PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION .LOCATION
20 August 65 21/03152 Pease AFB, New Hampshire
3. MOURCE SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 10. CONCLUSION
RADAR: A/C A/C
Military VISUAL: Satellites, ARCTURUS, A/C VISUAL: Satellites, ARCTURUS, A/C
1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS reported nothing rt.ed nothing
KC-97 on local flight asked to observect area and
One or more umusual (Negatiye sighting)
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Multiple objects observed described as a high fast moving A/C,
30 Minutes Orbiting Satellite, a low altitude slow moving light. One object
t... TYPE OF OBSERVATION tracked on Radar.
Ground- Ground- Radar track was of an object approximately 7 miles M of Pease
Visual, Radar AFB tracked to a position of 2 miles ME, indicating SE flight ard
7. COURSE regarded by the Watch supervisor as a light A/c.
On the night of 24 Aug the Satellite FCHO was observed and
SE,Northerly,Stationaryconsi dered identi cal to of the objects observed on the night
. PHOTOS of D August.
The object observed by Tower personnel with BX at 3lo deg azimuth
n Yes and di sappearing at 3lo deg azimuth 30 minut es later is regarded
XXNo as ARcTuRUS. Disappearance reported as instantaneous and motion
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Northerly slow. This object characteristic of an Astro report.
iT Yes
XXNo
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HEADQUARTERS
817th COMBAT SUPPORT GROUP (SAC)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
Pease Air Fotce Base, New Hampshire 03803
REPLY TO ATTN OF: BDOO
SUBJECT: Flying Object (uFO) 1 5 SEP 1965
T0: AFCS (FTD)
The following report of an unidentified flying object is hereby
submitted in accordance with AFR 200-2.
a. Description of the object.
Irregular shaped mostly round.
(2) ) Pea.
(3) White e with occasional red shading.
(4) ne.
(5) 1
(6) ..o.
(7) c. o.
(3) (3) No. No.
(9) N/A
b. rescription of course of object.
(1) 31c° level sith (1) 31c° level vith tower.
(2) 31^ 45° up. 310 45° up.
(3) 310 10° up.
(4) Hortherly slow.
(5) ) Instantaneously.
) Abcut 30 minutes.
c. Manner of observations.
(1) Ground visual, radar OPN-18.
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Force Base, New Hampshire.
f Uray, Jemes Comm Sq, Control ower pera-
tor, Peliatle.
Jennings, Richard ., SSgt, 1916th Corm: Sq, Control
Tower Oparator, 'elisble,
t. e.
h. ee Attsolment 2. ee Attsoment 2.
L. Intercevtion or identification sction taicen.
locally was dskad to ooserve
tre orea ored $f$ O siantin.. The crew raported negetive sighting. siantin. The crew orted neretive sighting.
3. 3/a. 3. 1/a.
k. fosivion title and corments of preoaring officer: sajor k. Posivion title and comments of preoaring officer: sajor
Jharles d. Ilorer, Ease Cos Jharles d. Ilorer, Officer, Pease air Force Pase Fase
New (emgshire. New (emoshire.
Comments: convinced the observers cid see an unusual
light. this light was described in various manners ranging from
"oostibly a high, fast
"a low altitude slow nc ng light", The tarcet recked by the
een a light vircraft. The state-
ments of the PapC.K latch Supervisor end the tower operator con-
flict as to the direction of travel, i.e., wetch supervisor
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same thing we all saw last Friday night". I have observed the
Echo Satellite numerous times and am certain that it was what we
saw that time.
In conclusion, I believe that these sightings were nothing more
than the observance of the Eeho Satellite by persons who did not
recognize it as such. The radar sighting, as oreviously noted,
did not tear out the same track and vas undoubtedly a light air-
craft on a VFP flient.
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Colonel, USAF 3 itch
Pase Cormander 1. tatament, UFO Sighting,
Lt Kesslar, Hupcon It Kesslar, Hupcon
2. Statement, ieather 2. Statement, iealher Con- Gon-
ditions, SSgn Uieber, ditions, SSgn Uieber,
E Veather Forecaster
3. Statement, UFO 3. Statement, UFO ) Sighting, Sighting,
.ld Gray, AlO Gray, Control Control lower ép lower Op
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Tower did not acknowledge visual sighting. At approximately OoooL
a KC-97 was vectored to the area but observed nothing unusual.
Boston Center was contacted and reported no aircraft under their
control were in that vicinity at the time of the sightings. There
were no further sightings by Tower or RAPCON.
Reet At Kke
ROBERT H. KESSLER, 1st Lt, USAF
Watch Supervi RAPCON
FOROTEICIAKUSE ILY 1
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direction of morment towards the east. Skies were genernlly clear with
a scattered l yer of stroto-cumulus heving disaionted within the hour a scettered l yer of stroto-cumulus heving disaionted within the hour
prior to the si-bting of the U.F.O. The strnto-cumulus Was besed at an prior to the si-bting the U.F.O. The strnto-cumulus Wes besed at an
esti- ted 55oo'. Thin broken cirrus clouds were ohserved at Psl two and estir ted 55o0'. Thin bro ken cirrus olonds were ohserved at Psll two and
one h lf hours aiter the sirhting. These clouds were in all probebility
on the low herdzen at the time of the sirhtinr. The air mass over PSl: on the low herdzen at the Eime of the airhtinr. The air mess over PSl:
was tryie l of thst preceiing the movement of a High pressure ridge into was tryie l of thst preceding the movement of e High pressire ridge into
our rerion. A drr unstable laver existed between the our rerion. A drr unstabla laver existed between the surface and B5ool. surface and 35oo'.
A subsiience inversion with a temper ture gralient of 4 A subsiience inversion with a temper ture gralient deg C/loo0' leg c/1o00!
excisted between 85o0' and 9300'. The combinetlon of the above ingredients existed between 85o0' and 9300'. The combinetlon of the above ingredients
would iniieats the potentiil for entrrppment of dust and hage partiolas would iniieats the potentiil for entrrppment of dust and hage partiolas
at end below the inversion. The inversion appe red to etist vell to the et and below the inversion. The inversion appe red to etist vell to the
west of FSM as well as in the local rea. Due to the composition of the
atmosphere that night anomalous proppgotion could sasily have existed. atmosphere that night anomalous propegotion could sasily have existed.
Reflective objeots or light sources could have showm up - "et or below the
base of the imvarsion.
2bod whiln
RISHARD .. NEBER
3Sgt, USAF
Weather Foreoaster
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STATEMENT
UFO Sighting
I, AlC James A. Gray, AFl463l462, did observe on the night of
27 August 1965 at approximately 2330 local a UF0 Northwest of
Pease Air Force Base as to the a altitude and distance they were
hard to determine. The object appeared to move very slowly to
the North. The object was observed for approximately one half
hour then disappeared In coordinating with RAPCON it was
determined radar was the same vicinity.
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