Project 10073 Record Card and Incident Report — Charleston and Greenville, Maine, 12 July 1955

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype reports detailing an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sighting that occurred on July 12, 1955, in the vicinity of Charleston and Greenville, Maine. The report documents observations made by both civilian and military witnesses. Civilian witnesses, including a waitress and a sawmill operator, reported seeing an object at dusk. Simultaneously, military personnel from the 765th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (ACWRON) at Charleston Air Force Station observed the phenomenon. The object was described as round, flat, silver and pink in color, and approximately the size of a four-engine aircraft, though it lacked wings or a tail. It was observed for approximately twenty minutes, exhibiting a blinking light on top and circling in a northeasterly direction. The military observers, including a Senior Director described as very reliable, noted that the object made no sound. The official conclusion reached by the investigating officer, 1st Lt. C. W. White, was that the event was a probable aircraft sighting, citing the presence of air traffic in the area at the time of the observation. The report also references a similar sighting that occurred on July 8, 1955. The documentation includes technical details regarding the reporting procedures followed under AFR 200-2, as well as the distribution of the report to various Air Force commands, including the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.