PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7094061

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1966

REPORTED LOCATIONFalmouth Mass

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD PROJECT 10073RECORD
1. GATE· TIME GROUP 1. GATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION LOCATION
1 April 66 01/2355Z 1 April 66 01/23552 Falmouth, Mass (2 Witnesses)
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian BALLOON fros prot L
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
2 Minutes Object was disc shaped, shiny chrome color, and the size of a
golf ball. Moved at a high rate of speed. Object made a slight
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
descent and was visable for 2 minutes.
Ground-Visual Three T-33 aircraft. in the area at that time. Also weather
balloon rcalsed from Nantucket Island every 6 hours, A weather
7. COURSE balloon was released at the time of the sighting. t is believed
Northerly that the object was the weather balloon released at 2300z.
6. PHOTOS
Yes thr bifore.
OCONo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
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FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Prevlons editlons ef th!e form mnr be ueed.

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UNCLASSIFIED /
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
4RTN: 31396 (5 Apr 66) S/meh Page l of 2
A CIN: NIN-7 INFO: SAFOS-3, XOPX-2, DIA-1 (15)
ADV CY DIA
SMB C137HQD385ZCTJB007
RR RUEAHQ
DE RUCIEWA9076 0951532 DE RUCIEWA9076 0951532
ZNR UUUUU
R0515302
M 551AEWCONWG OTIS AFB MASS
TO RUWMFVA/ADC TO RUMFVA/ADC
RUCIFHA/IAF STEWART AFB NY
PHOIFDA/FID WPAFB OHIO
RLEAHQ/CSAF
RLEAMQ OS WASH DC
BT
CLAS 55IOIN 10129 AFR 66 FOR CSAF (AFNIND, OSAF (SAFOI).
GOLFBALL (3) SHINY CHROME (4) ONE (5) N/A (6) NONE (7)
NONE (8) NONE (9) MOVED AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. B. (1)
(BSERVERS WERE SEARCHING SKY. (2) 80 DEGREES NORTH (3) CBSERVERS WERE SEARCHING SKY. (2) 80 DEGREES NORTH (3) .
60 DEGREES NORTH (4) SLIGHT DESCENT (5) TWO MINUTES. 60 DEGREES NORTH (4) SLIGHT DESCENT (5) TWO MINUTES. .
·: :
Co (1) VISJAL AND WITH AN 80 POWER GILBERT TEL ESCOPE SCOPE.
2)N/AODo (1) 2N/ADo APRIL 66, 2355Z NIGHT E. 41 Eo 41
ns
AFHO JAN 65 FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AFTN: 31996 (5 Apr 66) Page 2 of 2
'
DEGREES 33 MINUTES NORTH, 71 DEGREES 32 MINI UTES WEST.
F. (1) MIKE LEIGHTON 15, 10TH GRADE FALMOUTH
PAGE 2 RUCIEWA9076 UNCLAS
HIGH SCHOC OUTH, MASS, 548-1713; -
. FALMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL, S
1 (2)N/A G.(1) (2) N/AG. (1)
LEAR, LIGHT HAZE, HIGH STRATUS. (2) TWO KNOT MSL FROM
60 DEGREES. (3) 7000 SCATTERED (4) CLEAR, 12 MILES VIS-
BI.ITY AT MSL (5) HIGH THIN OVER CAST WITH 7000 SCATTERED
NONE (7) 39 DEGREES MSL WITH I DEGREE INVERSION AT
5300 FEET TO 55000 FEET, MOIST AIR AT 4500 FEET. H. THERE
ARE WEATHER BALOON RELEASES AT NANTUCKET ISLAND EVERY 6 HOURS.
Lo NONE J. THREE T-33 AIRCRAFT IN AREA ALSO WEATHER BALOONS
REL EASED FROM NANTUCKET ISLAND AT TIME OF SIGHTING. K.
WING INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE UFO WAS
THE WEATHER BALOON RELEASED FROM NANTUCKET ISLAND AT 2300Z
: AFRIL 1966. L. NONE. APRIL 1966. L. NONE. -
ET -*
MNN MUNN
AFHQ JAN 65 FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED