PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8699362

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1965

REPORTED LOCATIONNewton Center Mass

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORO
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2.LOCATION
27 October 65 27 October 65 27/191452 27/19452 Newton Center, Mass.
3. , SOURCE NOURCE 10. 10. CONCLUSION CONCLUSION
y
Civilian BALLCON
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION li. 1i. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
2-3 minutes 2-3 minutes At the time of sighting, observer was watching an a/o through At the time of sighting, observer was watching an a/c ti brouzh
6.. TYPE OF OBSERVATION binoculars when object came insight. "hite. North, 50 to
60 deg elevation. Object performed a loop then disappeared
Ground-Visual (BX) BX(6xv3o). A weather balloon release was made from Hanscom
7, COURSE Fisld (ll miles NW of sighting area) near the time of the
sighting.
North
a. PHOTOS
Yes
XKNO
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
07 Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thie lorm may be uaed.
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UNCLASSIFIED 1
DEPARTWENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 3130 (29 Oct 65) T/jja Pg l of 2
ACTION: NIN-7
INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-8, SAF-OS-3, DIA-1 (21)
SMB C218063ZCTJC997
PP RUEAHQ PP RUEAHQ
DE RUCIEWA9433 3022012 DE RUCIEWA9433 3022012
ZNR UUUUU ZNR UUUUU
P 2914512 P 291451Z
FM 55 1AEWCONWG OTIS AFB MASS FM 551AEWCONWG OTIS AFB MASS
TO RUWMFVA/ADC
RUCIFHA/2SAIRDIV STEWART AFB NY
RUCDSQ/FTD WPAFB OHIO
RUEAHQ/CSAF
RUEAHQ/OSAF WASH DC
BT
UNCLAS 5510IN 10410 0CT 65.
FOR: CSAF (AFNIND; OSWF (SAFOI). SUBJ: UFO REPORT. A. (1)
SAUCER. (2) PENCIL ERASER. (3) WHITE. (4) ONE. (5) N/A (6)
NONE. (7) NONE. (8) NONE. (9) NONE. B. (1) OBSERVER WAS NONE. (7) NONE. (8) NONE. (9) NONE. B. (1) OBSERVER WAS
WATCHING AN AIRCRAFT WATCHING THROUGH BI IME FO SIGHTING.
Q) S0 TO 60 DEGREES NORTH. (3) SAME AS B (2). (4) OBJECT PER- (2). (4) OBJECT PER-
MINUTES. C. (1) GROUND-VISUAL. (2) BINOCULARS (6X30 POWER), MLNUTES. C (1) GROUND-VISUAL  (?) BINOCULARS (6X39 POWER).
AFHQ JAN 65 FORM 0-309C
UNCLASSIFIED

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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMINGMESSAGE
AF IN : 3130 (29 0ct 65) Pg 2 of 2
3 N/A.D.(1) 27 OCT 65 (1945ZULU).(2) DAY. E. NEWTON,
HILL
PAGE 2 RUCIEWA9433 UNCLAS
UNKNOWN. (2) N/A.
G. (1) CLEAR. (2) WEST G (1) CLEAR. (2) WEST NORTH WEST 18 K KNOTS GUSTING TO 29 KNOTS AT SURFACE
(3) UNLIMITED. (4) 15 MILES PLUS. (5) NONE. (6) NONE. (7) SURFACE TO 4M
(1DEGREE:/ THOUSAND FT). H. NONE.
3.5 D
I. NONE. J. A WEATHER BALLOON RELEASE
FORD, MASS. (11 MILES NW OF NEWTON, MASS) NE AR THE TIME OF THE UFO SIGHT-
ING. K. WING INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, PROBABLE CAUSE OF UFO WAS WEATHER
BALLOON. 1. NONE.
BT NOTE: A ADVANCE COPY DELIVERED TO DIA.
NNNN
AFHQ JAN 65 FORH 0.309C UNCLASSIFIED