Sighting Report — Teaticket, Massachusetts, 5 February 1950

On February 5, 1950, at approximately 1710 EST, a group of four individuals at the Falmouth Airport in Teaticket, Massachusetts, observed two unidentified cylindrical objects in the western sky. The witnesses included Marvin Roger Odom, the airport owner and a former Navy fighter pilot; LT Philip Foushee of Otis AFB; John Roger Augusta Jr.; and Raymond Wood, an employee of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and a student pilot. The witnesses reported that the objects were bright and initially appeared to be hovering at a high altitude, approximately 25 degrees above the horizon. The observers noted that the objects were cylindrical in shape and did not resemble any conventional aircraft. After observing the objects from the airport office, the group moved outside to get a better view. During the observation, they witnessed a fireball-like object drop from one of the cylinders. The objects eventually drifted apart and climbed rapidly into the western sky before disappearing. The witnesses, including the experienced pilot Mr. Odom, expressed that the objects were unlike anything they had previously seen. Mr. Odom specifically remarked that he had previously been skeptical of 'flying saucer' reports but felt compelled to reconsider his position after this encounter. The sky was reported to be clear in the west at the time of the sighting, though there were clouds directly overhead. No smoke was reported in association with the fireball-like object. The report was compiled from a newspaper article appearing in the Cape Cod Standard-Times on February 6, 1950, and was subsequently processed by ATIC.