UFOB Index Card and Related Correspondence — Worcester, Massachusetts, November 1954

This document collection details a series of reports concerning unidentified aerial phenomena observed on November 12, 1954, in the vicinity of Worcester, Massachusetts, and extending to reports from Atlantic City, New Jersey. The primary incident involved the sighting of two green, spherical objects described as 'enormous' in size. The objects were observed by a pilot, 1st Lt. Joseph J. Trayear of the 96th FIS, who initially reported them as two separate objects, though he later suggested it might have been one object appearing as two due to canopy distortion. The objects were described as having a very short tail equal to the diameter of the object and were observed to explode in a green flash. The duration of the observation was brief, estimated at 3-5 seconds. Reports were also filed by tower operators at the New Castle County Airport, who observed an identical object falling toward the south and disappearing below the horizon. Further reports were received from Mohawk Airlines Flight 55, which described two flying objects appearing as green balls of fire. The reports were processed through military channels, including the 525th Air Defense Group and the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB. Despite the initial reports of 'enormous' objects, the consensus among the observers and reporting officers was that the phenomena were meteors. The official conclusion recorded on the UFOB Index Card is 'Probably Astronomical,' with the comment that the sighting was seen over a large area, which indicates a meteor. The documentation includes teletype messages between various Air Force commands and flight service centers, confirming the coordination of these reports and the subsequent evaluation by intelligence personnel.