Sighting Report: East Springfield, Massachusetts, 22 July 1952

This document is a military teletype report dated July 25, 1952, concerning an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting that occurred on July 22, 1952, in East Springfield, Massachusetts. The primary witness was a gas station attendant working at the corner of Boston Road and Bay Street. The witness reported observing a bluish-white pinpoint of light for approximately three seconds. According to the report, the object traveled in a flat trajectory at an estimated altitude of 40,000 feet. The witness described the object as appearing to skip from 80 degrees elevation in the west to 90 degrees, and then to 30 degrees in the east before gradually disappearing. The weather was reported as clear, and no noise was heard during the event. The report notes that the witness was considered reliable by his neighbor, a pilot in the organization. The military investigation concluded that there was no physical evidence of the sighting, and no interception or identification action was taken. The document explicitly labels the event as a meteor. The teletype was transmitted from the 68th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Westover Air Force Base to various military commands, including the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.