PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8278857

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1966

REPORTED LOCATIONEast Dennis Massachussetts

FRAMES3

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30-40 seconds The ebject was of a spherical shape being about 2 feet
in diameter. The object was compared to that f a
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION mercury light in coler with a brightness of appreximately
Ground Visual 20-30 x103 Lumens. A nearby Swamp area was lit up by
the ebject. The observer was in a hydraulic basket
7. COURSE lift 30 feet above the ground checking a power trans-
Stationary former. The ebject appeared to be about 50-60 feet
above the ground above the ground and and about about 100 yards 100 yards away. away.
. PHOTOS 8. PHOTOS The investigating official stated that the ebject was stated that the bject was
ebserved in the in the area of of a power power transmission line. Con-
Yes the area being in close in close proximity to salt water preximity to salt water
No sidering
and the descriptien description and characteristics are censistent
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE with those reported with those reported for electrically charged corona, such
Yes Yas is a pessible is a possible explanation.
No
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 1
STAFF MESSAGE BRANH
AF IN : - 4231(13 Oct 66)H/WOM
: - RDC-4
ACTION
- ADV CY DIA
INFO
SMB B262RITU JAW DHQA.
ZNR UUUUU
R 131545Z OCT 66
FM 55IAEWCONWG OT AFB MASS
TO RLWMFVA/ADC
RUEDMAA/IAF STEWART AFB NY
RUEDFIF/FTD WPAFB OHIO
RUEDHQA/CSAF
RUEDHQA/O RUEDHQA/OS ASH DC SH DC
B B
UNCLAS 5510IN 10500 OCT 66. FOR FTD (TDETR); CSAF (AFRDC); OSAF
(SAF-OI) SUBJ:NUFO REPORT, AFR 80-17 P 80-17 IIA.(1)
SPHERICAL (FOOT BALL) (2) ABOUT TWO FEET IN DIAMETER (3) MERCQRY
LIGHT COLOR WIH BR IGH NESS RANGE OF 20 TO 30 THOUSAND LUMENS (4)
ONE (5) NONE (6) BLACK DESIGN IN MDDLE, LIGHT SHINING TO LEFT,
RIGHT AND DOWN, BUT NOT UP (7) NONE, OBJECT APPEARED TO BE ,
STAT IONARY (8) NONE (9) SWAMP AREA LIT UP BY OBJECT, THEN WENT OUT
FOUR TMES B. (1) UNUSAL LIGHT IN DARKNESS (2) ABOUT ZERO DEGREES
ELEVAT ION, SIGHILY ABOVE HOR IZON, NORTHEAST ASZ MUTH (3) SAME AS
NONE. OBJECT PPEARE FIFTY TO
F
AFHQ 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

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THIRIY TO FORTY
SECONDS C. (1) GROUND -VISUAL (2) NONE (3) OBSERVER WAS IN HYDRAULIC
BASKET LIFT, 30 FEET ABOVE GROUND, CHECKING POWER TRANSFORMER
D. (1) ABOUT 2350 HOURS ZUU 8 OCTOBER,N1950 HRS LOCAL (2) NIGH
E. 41 DEGREES 45 MINUTES NORTH, 70 E. 4T DeGrEes 45 MinUeS NorTn, 70 DEGrEES T0 MTnUres wEs, Easi DEGREES 10 MINUTES WEST, EAST
DENNIS, MASSACHUSSETT S NAGE 44
ROAD, WEST YARMOUTH, MASS, POWER ROAD, WEST YARMOUTH, MASS, POWER COMVAN INEMAN, HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATE, REL IABL ITY EST MATED AS GOOD G. (D (LEAR WITHLIGHT OOD G. (D CLEAR WITH LIGHT
260/23, 101 230/10, 161 27021, 201:270/25, 301 270/43, 50M 260/23, 101 23010, 161 270
270/40 (3) UNMITED (4) SEVEN MLES ( NONE(6NONE7)ONE
DEGREE C. PER I,000 FT UP TO 16M; TWO DEGREES C. ABOVE 16M
H. OBECT WAS OBERVED IN AREA OF POWER TRANSMISSION LINE I.
NONE J. NONE K. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. POSSIBLE CAUSE OF
SIGHT ING: ELECTRICALLY CHARGED CORONA AROUND HIGH POER LINES.
AREA IN CLOS PROXMIY TO SALT WATER.
BT
NNNN
AFHQ JAOR 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED