UFO Sighting Summary Sheet — North Turner, Maine, Summer 1958 (or 1959)

This document is a NICAP (National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena) sighting report regarding an incident in North Turner, Maine, occurring in the summer of 1958 or 1959. The primary witnesses, a micro-electronics operator and an accountant, reported observing two silver-grey, saucer-shaped objects floating over a field. The objects were described as being joined by a dark rim with intense, revolving blue lights that were brighter than a welder's torch and caused the witnesses' eyes to water. One witness also reported seeing a red light on the objects. The objects were observed for over five minutes, moving erratically before disappearing at high speed. The witnesses reported the incident to Civil Defense at the time. The report includes details about the objects' behavior, including hovering and moving back and forth, and mentions that a small area of singed grass was found at the site the following morning. The witnesses also reported that two jet aircraft flew over an adjacent field shortly after the sighting, though it was unclear if they were attempting to intercept the objects. The investigator, R. E. Fowler, received the report in 1965 and conducted an evaluation. While the official conclusion on the form is marked as 'UNRELIABLE REPORT' due to the age of the sighting and the second-hand nature of the information, Fowler personally cross-examined the witnesses and expressed conviction in their honesty. The report includes a sketch of the objects and mentions that photographs and film were reportedly taken, though the film was not available for examination at the time of the report. The case was filed with the intention of reopening it if the photographic evidence could be obtained.