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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8722155

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1964

REPORTED LOCATIONNeedham Massachusetts

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1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
14 December 64 14/21202 Needham, Massachusetts
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR VALUATION
4NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
5 Minutes Witness reported a fair-sized silver disc-shaped object
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION spinning hovering and manuvering over the Needham High School
Object was observed for five minutes and finally disappeared
Ground-Visual behind trees.
7. COURSE COMMENTS: Second hand
report forwarded by Moonwatch personnel.
Not Reported Description indicates a possible Balloon observation. No
8. PHOTOS mention made of additional witnesses 3 and not other report
received. Likely a balloon observation, however no additional
DY data requested on indirect report. Report filed as insufficient
data.
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
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FORM /
FTD SEP63 0-329 (TDE) Previous oditione of thie form mey be ueed. Previous editione of thie form mey be ueed.
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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY a
60 GARDEN STREET CAMBRIDGE. MASSACHUSETTS 02138
December 18, 1964
Director
Technical Intelligence Committee
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio
Dear Sir:
The following is the report of an Unidentified Flying
Object, taken over the teleph by one of onwatch pesonnel,
Mr. Alex.
Miss of Needham, Mass., (tel.
area code reported seeing very clearly a fair-
sized I silver disc-shaped object spinning, hovering, and maneuvering
over Needham High School. Observed for at least 5 minutes and
finally disappeared behind trees.
Date of sace observation: vation. 12/14/64 2274 4.20 pm E.S.T. m s.o•".
Miss Miss sounded sounded unexcited and presented the information information
in a in a calm, concise calm, manner.
I hope this information will be of some use to you. use to you.
Sincerely, Sincerely
lovil.f. loiil..
Jcc/laf James C. Cornell, Jr.
Public Information Officer Public Information Officer

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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY N,
60 GARDeN STREET MA.
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CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS O2138 AM S S
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