Project 10073 Record — Sighting Report, Fall River, Massachusetts, 27 March 1969

This document contains a Project Blue Book sighting report regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed in Fall River, Massachusetts, on March 27, 1969. The witness, an 11-year-old child, reported observing an object at approximately 7:20 PM. According to the witness, the object moved from North to South at a 'tremendous speed' before stopping in mid-air. The witness described the object as a 'soft, luminous, bright white' round object with 'fuzzy' edges. The observation lasted for 20 minutes, ending when the witness went inside their house and returned to find the object gone. The witness noted that they possessed a 7x50 pair of binoculars and a 30x30 telescope but was unable to get a fix on the object with them. The official Air Force evaluation, signed by Major James H. Aikman, concluded that the sighting was likely astronomical in nature, suggesting the moving light could have been a meteor or satellite, while the stationary light was likely a star. The document includes the standard Sighting of Unidentified Phenomena Questionnaire, sketches by the witness, and a follow-up letter from the Air Force requesting further information.