PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9733112

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1963

REPORTED LOCATIONAuburn Maine

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

O Was Balloon

OrA 20 Aug 63 Aufurn, Maine QO Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION So a aaron |
Local _ = | Q Ground-Yisy¥al G) Ground-Rador os Prabelle Lireealt
GMT episieerene. = D Air Vi sual 0 Air-Intorcapt Radar O Possibly Aircraft
3. PHOTOS ‘siti $. SOURCE eee a
Yes PhyvsicalSvecimeh eiviltan O Probably Astronomical
O Ne 2 , O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE ef es
O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
<< - ws | —altiple Qn ground O Unknown
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1). COMMENTS i -
fetter received by Army on 9 Sen 63 Investigator attempted to contact
indicating that strips of tinfoil were writer of letter, but he was not home.
round on farm. Desired to know if they were Contacted neighbor and neignbor had
part of 2 lest "Space Needle”* that he nad also found some of the foil. Informed
read avout in Newsweek. that objects were charf used in jamning

radar.
#2 from 4k Sep Oxford County,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)

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INFO RECD FROM LOCAL GOVT SOURCES, AT 99522 20 AUG DARWIN |
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‘CEIVED NSG FROM WYNDHAM THAT LOYAL FLYING DOCTOR cERVICE |

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i HAD RECEIVED REPORT FROM TURNER RIVER STATION (C!17PTS2

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2EPT1I6Z) OF LARGE EXPLOSION AT 93522 20 AUG WHICH APPEARED
iro BR: IN UPPER ATMOPHEREs EXPLOSION HAS SHAKEN STATION

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