Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Sighting in Pittsfield, Maine, 23 April 1954
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A 1954 sighting report from Pittsfield, Maine, describes a circular, saucer-shaped object with a dome that emitted a loud, bee-like noise and caused physical effects on the ground. The Air Force investigation concluded the cause was unknown.
This document is a Project 10073 record detailing a UFO sighting that occurred on April 23, 1954, in Pittsfield, Maine. The report, submitted by the Operations Officer at Dow Air Force Base, describes a single, circular, saucer-shaped object observed by civilians during the day. The object was estimated to be the size of a silver dollar and featured a dome on top that was half the size of the entire object. It was noted for emitting a steadily flashing, brilliant light. During the four-minute observation, the object performed vertical and horizontal maneuvers, eventually rising vertically out of sight. The witnesses reported that the object produced a loud noise, described as being like a swarm of bees, and created a noticeable cooling effect beneath its flight path. Additionally, the report mentions that the object caused stones on the ground to move. The investigation concluded that the cause of the phenomenon was unknown. The document is marked as unclassified and was distributed to various Air Force commands, including Ent AFB, Wright-Patterson AFB, and Offutt AFB, in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-2.
Circular saucer shaped with dome on top, brilliant light, flashing, vertical movement, horizontal, leaving whirlwind and cooling effect. Noise like bees. Two witnesses moved stones on ground. Rose vertically out of sight.
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Official Assessment
Cause unknown.
The object was described as a circular, saucer-shaped craft with a dome on top, emitting a brilliant, flashing light. It exhibited vertical and horizontal movement, produced a loud noise likened to a swarm of bees, and caused a cooling effect beneath its path. Witnesses reported that the object caused stones on the ground to move before it rose vertically out of sight.