Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UFOB Index Card and Intelligence Report — Laconia, NH, November 1957
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A 1957 sighting of a cigar-shaped object in Laconia, NH, was investigated by the Air Force and identified as a B-52 aircraft. The gold appearance was attributed to sun reflection.
This document consists of a UFOB Index Card and a supporting military intelligence report regarding a sighting in Laconia, New Hampshire, on November 26, 1957. The report details an observation made by a 15-year-old student at 2112Z. The witness described a single, cigar-shaped object, gold in color, which was observed for four minutes traveling in a straight line. The military investigation, conducted by 1/Lt. Clarence A. Vars, Jr. of the 654th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, evaluated the report alongside meteorological data and local flight activity. The investigation noted that a B-52 aircraft was operating in the general area at an altitude of 37,200 feet. The intelligence officer concluded that the reported object was, in fact, this B-52 aircraft, and that the observed gold color was the result of sun reflection. The report was processed through standard military intelligence channels, including the 32nd Air Division and the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and was ultimately classified as an aircraft sighting.
Description, duration, flight path indicate that this was an aircraft.
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Official Assessment
Description, duration, flight path indicate that this was an aircraft.
The object was identified as a B-52 aircraft, with the gold color attributed to sun reflection.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Student
Key Persons
- Clarence A. Vars, Jr.Intelligence Officer