Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Augusta, Maine, 15 November 1954
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A civilian in Augusta, Maine, reported ten circular, gold-colored objects in a V-formation on 15 November 1954. The ATIC investigation concluded the objects were 'UNIDENTIFIED' despite suggesting potential natural or conventional explanations.
This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a UFO sighting that occurred on 15 November 1954 in Augusta, Maine. A civilian witness reported observing ten bright, circular, gold-colored objects flying in a vertical V-formation. The witness described the objects as being approximately the size of a grapefruit and noted that they appeared to dissolve after three minutes of observation. No sound was heard during the event. The observation took place at 2100Z under clear weather conditions with a visibility of 15 plus and scattered clouds at 250 feet. The report was processed by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The investigating officer, Center Operations Officer Robert W. McGuire, provided comments suggesting that the objects could have been anything from high-altitude aircraft to a flight of birds at low altitude, given the lighting conditions at the time. Despite these suggestions, the final conclusion on the record card is marked as 'UNIDENTIFIED'. The document includes technical data regarding weather and winds aloft at the time of the sighting, as well as administrative routing information to the Air Technical Intelligence Center and HQ USAF.
Could be almost anything. The light conditions at the time was such that it could have been anything from a flight of planes at high altitude to a flight of birds at low altitude.
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Official Assessment
Could be almost anything. The light conditions at the time was such that it could have been anything from a flight of planes at high altitude to a flight of birds at low altitude.
The objects were observed in a V-formation and appeared to dissolve after three minutes of observation.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian
Key Persons
- Robert W. McGuireCenter Operations Officer