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Incident #45 Sighting Report — Greenfield, Massachusetts, 22 June 1947

📅 22 June 1947 📍 Greenfield, Mass. 🏛 Project Grudge 📄 sighting_report
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A 1947 sighting report from Greenfield, Massachusetts, describing a polished aluminum object. The incident remains unexplained as it does not fit standard astronomical explanations.

This document contains a report for Incident #45, which occurred on June 22, 1947, in Greenfield, Massachusetts. The report, filed under Project 10073, documents a ground-visual observation by a civilian witness. The object was described as being round and irregular in shape with a polished aluminum surface. The observation lasted between 8 and 10 seconds, with the object traveling on a course of 315 degrees. The report explicitly notes that no photographs were taken and no physical evidence was recovered. An evaluation of the incident, extracted from the Project Grudge report and attributed to Dr. Hynek, states that the event does not have a ready astronomical explanation. While the speed and brilliance of the object might suggest a meteoric origin, the absence of a trail makes that hypothesis less favorable. The document also includes an index of incidents evaluated by Dr. Hynek, categorizing various sightings by their probability of being astronomical or non-astronomical in nature.

This incident does not admit of a ready astronomical explanation. The absence of a trail does not favor the meteoric hypothesis, although the speed and brilliance of the object might.

Official Assessment

This incident does not admit of a ready astronomical explanation. The absence of a trail does not favor the meteoric hypothesis, although the speed and brilliance of the object might.

The object was described as round, irregular, and having a polished aluminum surface. It was observed for 8 to 10 seconds on a course of 315 degrees.

Witnesses

Key Persons