Mattapan Mass — September 1955

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Keywords: leads, 1ghters, retlmhl, moonlillbt, reoeiyed, at_a_f, ctact, evalution, probobly, tranling, eleyation, a1ght, astronon, objecte, month, ceived, ssibly, balloon, evaluatio, astronomical, observatio, aircroh, objecta, aircraft, rcraft
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UFOB INDEX CARD 2. LOC TION 12, CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon 0 Probobly Bolloon ,._ TYPE OF OBSERVATIO~N---------1 0 Possibly Balloon ~r G d v I o GroundRodor o Wos Aircroh I a roun sua 0 Probably Ai rcroft G~M~T -} o~;A~i V~i~s!u~oi~---~O~A~ir~-l~n~te~rc~e~p~t~R~o~d~ar Possibly Aircr oft ~ 0 Was Astronomi col 0 Probobly Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other _ 0 Insufficient Doto for Evaluatio n 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Two (2) oval object._ tranling 1n a llne, first appeared to b'J jl!t ~1ghters. The objecte eeen only by retlMhl.on or moonlillbt. Objecta traveled at an td eleYation AlSOP Form 5 (15 Oc:t 54) 11. COMMENTS ReoeiYed by AF Fom 112. Note that+." ... a1ght.1.ng waa arer a month old when rec~ The description or j;he aigb ting and ctact that the observer first thought that the objects were jet aircraft leads thla headquarters to the opinion or a possible aircraft \ PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1 ~OCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Ba ll oon 8 Sep 55 MS.'t1',,t:' <n , Mass 0 Probably Balloon Po ui bl Y Balloon -----------n...... d y I o Ground-Radar d Was Aircraft "'"'""'un sua . 0 Probably AIrcraft ~5Z 0 AI,.. Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar ~ P o ssiblY Ai rcraft 0 Probably Astronon,Jcol 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OP OBSERVATION I . NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other 0 In suff~l c- 1-o-nt- D::::--at_a_f:-o-r -::E:-v-al:-u-o~ti-on 2! min s ? S to pE 10. BRIEP SUMMARY Oft SIGHTING Two oval objs, t.rav el ing i n t.t straight line first appeared t o b e jet f I glt t,G. Objs seen on l y by reflection of moon L.l.gltt. Obj s trav e led at a n estimated elevation ,,f 1.'i ,OOO t o 17,000 (trO CASE IN FIU:) ATIC FORM 319 (RIEV 26 SEP 52) 11. COMMENTS Sighting was over a month old when re- ceived. Description of sighting and fact that observer first thought obj s were jet a/c leads to evalution of possible a/c.