DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9421745
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1964
REPORTED LOCATIONWestford Massachusetts
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1. DATE.- TIME GROUP
2. LOCATION .
23 October 64 Westford, Massachusetts | |
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
UNRELIABLE REPORT
Civilian
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS :
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
3 Hours 5 Minutes
6 TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Gro und-Visua 1
Other: Unreliable Report. Witness regarded as unreliable by
(ICAP representative who submitted case to Air Force.
11. SRIEP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
See Case File
FORM
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_ rs. Chorney and her daugirver Barbera ware in the fawiiy car on O1d
Lovell Road driving toward home when Barbara noticed the object comin
Soush from Bedford. The car was stopped end they got out and watched it
imtil 2% disappeared benind tne trse tops. Whon they arrived home ihouse
ta locas om a ndli overelocking milos of territery) tha object was
again spotted seemingly at tree~top level in the N.S. it alternately
hovered and moved baci and forth from NoW. to N.S. It was reund, siiver-
blue in coler, the apparent size of a silver doliar held at arm's length,
had a “pinkish” light on the bottom, aad, what appeared to be dark "port-
holes? along its side. After it B08 dark, many iignts wers seen along its
side and tne pinkish light became "very red and pulsating”. ‘The object
was sharply outlined ia che twilighs but became just a dark shape carrying
ligats as night set in. Yo sound was heard at any time. Ab around S:00 PM
tne ooject, identified by its red light, coved siraight up very slowly for
approximately 2000 feet and then accelerated up and outect~signt in lw2z
seconds. I% was Last ssea es a point of Light moving agains’ a backgromd
of stars.
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Ostoser 1950 sighting on a iccel Radio Skew. She wag willing to relate her
sighting to a isceal UFO Group on Uovember 17th but weathar prevented hor
from coming. I seat both Suocommittes maembers “>. BDonsid Meyers, aac
Advanced Rosserca Enginser and 3r. Paster Youlsem, a specizlist in Radiation
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Oe Chose saghtinss were a’ variance with “e908 other, For simple:
REPOAS #L « HIGAL Questionnaire = Ucteber 6, 15955; a oi ap~E
oe 1960; Her letter = October 195, 1960. = REPOR? #f2°. WIGAP
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sighting accounts were substantially the SENG Dascriptioa of the UFC,
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through my UFO correspondence Silss 2 found thas lis, Aeoze Darsah was
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sScopped at -*° Vestfora Por the night of XNorcabar 11, 98h. To
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REPORT jf 3 - UFO RSPCRT ~ 10/8/60 {on or about)
‘Witness! Mrs. Evolyn L. Chorney (and son, Steven, then ago &)
2 Gritfon Road im y tet
Westford, Massachusctts
Education: 10th Grade, High School
Occupation :dousewsfo
PLACE: Westford, Massachusetts
DATE: October &, 1960 (on or abous) TIME: 7:00 PM EDT (apprex.)
SIGHTING:
(in Mes. Chorney's onn words) « "As my son and myself cone N.B. on
.. Coacord Road (wo came uron)...a cle
sring on the rigat hend side of she
road. “o kno that only an older couple lived there and though they har
hnany chickcn houses at the rear ef their home, thoy wore oud of business,
As my son Steve and mysolf spproached the clearing ond saw cho house 25%
up at one ond, wo knew thoy were there and what all vas well. Akove the
house lat the right end) wore many lights. A very large cirevlar odjact
Scomed to hover there. J had seen this same ene in April. of 1960 bis
caly Zor scconds as it loft straight up at that size. I told no sono of
the first sighting, herdly holicving it mysel?,..ihy firss centact about
WO came from a sister wno lived sevoral years in Vaechinsien state. &
uajer in tho Air Ferce told us of sishbines cver Pancua in 19470) eestCve
end I cat in tho car, which © had stopped, with imeoos shalzing. I asi:ce
if we dared to get outs and welic around. We decidad to got ous of the car.
Steve took tho flashlight as it was just after sundcwm and davimess was
coning cn. We got out, weiked under tho UFO, 1% was vory arse - I rowvid
say avous S0 to 100 fcat across. It had § pictrre windows in a row coross
the bottom. (bohind these).was a very beiezt light vhich did nob: penotrets
the sumface of tne ship. it wasn't any hisher then an Elim tree, about 150
Pest. AS Steve put the boam of the flasihlisht on its surface, i% was a
very beautiful dark blus satin finish. We steed uncer iv several manutos.
tony lights cane on at its ower rim, UBluoewhite lights. 16 svartved :
movang in a circular motion and moved out to tho N.We at a very fast spect,
went Up, and was gone. tn all I would say wo spent soma 22 minuses there.
da yoturned to the car and before I startcd i% up my knees wore no longer
shaking. 1 Cidn"t realize uncil this tino that we were now afraid once wo
made tne decisicn to leave the car. A very very sirange bit nice Peciing
of which wo both had felt. J have filled out a form on tiis signting out
vent you +o understand wo have no fears. With a sighting that close end
‘mat bag, if anyone meant any harm it could have well besn done in that
iengta of timo. My personal interest in all of tinis 38 a contact. +ne
wane more then anyching. We havo had many gocd signi:
RAS
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Additional informaticn concerning this alleged sighting is as Loklwis: _
“he weather was. clear. No sound was heard exceps a shigits "yhirring” sound
AS 2% moved away... Tio object was. sharply outlined end its apearon
al TY c® evn re
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compared with a LU,” platter neld at arm's length. 7
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NICAP Massachusetts Subccemittes
13 Friond Court,
Wenham, Massachusetts
‘SUBJECT: UFO Reports
+ CONTENTS: - Suaner 195@ or 1959 UFO Stenting, Sweer
October - 196 960, ¥ 0 soning , Westford, {ow
September 6, 1
October 23 39136),
Novenber 13 UFO "Sighting, shutesbury, Nassachusotts
| Assorted Newclips on UFO Sight Ete
Raymond &. Fowler
Cheirman: NICAP Meosachusetts investigating Subsomit stee
- National Terventigatdane Committee on Acrial Phencnena
Washington, DCe uns
cc, USAF (AFSC
Walter Sn Soak
The following UFO Data is subuitted for MICAP's files.
ed E Jeb
HIGAP Investigator