PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. DATE « TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
16-20/1855-19102Z
16=20 November 6 ard 1] Dec 64 Biue Hill, Maine
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3. SOURCE 10, CONCLUSION
Civilian AIRCRAFT

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NUMBER OF OBJECTS

One é

LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

15 Minutes Yarious reported sightings of long silver needle nosed obj

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_ from classroom of grade school by studm@mts.
. TYPE OF OBSERVATION re ' S J v

Ground—Visua l OMMENTS: 1 December observation resulted in scramble of A/C fo

STP ————— ndentification of reported object. F-101 was in area in minute
nd observed a B-52 at 3,000 ft. This A/C was on low-level missjons

NE in Boothbay ADC interdept area, ami coincidental with the Logan
mates ——1 to Norfolk-17 Low altitude speed route (VFR). Investigation
revealed that the observations were likely military A/C using tHe
O Yes routes on assorted missions.

XX No

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

QO Yes

XX No

FORM
FTD sep 43 0-329 (TOE) Previous editions of thie form may be used,

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OFFICIAL FILE CO

TDEW
UFO Sighting - 16-20 Now 64, Blue Hill, Maine 22 Dec
Commander * =.

Haq 397 Combat Group

l. Reference your first indorsement to Ltr, 397 Bomb Wg (DCOEO) ,
ll Dec 64, UFO. I wish to commend you for your thorough investi~-

gation and comprehensive report.
2. Concur with the conclusion of your investigation.

FOR THE COMMANDER

HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr
Major, USAF
Chief, Project Blue Book

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Ltr, 397 Bomb Wg (DCOBO), 11 Dec 64, UFO

lst Ind (BC) 18 December 1964
Hq 397 Cmbt Spt Gp, Dow AFB, Maine 04401

TO: AFSC (FTD), Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 20331

I concur’ in the findings the investigating officer.

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GROVER Y GREE
~ / Colonel, USAF

Commander

REPLY TO
ATTN OF :

SUBJECT:

TO:

HEADQUARTERS

397th BOMBARDMENT WING (H) (SAC)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
DOW AIR FORCE BASE, MAINE

04401

DCOBO/Capt Fritzshall 11 Dec 64
UFO

AFSC (FTD)

THRU: BC

The following information is submitted in accordance with paragraph
14, AFR 200-2:

a. Description of the object:
(1) Long, narrow, needle-nosed; blunt rear.
(2) Size of quarter held at arm's length.
(3) Silver.
(4) One.
(5) N/A.

(6) Rod, same length as body, protruding straight up from
center of body. No wings observed.

(7) None.
(8) None.

(9) Various other descriptions froma observer's teacher and
other very young students.

b. Description of course of object:
(1) Observed while staring out of a schoolroom window.

(2) Approximately 25 degrees up from observer's eye level
(observer approximately 4 feet tall).

(3) Same as (2).
Vr otrai it &itG Lev >i ac Als

(5) In steady, straight and level flight behind mountains to
the Northeast.

(6) 15 minutes.

Peace... . ts our Profession

c. Manner of observation:

(1) Ground-visual.

(2) None.

(3) W/A.

d. Time anddate of sighting:

(1) 16 - 20 Nov/1855 - 1910Z. Approximate dates: observer
claims to have seen object 5 consecutive days at same time of day.
Then again 1 Dec/1715Z.

(2) Cloudless days.

e. Location of observers:

(1) Second floor of school house in center of village of Blue
Hill, Maine, window facing Southeast.

f. Identifying information on observers:

Maine, 5th — ® student
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witness.

(2) N/A.
g. Weather and Winds:

(1) Clear, cloudless days.

(2) *
SURFACE 6,000 10,000 16,000 20,000 30,000 50,000

* 16 Nov 1200Z 202~/04X 230/20 280/30 310/60 300/65 320/105 329/60
2359Z Missing 250/45 260/45 260/45 270/65 280/115 Missing

17 Nov 12092 350/16 310/30 325/55 Missing 320/85 310/100 300/25
2359Z Missing 290/20 310/40 300/60 300/80 300/90 290/25

18 Nov 1200Z 320/20 300/40 290/55 290/85 290/115 Mis
2359Z Missing 300/35 300/45 290/50 2380/85 290/

ssing Missing
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2 y 2) {4 5 ;

19 Nov 12002 160/04 280/15 270/30 280/30 280/45 280/135 Missing

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20 Nov 12002 319/02 230/70 240/60 220/85 220/95 240/110 240/75
2359Z Missing Missing Missing Missing Missing Missing Mis 2
2 Dec 1700Z *280/18 G23 310/45 290/50 280/70 290/90 290/105 250/50
Dow AFB surface winds. Information not available for 50,000,

(3) thru (6) *
CEILING VISIBILITY CLOUD COVER THUNDERSTORMS
* 16 Nov 1900Z 4,000 ovcst 20 10/10 None
17 Nov 1900Z 3,500 brkn 20 6/10 None
18 Nov 1900Z 5,000 sctd 20 4/10 None
19 Nov 1900Z 4,000 sctd 20 10/10 None
10,000 brkn
Hi ovcst
20 Nov 1900Z 2,000 sctd 20 10/10 None
6,000 brkn
10,000 ovest
2 Dec 17002 Clear LO None None
(7) ¥*
* Significant temperature change taken from Portland RAOBS.
16 Nov 17 Nov 13 Nov
SFC + 4,7°C SFC -2.0C SFC -2i2 C
4,000 Et + 1.5 C 500 ft 0.0 C 400 ft €1.3C
4,500 ft + 6.4 C 5,100 ft - 9.0 C 5,700 ft “11.5 C
7,000 ft +4.6C 5,300 ft -7.0C 10,900 ft -10.0 C
18,000 ft -16.6 C 6,900 ft - 9.0 C 25,500 fit -35.6 C
29,500 £t “45.1 C 8,100 ft - 4.1 C 34,900 ft -53.2 C
30,000 £t “45.0 C 12,400 ft - 8.2 C 53,000 ft -57.6 C
53,000 £t “56.9 C 30,000 ft “45.6 C
34,000 ft “51.3 C
53,000 ft ~59.2
L9 Nov 20 Nov 2 Dec
SFC + 3.4 C SFC + 9.9 C SFC -7C
3,800 ft - 53.6 © 10,600 £t - 0.5 C 9,800 ft -17.5 C
6,900 ft + 0.4 C 14,500 fe -10.5 C 10,600 ft -16.0 C
9,200 ft + 1.2C 15,300 £¢ -8.8 C 29,300 ft “53.5 C
12,100 fe -1.7C 15,600 ft “12.4 C 29,900 ft -51.0 C
29,200 ft -40.3 C 26,000 ft -27.9 C
38,500 fr “61.7 C 38,800 ft -61.4 C
44,900 ft -67.0 C 44,900 ft ~58.6 C
45,500 £t -69.9 C
53,000£t “62.6 C
NOTE: All wind and temoeratura informatio: P
s, ich publishes data ac 07902 and i190 3 2 r
observations taken at Dow AFB, Maine.

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h. None.

i. Interception attempted after report of 1 December. Call received
from Blue Hill at 1715Z, F-l0Ol scrambled from Dow AfB at 17222 and was in
observed area within minutes. Complete search revealed presence of one
military B-52, sighted at 17352 at 3,000 feet, Flying in almost precise
area and along same flight path as described. At 1750Z a civilian Air
Apache was observed also at 3,000 feet, slightly North of where the B-52
had been.

j. Flight path of UFO was apparently within the Boothbay designated
Low Level (23M and below) Air Defense Command intercept area, and appeared
to coincide precisely with the Logan 2 - Norfolk 17 Low Altitude High
Speed Routes, VFR. USAF aircraft use these routes and areas continuously,
especially during periods of good flight visibility.

k. Comments of preparing officer, Assistant Base Operations Officer,
Dow AFB, Maine, after interview with original observer ( Ve
her teacher, cs. other students and the =e
after scramble of Air Defense aircraft. After having observed the object
several times from her classroom window, the little girl pointed the object
to her teacher and classmates, who also saw the object, but with varying
descriptions as to shape. The teacher did not see a "rod" sticking out
of the upper fuselage, and her classmates fairly well described jet~-type
military fighter aircraft, At her teacher's suggestion, the girl submitted
her report to the State Governor as a classroom project. It appears
virtually impossible that only this small group of school personnel would
observe an unusual object, travelling along a published air route, within
a designated military training area, Not only would it probably be
observed by citizens on the ground, but almost certainly by the numerous
aircraft utilizing this airspace, It is my opinion that the UFO is one
or more military aircraft, flying routine training missions. This appears
to be further confirmed by the identifying of a military aircraft by an
interceptor aircraft in the precise location immediately after a reported
sighting.

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RICHARD B, FRITZSHA
Capt, USAF
Reporting Official