PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9733735

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1963

REPORTED LOCATIONOxford County Maine

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Bolloon
4 Sep 63 Oxford County, Maine 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bolioon
Loeal_evening Ground-M/ul Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircrait
GMT. AirVisual Air-intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Y.,Physical Object civilian 000 Probobly Astronomical
No Possibly Astronomical
y. LENGTH On OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE OthoHole in grouond
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Hole Hole in Ground in Ground Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Report of hole Report of hole about 6 inches in diameter Army demolition team dug hole to attempt
going straight down (vertical) for about recovery of object. Hold ended at 13 recovery of object. Hold ended at i3 ft ft
13 ft. Assumed to have been created by impact Level. Water level reached at 14 ft.
of an object from the sky on the night of 4 Hole assumed to have been drilled by Hole assumed to have been drilled by
September l963 by the owner of the property. September l9ó3 by the owner of the property. auger. This was indicated by marks on
a rock at the side of the hole.
Apparently no attempt at a hoax.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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