UFOB Index Card AISB-UFOB-199-55

This document is a UFOB Index Card (AISB-UFOB-199-55) detailing a sighting that occurred on July 6, 1955, at 0150Z in St. Marboo, Massachusetts. The report describes a single, round object with jagged outer edges that appeared as a bright light, displaying red, orange, yellow, and blue colors. The object remained stationary for a duration of twenty minutes. A pilot from a local FIS Squadron conducted repeated passes over the location but reported noting nothing unusual while passing through the object's position. Observers utilized binoculars during the sighting. The official conclusion provided on the card suggests that the phenomenon was likely the planet Saturn. The investigating officer referenced the Air Almanac, which indicated that Saturn was positioned at an altitude of 30 degrees in the southwest at the time of the sighting. The report posits that the observers were viewing Saturn through haze and clouds, and that the use of binoculars likely accounted for the perceived colors and size of the object. The report explicitly discounts the moon as a potential source, noting that the moon was low in the east at the time of the observation.