Sighting Report — Sabatus, Maine, 1 May 1965

This document consists of a collection of records regarding a civilian sighting of an unidentified object in Sabatus, Maine, on 1 May 1965. The primary witness reported observing an object at 4:30 AM that initially appeared as a star, but subsequently began moving across the sky while blinking. The witness estimated the object was 120 degrees above the horizon and noted that it traversed the distance to the horizon in approximately one minute, at which point it executed a sharp turn before disappearing. The witness provided a hand-drawn diagram illustrating the path of the object from a stationary point. The report was forwarded by Leo X. Abernethy of the NASA Office of Manned Space Flight to the Project Blue Book Information Office at HQ, USAF. In his cover letter dated 25 May 1965, Abernethy stated that the provided description was insufficient for a positive identification. The official conclusion recorded on the sighting form noted that the object's characteristics—specifically the blinking light, duration, and flight path—were in accord with an aircraft sighting, and that no data was presented to suggest the object was not an aircraft.