UFOB Index Card — Woburn, Mass. (10/0230Z Aug 56)

This document consists of a UFOB Index Card (AISOP-UFOB-252-56) and a related case summary regarding a sighting in Ipswich, Massachusetts, in August 1956. On August 10, 1956, at 0230Z, a witness observed a yellow, comet or disc-shaped object at a 30-degree elevation. The object was observed visually and through binoculars for approximately 90 minutes, during which it moved slowly from right to left and up and down before fading from view. The object was also described as changing shape from a disc to a crescent and possessing a nimbus or colored light around it. The report notes that the sighting involved multiple witnesses, including Edwin Damon and Russell Green, who were joined by neighbors. Civil Defense reported that radar was involved in the investigation, and the results were scrutinized by the Eastern Air Defense Command. The official conclusion provided by the headquarters is that the sighting was 'possibly astronomical,' specifically suggesting a star shining through an acute temperature inversion. However, the report acknowledges that the object's behavior and its disappearance after 90 minutes were not entirely consistent with this hypothesis.