Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UFOB Index Card — Mattapan, Mass., 8 September 1955
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A 16-year-old witness reported two oval objects in Mattapan, Massachusetts, on September 8, 1955. Authorities concluded the objects were possibly aircraft due to the witness's initial identification and the delayed reporting.
This document is a UFOB Index Card (AISS-UFOB-350-55) detailing a sighting reported by a 16-year-old civilian in Mattapan, Massachusetts, on September 8, 1955. The observer reported seeing two oval objects traveling in a straight line from the South to the Southeast. The objects were observed for approximately two and a half minutes at an estimated altitude of 15,000 to 17,000 feet. The witness noted that the objects were visible only by the reflection of moonlight and initially appeared to be jet fighters. The report was received via AF Form 112, though it was noted that the sighting was over a month old by the time it reached the authorities. Because of the significant delay in reporting and the observer's initial impression that the objects were jet aircraft, the evaluating headquarters concluded that the objects were possibly aircraft. The document explicitly states that there is no case file associated with this report.
The description of the sighting and the fact that the observer first thought that the objects were jet aircraft leads this headquarters to the opinion of a possible aircraft.
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Official Assessment
Possibly Aircraft
The objects were initially mistaken for jet fighters by the observer. Due to the delay in reporting and the description provided, headquarters concluded the objects were possibly aircraft.