PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
28 February 66 28/11452 Sells, Arizona
3. SOURCE . CONCLUSION
Civilian Astro (VENUS)
4. NLIMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
1 1/4 Hours 1 1/4 Hours Object was the size of a grapefruit and was very bright white
It was as any other celestial body. No vapor trail or exhaust It was as any other celestial body. No vapor trail or exhaust
6.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION and no sound was observed.
VENUS RA 20.07, was on the Easterthori zon and VENUS RA 20.07, was on the Easterthorizon and rising at O445
Ground-Visual hours local time. Its stellar magnitude was -4.3. There is no no
COURSE 7, reason to believe that the Soviet Venus Probe had any effect on
Stationary the brightness of the planet.
8. PHOTOS
n Yes
XXNo
EVIDENCE
n Yes (3 Witnesses)
XXNo
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BOSTON - The mystery of a budget.
parachutist spotted after snie Passa
boom in the Greater Boston drea to raise
this morning was solved when the certain.
U.S. Coast Guard' identified the mean L.
object in the sky as a high flying the elti.
weather balloon. probabl
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n The Coast Guard offical said have t have t'
the weather balloon was released new ta new ta
from Ianscom Air Force Base in from Hanscom Air Force Base in :
Bediord at 7:87 a.m. and drifted Bedford at 7:87 a.m. and drifted
into the Lynn area around 8:05 They
a.m. the time the sonic blast was the ve the ve
ng reported. respon respor
Although police and fire offi- Although police and fire offi- currer
ice cials in Sharon, Needham, Nor- cials in Sharon, Needhan, Nor- not gc gc.
les wood, Natick, Wellesley and wood, Natick, Wellesley andi end
on- Westwood reported the jet boom Westwood reported the jet boom might.
appeared lower to the ground appeared lower to the ground study
.iu- than usual, no air crast was in in the
ons trouble, according to authorities. electio
ihe he The speculation that a jet pilot Duri
may have parachuted to salety may have parachuted to salety David David .
when his plane was in difficulty charg
started when Medford Patrolman Demo
John Carapezza who was on whole
ce school traffic· duty near the incom
Medford-Stoneham line spotted the H
what he thought was a parachute. Speak
When he heard the sonio blast Milfon
at 8:05 a.m. this prompted him to spoke.
scan the sky line. As he did he Kelly.
spotted the object which re- memt
:S sembled a parachutist. Kell
A Immediately this sighting was worst
ays reported to Hanscom Air Force ouk
for Officials and the Coast Guard in was
Boston. A helicopter was was
for launched and a search began. time
om-. The weather balloon and sonic He.
boom which was termed an Coin:
7nz unavoidable coincidcnce was con- so .
his firmed by the Coast Guard at mer
9:40 a.m. Frei
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the weather balloon was at a of th
high altitude and had begun to Hozi
descend about the time the sonic why
hoom blast was heard. They said Cati
it was understandable how the carr
balloon n was mistaken as  par- sale'
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Medford, Massachusetts
Others (names nknown) phoned into local Radio Stations
RIFOR OLRGE(C):
Radio Station WEEI Boston,... Massachusetts
RI/TION OF UFO
Milkman heard a loud sonie boom and looked up to see not an
aircrart but a parachut shaped object moving slowly across the sky
west to east. He attracted attention of Officer Carapezza who was
seated in a cruiser. Carapeaza stated that the boom shook the car.
Officer Carapezza sighted the object easily. Both agreed that its
apparent size was as great as or greater than th full moon; that it was
that a weather balloon was responsible and that Hanscom AFB laumched it.
not launched a weather
balloon. I phoned Air Force Cambridge Research Labs, Hanscom AFB and
was told that they had launched a small I weather balloon at 7:57 AM.
U.S. Weather, Logan Airport, Boston informed me that the wind was NW
at 15-25 mph. The balloon would have been drifting south-easterly
agreeing approximately with the witnesses' observations. The sky was
crystal clear - no cloud cover.
SVALU PO : The balloon was a Radio-Sonde type about 17' in diameter.
It carried a I package about 10" square suspended by a single cord. It is
parachuted by a 2' parachute at balloon burst. The balloon must have
been very low to have appeared 80 large as I was informed that at 3
minutes af launch such a balloon could not be seen with the umaided
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look round like a balloon to the witnesses but rather like a
parachute canopy viewed slightly sideways to indicate that it
was not a full sphere. Patrolman Carapezza felt certain that
it was not a balloon. still felt it could have
been a parachute because when 4 he first saw it, its diameter was
small, but it suddenly became larger as It were a parachute
unfolding.
The USAF took 5 minutes of prime news time on WNAC TV. Boston
6:30 PM to demonstrate a weather balloon laumch from Hanscom APB.
I was very surprised that they had bothered to take the time and
effort to do this. They have: never done this before in this area
to the best of my knowledge.
Later on that evening, three groups points
around South Hadley, Massachusetts sighted a UFO c described as
looking like "a sting ray, but without the long tail. There was
one huge light, similar to a spotlight in front with a ] large
grouping of constant red and green lights beneath". It was flying
very slowly and at a low altitude. Sighting time was between
10:00 and 11:00 PM.
Since there was a weather balloon launch 8 minutes prior to the Since there was a weather balloon launch 8 mimutes prior to the
UFO sighting and since the wind was blowing in a direction so as
to carry the balloon in the approximate direction that the UFO
was headed, I have no choice, without further information but to
classify this object as a ieather balloon.
Interesting sidelights to this conclusion are the facts that the
boon seemed to be commected v with the object; the for the
balloon to have been extremely low in order to
apparent size (yet no instrument package was seen) the non-
spherical shape and the alleged UFO sighting at Hadley in the
evening. The fact the Hanscom AFB went out of their way to prove
it was a balloon is interesting. The fact that the sonic boom
was exceptionally loud but no aircraft was seen or heard is
puzzling. ( I rarely hear a sonic boom at my office within the
Sylvania complex at Waltham but I I heard this one clearlyl)
It is unfortumate that more data on the description the object's
size and d manuevers are not available. Both witnesses described a
straight non-descending flight path.

Wie Con, Cng Quly
2nd hand ipate
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Dear Sir(s):
I would like to report a UFO.
It was sited Feb.15,l966 a approximately7:O0 P.M.
When last se veling in a semi-circle
and looked likeia bright light aboutll-mile south-east
frow Village Hill i Williansburg Mass.
It was about lmile in the sky and flashed
red & green when it left.
The siting was made by
Rd.
williamsburg Mass.
Havdiville Mass. 01039

Mar Urbana, Ohio Insufficient Data
Mar Sylvania, Ohio PHOTO) Insufficient Data/Not rec8
Mar Hopewell, Virginia Insufficient Data
Mar Anaheim, California Insufficient Data
1 Stafford Springs, Connecticut Other (CONFLICTING DATA)
Beloit, Wisconsin Insufficient Data
Cambria, Wisconsin Aircraft
18.2SN 66.07W (Atlantic) Insufficient Data
Freer, Texas Astro (VENUS)
HNNMMO∞ Aswego, New York Other.(CONFLICTING .DATA)
Bluffton, Indiana Aircraft
Los Angeles, California Insufficient Data/Notrec'
Langley AFB, Virginia Military Astro (VENUS)
Dayton, Ohio Other CLOUDS/CONTRAILS
9 Brazil, Indiana Aircraft
10 Youngstowm, Ohio Astro (VENUS)
11 Middletown, Pennsylvania Aircraft
12 Moultrie, Georgia Astro ASGrO (MOON)
13 13 Baker, Montana Baker, Montana Astro Astro (VENUS)
13 Artigo, Lone Rock, Wisconsin Astro METEOR) Astro METEOR)
13-14 Springfie 1. Aircraft
2. Astro (JUPITER)
Youngstown, Ohio Astro Astro (VENUS)
#359 Trenton, Michigan Other (CONFLICTING DATA)
Orfordville, Michigan Multiple Multiple Balloon
Uniontown, OHio Satellite (ECHO II)
16-17 Norwood, Massachusetts Other (UNRELIABLE REPORT) REPORT)
16-17 Whitestone, New York Insufficient Data
16-17-18 Fair Lawn Village, Ohio Astro METEOR)
17 Milan, Michigan Insufficient Data
17 New Palestine, Indiana Insufficient Data
17 Kokomo, Indiana Military Satellite (ECHO II)
18 Kansas City, Kansas Aircraft
18 Dayton, Chio Civilian Satellite (ECHO II)
19 Bethesda, Maryland 1. Satellite
2. Astro (STARS/PL LANETS)
3. Astro METEOR)
19 Blacksburs, Virginia Military Satellite (ECHO II)
20 Mims, Florida UNIDENTIFIED
20 Surfside, Texas Military Other (BLOWN TRANSFORMER)
20 Elyria, Ohio Insufficient Data
20 Twig, Minnesota Astro (ARCTURUS)
20 Houston, Texas Insufficient Data
20-21 Michigan Flap- Foldee Multiple Marsh Gas
21 Cambridge, Pennsylvania Aircraft
21 Handsboro, Mississippi Aircraft
21 Condon AFS, Oregon Military Satellite
22 Richmond, Maine Other (SEARCHLIGHTS)
22 Cannon AFB, New Mexico Astro (VENUS)
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1 - 22 MARCH 1966 SIGHTINGS
DATE LOCATION OBSERVER EVALUATION
22 Vanwert, Ohio Ohter (CLOUDS/CONTRAIIS)
22 Normal, Illinois Aircraft
22 Houston, Texas Astro.(METEOR
22 Dayton, Ohio 1. Satellite (EcHO II)
2. Insufficient Data
22 Security, Colorado Astro (METEOR)
22 Houston, Texas UNIDENTIFLED
ADDITIONAL REPORTED SIGHTINGS (NOT CASES)
DATE LOCATION SOURCE EVALUATION
Follewing
I Mar Australia Folder Ltr (PHOTOS)
Mar Chicago, Hlinois Ltr(
2 Bellbrook, Ohio MR (Phone)
7 Nahont, Massachusetts Form 164
7-8 Florida Florida Message Message
8 Green Springs, Ohio Ltr Ltr
17 Toronto, Canada Form Form 164 164
18 California City, California California City, California Form 164 Form 164
20 20 Shawnee, Kansas
20 Westport, Connecticut Multiple Other (HOAX)
EENE
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Konicr Auto S2 at an exnosure time of ten seconds and an anerture
of f1.8 on Anscochrome loo Davlight Film n at about nine
at night. The camera was on a trivod on the 0
Camelback Mountain facing southwest towar
mass of lights near the bottom of the nicture.
Yhen the slide is projected on a forty-by-fifty-inch screen,
there is visible ir the upper center of the picture a red light
surrounded by several apparently separate white ones, the whole
assembly emittin a sort of blue glow. Though there are s some
scratches on the film, this is not one of them, and it was a
cloudy night, no stars are visible. I do not believe the ob-
ject (assuming it is onecan be an airnlane, because in a ten-
second exposure a olane would have left a streak. In short, T
vurposes: th his is why I know the exact exposure data: it is
notes). I had pretty well rgotten the whole
thins until I recently read Frank Edwards' book. Flying Saucers--
Serious Business. Then I had duplicates made and sent one to
your organization, one to the National Investigations Committee
on Aerial Phenomen a, one to the Aerial Phenomena Research Organ-
ization, and Nr. Edwards. The original remains in my
vossessin. T would aonreciate any comment or explanation you
may have on this "hoto.
Sincer
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMINGMESSAGE
AF IN : 44049 (3 Mar 66) A/sah Pg 1 of 4
ACTION: NIN-7
INFO 0 : XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAFOS-3, DIA-1 (15) ADV CY DIA.
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STTION AT 01-1500 MAR 66. A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT. (1) SHAPE LL
SS DSMC
CIRCULAR. ) SIZE: SOFTBALL CR LARGE GRAPEFRUIT WITHOUT BINOCULARSC
BASKETBALL ITH BINOCULARS: (3) COLOR: BRILLIANT WHITE, LIKE
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OBSERVED APPEARED TO HAVE FLAVES RADIATING FROM ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE.
AFHO JAN 6S FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

PHOTO ANALYSIS REPORT 67-49 PAGEOF 1PAGES
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DATE OF REPORT 7 June 1967
SUBJECT UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT
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LOCATION Camelback Mountain, Arizona DATE 30 March 1967
PHOTOGRAPHY .
AF_ IR QUALITY- Poor
P NRS 35mm color slide, 1 B&W enlargement
1. I PURPOSE: This report serves to answer Work Order Number 67-64 in which it was requested
by Major Quintanilla that an analysis be made to c determine the identity of an unidentified
object in a color slide submitted by Mr. Phoenix, Arizona.
2. ANALYSIS: In scanning the photography it was noted that while the lights of the city
indicated a triple exposure (due to camera movement or vibration) the 90 le suoject point or interest subject point of interest
produced a single image and therefore could not be a realistic photographic recording of an
actual object. The
or hovering, it would also register triple exposure and (b) if it were moving, the image
would result in would result in a blur blur or streak across or streak sky during the 10 (ten) second during the 10 (ten) exposure time ime quoted quoted
by the observer. by the observer.
being
caused
by a defect in the film or the film or was inadvertently produced during the processing phase of development. was inadvertently produced during the processing phase of development.
PHOTO ANALYSIS BY: APPROVED BY:
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THOMAS E. DAVIS WILLIAM L. TURNER
Intelligence Research Specialist Major, USAF
Chief, Photo Analysis Branch
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WILBER PRICE, JR.
Chief, Photo Exploitation Division
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INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 44049 (3 Mar 66) Pg 2 of 4
PAGE 2 RUNJBBA5012 UNCLAS
B DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: (1) WAS A WHITE LIGHT AT NIGHT
EAST OF SELLS, ARIZ., CLOSE TO KITT PEAK OBSERVATORY. (3) ANGLE
AND AZ IMUTH WHEN OBJECTS DISAPPEARED: MOVED SOUTH TOWARD BABOQUIVARI AND AZ TMUTH WHEN OBJECTS DTSAPPEARED: MOVED SOUTH TUWARD BABOQUTVART
PEAK AND CLIMBED TO AN AZIMUTH OF 70 TO 80DEG A ST OVERHEAD BY 0510.
THEN HOVERED AT THAT SPOT (SEEMED TO BE VERY HIGH AND FAR AWAY). - -
(4) DESCRIPTION OF FLIGHT PATH: MOVED SOUTH ABOUT 10 MILES FROM (4) DESCRIPTION OF FLIGHT PATH: MOVEU SOUTH ABOUT 10 MILES FROM
FIST SIGHTING, MADE SEVERAL UP AND DOWN MOVEMENTS ON WAY SOUTH.
SEEMED TO TURN EAST, STAYED AT SAME SPOT AND THEM CLIMBED. (5) HOW
DID OBJECT DISAPPEAR: DISAPPEARED AFTER DAYLIGHT. (6) HOW LONG
VISIBLE: 0445 TO 0600 28 FEB 1966. C. MANNER OF 0OBSERVATION  (1)
GROUND TO AIR VISUAL. 2() OPTICAL AIDS: BINOCULARS 7X50. (3) N-A
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING. 1() QQRTAQEPPZ 28 FEB 1966. (2) LIGHT
CONDITION: NIGHT THROUGH DOWN. E. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS: FIRST SEEN
BY OFFICER HUIER WHO WAS 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF SELLS, ARIZ., TRAVELING
TOWARD SELL, ARIZ. THEN OBSERVED BY CAPT OF POLICE NORRIS FROM
POLICE STATION AT SELLS, ARIZ., WHO CALLED MR. ALLEN B. CLARK,
CFRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR AT HIS HOME AT SELLS, ARIZ. F. IDENTIFYING
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 44049 (3 Mar.66) A/sah Pg 3 of 4
INFORMATION OF OBSERVERS: (D) OFFICER HUIER, POLICE OFFICER, SELLS
PAGE 3 RUNJBBA5012 UNCLAS
ON UFO INVESTIGATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH PHILLIPS, BARKSDALE AFB, ON UFO INVESTIGATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH PHILLIPS, BARKSDALE AF B,
LA, AND DR. LA PAZ, NEW MEXICO UNVERSITY METEREOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT.
HE MADE THE STATMENT THAT "HE HELPED DEVISE AFR 200-2 AND THAT IN
WEATHER SERV ICE REPORT: WEATHER SERV ICE REPORT:
WINDS
6000 020-8
10000 350-15
16000 330-20
20000 320-30
30000 320-39
50000 290"50
80300 240-40
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE_BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE Pg 4 of 4
AF IN: 44049 (3 Mar 66)
( THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA: NONE. (7 VERTICAL TEMP GRADIENT: SURRFACE
4M TEMP PLUS 5DEG PER THOUSAND FEET.
PAGE 4 RUWJBBA50.12 UNCLAS
4M-7M TEMP -2DEG C PER THOUSAND FEET
7M-9M TEMP PLUS 2 DEG C PER THOUSAND FEET
9M-4M TEMP-3DEG C PER THOUSAND FEET 9M-40M TEMP-3DEG C PER THOUSAND FEET
H OTHER UNUSUAL ACTIVITY: NONE. I. INTERCEPTION OR IDENTIFICATION HOTHER UNUSUAL ACTIVITY: NONE. I. INTERCEPTION OR IDENTIFICATION
ACTION TAKEN AT TIME OF SIGHTING: N-A. J • LOCATION OF AIR TRAFFIC ACTION TAKEN AT TIME OF SIGHTING: N-A. J• LOCATION OF AIR TRAFFIC
OR BALLONS AT TIME OF SIGHTING. UNK. K. POSITION TITLE AND
COMMENTS OF PREPARING OFF ICER: CHIEF, BASE OPERATIONS DIVISION. i
CALLED KITT NATIONAL OBSERVATORY AND ASKED IF ANY O3SERVERS ON
DUTY HAD SEEN ANYTHING UNUSUAL. THEY HAS BEEN CALLED BY MR. CLARK
AT THAT TIME AND THEY HAD STEPPED DUTSIDC VERY QUICKLY CAS IT WAS ,
EXTREMELY COLD) AND MADE OFFHAND COMMENT THAT THEY HAD NEVER SEEM
VENUS SO LARGE OR SO BRIGHT, OR SO CLEAR, THAT IT LOOKED AS IF IT
WAS ON FIRE. THEY WENT BACK INSIDE AND THOUGHT NO MORE OF IT.
THEY JUST TOOK A REAL QUICK LLLOK NO MORE THAN A FEW SECONDS.
RECEIVED ALL REPORTS BY PHONE ON 1 MARCH 1966. L. EXISTENCE OF
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: NONE.
BT
NNNN NOTE: SERV HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY AFHQ FORM 1392 #79.
AFHO JAN GS FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

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The brightest it will get al .and present starting starting
to decline in brightness.
Maj Burkholder may be reached at 5 59702 Pentagon, if no answer may be reached at  59702 Pentagon, if no answer .
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