, THEN WHEN, WHERE, AND UNDER ‘WHAT
CIRCUMSTANCES DID” YOU SEE OTHER ONE(s)?

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DO YOU THINK YOU CAN ESTOUMAATE THE SPEED OF THE OBJECT?

(CIRCLE ONE): Yi NO
IF YOU ANSWERED YES, THEN WiAT SPEED WOULD YOU ESTIMATE: MPH.

DO YOU THINK YOU CAN ESTIMATS HOW FAR AWAY FROM YOU THE

ODJECT WAS?
(CIRCLE ONE) NO

IF YOU ANSWERED YES, THEN HOW FAR AWAY WOULD YOU. SAY IT was 29°F,

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INTERVIEWER: RAYMOND E, FOWLER

13 FRIEND COURT,
WENHAM, MASSACHUSETTS

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abet cron ow 26 June 1963

Inforisation Only ay a Ye
Los aT £2 South Weymouth, Mass

Cource: Alr20, November 1953

On June 26, Mr. and Mrs. Enrico Gil- | |
bert of East Weymouth spotted a UFO
at 1 a.m. Next morning they reported the
sighting to the Naval Air Station at
South Weymouth and Mrs. Gilberti said
the authority who took the report “didn’t |
seem too surprised.” The description of |
the sighting: Both Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
described the craft as ‘very large,’
bigger than a truck, with brilliant orange
light on its. bottom and a white light
of equal intensity on its top. They said
the object flew “with a deafening roar”
about 100 feet over the ground, appar-.
ently following the path of some high- |
tension wires near the Gilbert home. Its |
shape, Gilberti said, was best described |
by using the traditional “flying saucers”
concept, or more exactly, two saucers in-
verted toward each other. Around its
middle, he said, was a protruding - lip. |
-The two lights were shaped like a Turk- |
ish fez hat, or a cone with the top cut |
‘off, he said. It flew smoothly, very low,
almost right above the treetops, Gilbert] | |
said. The roar was deafening. “Up to |
now I've always thought of those people
who believe ir flying saucers as nuts,”
-he said, “but my wife and I both saw
itand it was ‘some sort of machine, not

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a balloon or-some other explanation.” ~~

July 24, 1963

Lit, QO wearin
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Attleboro, Massachusetts

De 2 rea

Thank you for your letter of July 17. I was very glad to get the clipping, I
heard about this UFO but had not seen a copy of it until your letter arrived.

There are many different ways in which this UFO could nave come about,
| First of all, remember that the man did not see anything in the sky. He was just
| taking pictures of the stars and the trails show clearly. lt is very easy to get a film
light struck. First of all tais can happen in the develosing. There may be some fault
in the developer which can produce this sort of defecc. The person might have hada
shutter that stuck and momentarily at least as he waved his camera around happened
to point it toward a fairly bright light. The shutter might not stickagain. I know of
several UFOs that are due to this effect. Also in loading or unloading the camera
he might have inadvertently exposed the film. It would be ihteresting to know wh8ther
this was either tne first or the last film on the reel. Sometimes a mirror mechanical
abrasion can cause development of the image. We are oot sure whether the man who
took the picture did the development or not. There have been many similar unexpected
images on photographic filme that have been reported as UFOs, some very similar
to this. He says that he: took precautions so0 that an automobile headligat would not
Shine into the lens. But i would like to know whether he used a flashlight or not,
Sometimes the light froma flashlamp, even if not directly shiniag in the lens, will
shine in indirectly reflected perhaps from a wristwatch oraring. The fact that some
one of the UFO "study groups" confirmed that this was a true UFO does not impress me,
Nor does the statement that this group ''works closely with the Air Force," which is
manifestly inaccurate and probably untrue, The rectangular motions are of no signi-
B ficance either. The only reported angular movements that I know of are those on radar,
not on visual saucers. Nor would I completely rule out the “playful child". The argu-
ment about the focus does not convince because eecondary reflections/could have occured
that would have produced this sort of an effect. I would like to see an enlargement or
copy {in color) of the original. I should also like to ask the photographer whether his
camera automatically 3hifts the frame or not. I am trving to eliminate the possibility

of an accidental double exposure,

mi -

He states that "what it photogranhed was definitely in the sky."' We iurther
states chat he kept the camera in constaat view, Sut he also said that he had not seen
the object. I maintain that there is no proof that it was defiately in the sky or that it
Waa something that had moved into the cameras view, hovered in at least seven sports,
jnane .vered, then leit the camera's view.

26 June 1963
Weymouth, Mass

Source: Quincy, Mass Patriot Ledger of Tuesday, 30 July 1963

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UFO Photo Bafrles |

— 2 io a fs 4 > a T
Astronomer At 5.U.

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ROSTON—The mysterious pat-| similar to those found in mui af
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ern of moving lights ,photo-! ple reflections, Gots noi agree ut
f ~yuphed by Patriot Ledger Stalfjalh with the ope NESS descrip-
porter Richard Pothier from) tions of flying saucers.
he backyard of his Wollaston, However, Dr, Hawkins said he
ome vine 26 apparent); P Was 1 1 CO tid not satisfactorily ex; slain:
caused vy a “flying saucer" or) the imaze an the photos “raph.

<milar body, a noted Boston as-) ;
tcumome: said. | |
. ay Lee » Y {Vy tt
sfiict exp tt : 4 : ‘ i!
__ Difficult To Explain =; Stale ooara Mead 4 |
The astronomer, Dr, Gerald S., ¥s i
-awkins. director of the Boston! Waray) Por ate t
: ’ Voted say xmaise

‘iver-i:' Observatory, said, “T) : bse
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mild nesitale to say the aaaedl ab

“aph «cs show a fiying sauc she Dig Th fae Var nec
Thou. i admit it is very diffi |
li to x! ain the photograph.” | BOSTs IN (UPI) — The Massa-!)

Dr, .cev'sins listed three roa-| Chusetts Senare has given Pr elim-

uns behind his theory: They* are. jinary approves to a bill which}!
“there wera.acsolid object in ‘would increase the membership},

the peturd vere obscured. "Yan the salaries of members of}!

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q sky it ‘ould obscure some of,the Massachusetts Commission | |
star trails. None of the trails /43%
a ‘There are several areas on they 1 | |
: jim where no light has fallen. at

irhis is  vbably obscuration of| tho |

lsome ss». and it is very unliely D-\
‘that the slow from a flying sau- -|ch é
cer would be sh hining through j | Cor ’

syne sort of a grid. | Ma

‘And, the complicated patiern,|, l ' |
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|: nina Reman. -2- July 25, 1963

I definitely discount the statement of Putnam concerning the report of
the two West Quincy girls. There have been far too many "confirmations" of this
sort. Does he not at least produce a pre-dated paper reporting this siting by the
West Quincy girls?

Sorry to be such a skeptic. I don't know whether any group is checking
up On the picture. They would not normally be doing so unless he actually sent
pictures to the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center, Wright Field, Dayton
Chio. I hope that my reply has at léast communicated some of my scientific
axe pticism in the interpretation. I am quite sure that the person who made the
observation is honest and reliable, But if he is an expert photographer, he should
know that what I have daid about possible defects is true. Iam, therefore, sending

him a copy of my letter.

Incideatally, you may be interested to know that my new book, "The World
of Flying Saucers," published by Doubleday, written jointiy by myself and Mrs. Lyle
Boyd, will be on the bookstands in just a few days. I deal with photographic saucers
there, in one of the chapters,

Thanking you for your interest, Iam

Cordially yours,

DHM/sec Donald 4H. Menzel
Director

CC) SiRpAARINai ee mstagion.

bee: Col, Friend

Information Only
Cources:

News Photog Snaps UFO

slide of an object photographed on time
exposure by news photographer Dick
Pothier of Wollaston, Mass. In a by-
lined story in the Quincy Patroit-Ledger,
Mr. Pothier described his experience
which took place on either the 25th or
26th of June 1963.

Pothier was taking time photos of stars
in order to record the tracks of same,
from his back yard at Wollaston, Mass.
His equipment consisted of a Japanese
35 mm. camera on a tripod. He was
using Kodachrome X film. Other than
checking the distance he did not touch
the equipment until 30 minutes after he
opened the shutter, when he returned to

close it.

Two weeks later Potheir had the film |
developed. On the slide he immediately |

spotted. something which shouldn’t have

been there—a clear pattern of lights |

which moved into the camera's view,
hovered in at least 10 spots; maneuvered,
then left the camera’s view again.

In Pothier’s own words: “The time ex-
posure was able to capture all this, and
the intensity of the lights on the color
slide clearly show just where the lights
stopped and moved, leaving either an
image of the lights or a colored track.
In back of the orange, white and silver
lights and tracks were the star trails
which was originally the purpose of one
of the shots.” .

Pothier eventually showed the photo
slide to Stephen Putnam, a mechanical
engineer, APRO member and President
of the Two-State UFO Group, of Egypt,
Mass. Putnam, in a statement to the

Patriot-Ledger said after a three-hour |

study of the slide, that the lights seemed

to be arranged on a single object which |

never changed its attitude relative to
the ground, and appeared to make 90
degree turns without turning itself. Be
cause the lights ranged in color from
orange to white to silver, never changed
their relative position, they were ap-
parently mounted on the same frame-

(See Photog—Page 4)

ar) Bulletin, Nove:ber 1963

(Continued from Page 1)

) work, he said.
APRO HAS in its possession a colored |

which remained in a central position, no
matter which way the object stopped,
turned or paused, the lights defy inter-
pretation,” Putnam said.

Putnam pointed out that the structure

of the object would be invisible on the

slide, as it was, just as a night picture of
a car would show only headlights..

Obviously the lights were not caused
by a balloon or airplane and the color
of the lights precludes the helicopter ex-
planation. The focus of the camera was
set at infinity, thus ruling out close-in
objects such as fireflies, etc.

For camera enthusiasts, Pothier elu-
cidates the details about his: It was a

Heiland Pentax 35 mm. with an FL-55.
mm. lens, The film was Kodachrome X,- |

ASA 64—lens wide open and set for in-
finity. ° :
Exit and entrance trails of the object

| which made the image are very dim

indicating that whatever it was is was
either accelerating rapidly or descend-
ing into camera range during its exit
and entrance upon the scene. In a let-
ter dated August 5, John T. Hopf,
APRO’s photo analyst, had this to say:
“There is no question but fhat this is a
real image of some light source, we have
positively ruled out processing or film
defects. I don’t agree with the Harvard
astronomer who said that if there was a
solid body behind the light it would ob-
scure the star trails. I know from my
own experience that an object passing
in front of the stars for a short time will

/not show an effect on the trails in an

exposure as long as 30 minutes as this

one was. I think this photo is worth run-
ming in the Bulletin although we will

probably never know just what caused it.
I have talked to the fellow (Pothier)

at great length, and believe him when
he says that no accidental double ex-

posure occurred. I. happen to own one ©
_.of the same cameras (Pentax) and will -
will make some tests myself when I |

get a chance, but don’t expect to du-
plicate the photo.” 4

After Pothier’s story the Pairiot-.

Ledger carried an account in its July: |

“Except for a brilliant orange nucleus, | 30 edition which was headlined:.“UFO

' Photo Baffles Astronomer at B.U.” and

quotes Dr. Gerald S. Hawkins, Director

of the Boston University Observatory: “I

would hesitate to say the photograph
does show. a flying saucer although I
admit it is very difficult to explain the
photograph.” He also said: “If there
were a solid object in the sky it would

obscure some of the star trails. None of

the trails in the picture were obscured. |

There were several areas on the film

where no light has fallen. This is prob ||

ably obscuration of some sort and it is
very unlikely that the glow from a fly-
ing saucer would be shining through
some sort of grid. And, the complicated

pattern, similar to those found in mul- |

tiple reflections, does not agree at all
with the eyewitness descriptions of fly-

ing saucers.”
It is obvious from Dr. Hawkins’ com-

rectly disputed Hawkins’ theory about
the obscuration of star trails, and most
UFO experts, upon seeing the slide,

| remark about the similarity between the
| color and apparent placement of lights
' and the many sightings which describe

almost those exact characteristics.

It would seem the UFOs suddenly at-
tained some sort of legitimacy after be-
ing commented upon by Dr. Hawkins, for
shortly, Pothier and others received ac-
counts of various UFO sightings in the

' area.

_ ments that he has had little experience |
with the study and research of flying
saucers. Mr. Hopf has deftly and cor- |

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD | is,

1, DATE: 2 LOCATION

Obj observed as two white lights and dark

area in the middle by couple who awoke to a
humming sound. Looked out window and saw obj.
Report indicates that obj was observed in the
SW and disappeared after a flight of one min

in the NE. Wife did not observer obj very long.
ot scared and hld under covers after initial
observation. Principal witness continued to ob-
serve obj. Total duration of one min. Obj had

ight on top and light on bottom as bright as
wo lamp post lights. Edges outlined because of

hese lights.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2)

12. CONCLUSIONS

26 June 1963 Weymouth, Massachusetts Rap cuiy aelleua
3. DATE-TIME GROUP a. TYPE OF OBSERVATION OG, Fessiby Celeon
Loce! 2 Ground-Visuel OD Greund-Reder Probably Alrereft
GMT 26 06002, O Ale Vi wel OD Alr-Intercep! Reder DO Possibly Aircroft
S. PHOTOS OL O Was Astronomicel
0 Yes | 0 proneny puirenerel Sst
o i ¢
g Ne 4 ar ossibly Astronomic
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Other
DO Insufficient Dete for Evaluation
jone minute | one NE D Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

News report indicates orange light on top
and white light on bottom. No explanation
as to how witness observed obj in SW and
observed disappearance IN NE while look-
ing from one window. Witness to sound
next door thought obj (sound) was normal
jet a/c, /flight, lights and general pat-
tern of this sighting indicate an a/c
observation. Nothing other than the shape
as described by a sleepy witness, indi-
cates this to be anything other than a
normal a/c observation.

13 FRIEND COURT,
WENHAM, MASSACHUSETTS

SUBJECT: UFO SIGHTING ~ 26 JUNE 63; 1:00 AM; E. WEYMOUTH, MASS
DATE... . 29 JULY 1963 |
FROM: ee
(Member: NICAP; APRO; MASS-R.I. TWO STATE UFO STUDY GRP)
TO:- _LIst
E. Gilberti 1
USAF - ATIC (1
NICAP 1
APRO 1
MASS/RI GRP (1

On the evening of July 28, 1963 my brother and I interviewed
two families on Commercial Strect, East. Weymouth; Massachusetts
in regard to the sighting of an unidentified flying object which
was seth heard, and photographed in the Southshore area during
the night of Jime 25th and the early morning hours of Jwme 26,

1963 «

Attached is a phetostat of a completed UFO Data Sheet which
is based upon a USAF Technical information Sheet. The drawings

of the UFO were done by Mr. “—>GQm,. We went through
the form together objectively filling in the information. Both

Mr, and Mrs. ie signed the completed form, The following
is a brief accowmt of ow interview with them and a family who

live next door.

THE MEME LUTERVIEOY - 9Qgeenedes

Upon arriving in the QMMMMMMM neighborhood, we first
interviewed Mr. and irs @@GMBGMMMMA who live next door

to the diame. lr SQ works an evening shift and had

just gotten into bed shortly before he and his wife heard a

: 3 AT ABbuT TOD ALM. Tune 26,
very loud "humming vibrating sound” A He said the sound was not
that of an airplane. He is familiar with the sound of airplanes
as he had flow in B-17!s during World War IT and later served
during the Korean Wars His wife, because the sound was so
peculiar, asked him to get out of bed to see what it could be.

However, he felt too tired to get out of bed.

THEME INTERVIEW - gqigem Strect

q Me. and Mrs, MQM were awakened about 1:00 A.M. on
June 26; 1963 by an “un-godly soundi- like a slow moving jet" -
is the best they could describe it. Their bed was pulled up to
the bask window so as to keep cool. Their heads were near the
windew and they both looked out. Mrs. GUQ#U® saw the UFO
ond was terrified, jumping under the covers. Mr. GR
observed the object for approximately one minute. nren’ he
aod was like "two hamburger buns one on top of another with
a sandwiched piece of meat protruding aroumd." Its outline was
seen because of two lights on the apie one on the top and
one on the bottom which were shaped like "Turkish Fez hats".
it hovered ebecesiy: slowly moved at a height of about

100 feet over trees about 300 feet away, crossed power lines