PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7100929

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1966

REPORTED LOCATIONOsterville Mass

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE· TIME GROUP LOCATION
10 April 66 10/2345Z Osterville, Mass (1 Witness)
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION √
Civilian Astro (METEOR)
4. 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
5 Seconds 5 Seconds Observer sighted an object which he described as rectangular, Observer sighted an object which he described as rectangular,
2 ft long and 1 1/2 ft wide, with 2 blue-white lights on the
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERYATION front. Object traveled a level path and went from 20'deg eley
Ground-Visual in the north to 20 deg elev in the south in 5 seconds. Invest- in the north to 20 deg elev in the south in 5 seconds. Invest-
7. COURSE igating officer felt that the object was the exhaust glow off a
low flying aircraft. However since the duration was so short low flying aircraft. However since the duration was so short
S and the speed apparently too great and no sound was observed,
8. PHOTOS it is my opinion that it was a meteor
Yes
XNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
XXNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.

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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 45404 (13 Apr 65) A/ap Pg l of 2
ACTION: NIN-7 ADV CY DIA
INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAFC
SMB A061 CCZCEVC180
RTTU JAW RUEDJHASO 1914-UUUU--RUEDHGA RUEDHQA.
ZNR UUUUU
R 131920Z
FM 551AEWCONWG G OTIS AFB MASS
TO RUWMFVA/ADC TO RUWMFVA/ADC
RUEDMA/IAF STEWART AFE NY
RUCDSO/FTD WPAFE OHIO
RUEDHQA/CS AF
RUEDHGA/CEAF WASH DC
BT
UNCLAS 551CIN 10147 APR 66 FCR CSAF (AFNIN)' OSAF (SAFUI).
SUBJ: UFO REPORT. AFR 200-2 PARA. 14A. (1) RECTANG-
ULAR' TWO FEET LONG' CNE AND ONE HALF FEET WIDE. (2)
NONE (3) ELUISH-WHITE (4) CNE (5) N/A (6) OBJECT
SEEMED OPAGUE. TWO WHITE LIGHIS WERE SEEN ON ONE
END OF THE CEJECT. (7) NONE (9) NCNE. B.
(1) THE COLOR OF THE CEJECT. (2) TWENTY DEGREES' NORTH
EAST (3) TWENIY DEGREES' SOUTH (4) LEVEL FLIGHI PATH
(INSTANTLY THE SOUTH (6) FIVE SECCNDS. C. (1)
AFHQ JAN 65 FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 45404 (13 Apr 66) Pg 2 of 2
GROUND-VISUAL (2) NONE (3) N/A. D. (1) 2345Z' 10 APR
PAGE 2 RUEDJHA9093 UNCLAS
66 (2) DUSK. E. ONE MILE FRCN OSTERVILLE' MASS ON
THE BEACH. F. (1) AARON HOEART' 71' nCLLINGSWORTH
RD. ' OSTERVILLE' MASS. CESERVER SCUNDED SINCERE AND
FRANK DURING TELEPHONE INTERVIEW. (2) N/A. G. (1) GOOD
VISIBILITY' HIGH SCATTERED 4500 FEE1 (6) NONE
(7) 37 DEGREES MSL. H. NONE I. NONE J. AREA OF (7) 37 DEGREES MSL. H. NONE I. NONE J. AREA OF
SIGHTING IS HEAVILY TRAVERSED BY MILITARY AND CIVIL-
IAN AIRCRAFT. K. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. SIGHTING IS
BELIVED TO BE THE EXHAUST GLOW CF A LOW BELIVED TO BE THE EXHAUST GLOW FLYING AIR-
ARAFT. 1. NONE. ARAFT. 1. NONE.
BI
NNNN
AFHQ JAN 65 FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED