3. OATETIME GROUP PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION Medway, Maine 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XI:>Ground Visual 0 Ground Radar 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wcu Balloon 0 Probably Balloon 0 Possibly Balloon 0 Was Aircraft [J Probably Aircraft GMT 19/2lOQ-22r)OZ 0 A irVisual 0 Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronorni(;ot!\le teO't' 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 3 s~conds one straL~i1t 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS One oLjcct 1ound tnd pear shap~d, Proh:,l>la color l.>lack. Ha d trr1i l 2-3 times lnr- ger th~1 object. ,as emi.tting blu e yallow fJ e. Obje~t fl ~r1ed out ATIC F ORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 5 2 ) 4 Probobl y Astronomical 0 Possibly Astron?mic:al 0 In suffi ci ... nt Data for Evaluation ' r:; me no f.r FORM i 12 {j_NCJ..r9SSIF! F=IJ. A IR JNTELL!GENCE INFORMATION REPORT i LJ,,LP o : suH ARY: v~ coociN ~-.., ,.,~. r.u~ <ip;ijfcfttu Ia [11wl Otlt~""' /)llfiiVfUf'!l. J,l# t:z;liiPirtl at ID111CI' ltfl. n lr.-t tJf r~p!Jrl""' . t.V ... _ Jlt-P;; il , --I i CCN'!'l~7rSt . ( P~ ONEt DtMrip~io of sigl:r~q by~. Camp ~ a.ct Operator oa I:.tll.UJlti\11,. Lake, t-1aine p ilot. vhiob u bia oalf maua o~ tr~aaportation to a nd Si6b.'iing Portaga. ;~ine, Sportin~ 1-!r . is also a "from his ch ain o:f Sporting :"J_\..::r.t' T'.'I'O: Deseriptio:a o f Stoe~bolm, :-.r.ina, {EXGC 5102). a house"Wife. ?.'.:t7 T!ii'tZ~: De3Cri~tiol1 ot 3i~b ~iD4: by a p::.l;>~rmill b~m ~ ;uije i n the ~-K4ta~din/ .LJescription and Cperator of? s i _;h t u t; '!Jy Hr . o f 'J :;po:--: i:lg COIXJP .::imi t h Po~ d , ~epairman, but haa ~r~viou3l ?ond, l:e 1no , i"1V~9";i;;!l"tion, t hat it i:> pro bably " :-_eteor or :n~teors. ~;, i.3 i:J f t: rnis hed ~hrO'l:;r.vut t~ i s :~ ... ort .. ~h i~l uro.E .}Vido:'lcet o f . JCiiN ::. TI:iiK Najor , L"3J..F C1 C F l t J-G ' TJ/Iq GSi\F j Ccnr1r , ATIC; D/I, 32 AD.t v ; Ccmdr, l!6o2d ~\ISS; OIC, 7l:t ?- G., h602d AIS.S ~ OCCU'.-C:'< r CONT~tPfS tNrOAMA'TlO" ~;r:-.- ""'oiY ~-'3 ~fPROOUCW IH WHOLE t.f FORnl liZ-PART 11 AFPROVE'"l I JIJ..;E 1!).1~ AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT li'l t 3-G t 4602d AlSS 1. SOURCEt Addrea~ Portap, l4aine, (HKGB .3146). la kaa ill the Ocnpatieaa O..er ud Operator ot chai o~ Sportia~ Campa oa iD teriar o' Northera MaiJle. Eduu,iaaa etrllep. Qualifica"\io & Mr. vaa a piilot u!lder volwateer ataba dllrlmc World Ver II vi tb the C~YU A.1r Patrol alld the Carp a ot .A:nttr EJl.:inee!'~. II. R:":LIASU.I'l'Y: Ill Yiw ~ the tact as atatad by peNoaa lcowin& Mr. several years P theft co '-little d011bt as to hi a inteeri ty :ind Ill. SOURCE'S DESCRIPJ!ICN OF SIGBTINl a-While sin& sottthvard oa J.ma- ~ Lak~ (HHGB 0022) tt a ~eed ~ ~ ?w".?E. Mr. atte11titm was called to an objeot strealdc ac::roaa the sky 1'1UI 1<est 'to Eaat. by -.~other member of tbe party in his beat. The time was estimated to be l9210,5Z jul 56.. By t he tin& 1-1r. !la:l located the objaet. be had on}J 2 or 3 seeorada in which to follow it. The object vas seell whils ths sun V:i& hi:;h i n the sky, there ~as no wind, I and n~ clouda were :present in the a:.cy. The temperature al~o was normal ~or t his area. A~ see~ by Mr. he estimated the brightnesa to be about the same aa thAt of an automobile bee=light sevsral blocks away. and also resemblin~ a head- light. It was about the size of a baseball held 3 t arms le~6th ~nd resembling a bri~ht s~ar. aroulld tbe edgea. J . declared th~t 1~ would be impossible for h~ to ~sse=t possitlv e - 13' ~s to the color,. a3 i ~ varj.ed in color f-rom a faded red t o a !l orange, m1d t hen to a :.,-ello~; leaTiJ16 beh:.~d a 'Wavy trail siu:ilar to that of 'l jet , oa l y cis.sip tti:l.( much aooner, and also a li~ter c o lor, alrost white. E further 3t:.A-:ed t!lat he could not judp as to the transparency or solidity of tbe object. there f o r e he would bave DC way of k:nowins what typoa of materials would b~ needed i f another object like it ..,.a to be constructed. aud agai.D, if it aould be co:1structed. he would have DO idea ot the exaot shape. Hr. further s'ta ted that a1'ter wa tchin& this object croris the sky ~nd di4aappear behi:1d a ridgs of billa not too f'ar :from the laka, he. a 9 well .ts th~ reat of t Le party heard and :f'el t, a severe e:xplosio'!l, muoh like that \o~hicb 'Would coMe i~ a lar~e cache of dynamite might blow up. \~be asked if he hd ever se4ll anything which re~=embled thi~ object. ~;r. e l "'J quickly o. nswered thst ho had not, a~d h~ felt that he be ever h2d. Ee decl~d that his first thought was of a diaabled jet, but ~fter seeini ~nd thinkin~ ebout the speed. ho f'ol t cert!in t h a t wns not. likely. 'l'nin objec t ~:3 J trAvelling at about three times the speed of any .fet b e h.ad ever s~e:l 1".:.ll'ilrN' 0 ll't 'l"lll t.lJ"oiAll. II 1'-\'l'"'l"l'l /,f FORf.1112-PAfH II 1\P?RO'IEO I JUNE 11).18 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT REPQRT Nl). , 3g_UFOB-l-.56 P.mr TWo Fl-t 3-G. 4 602d AIS.S 1. SOURCEt .Addressr- Stockholm. r1:aine (Bf\GC 5102 ) Ooe11pa'tioa t BouMVite. Bdlaoa tioa a Hi&}l School Qual it icatioa a-Ml: uformatioa se to be very aecuate with the e::roeptio o~ meaauremeats. to ~ defective Her perception of diataDeea appears REI.IABILI'l'Yt Mrs. is judged reliable m. SOoacE'S IJESQUPriaf OF SIGHI'll'JG: While wallda alona the hi~vay. one halt mil o north o~ 3toekhollD. M1line, in the compall;y of a :friend I-h-s. happened to look up ad sav a:a ob-j"t moviug from Nort!l.wet to Southeast. across. the sky. ~ne estimated it to be about tyo 2:1ilea alf'ay fro the position '-' hicb they were oec11pyil:a& at the tizc 'l'be object vaa aeea ill bright dayl~ht ~d had the briihtnesa or u aatoreobil.e headliibt several blo ctca 3'"'Y . .As thia object pa9sed through t he airt i t l eft a trail of l i zht, aln:os~ 1 ltnite smoke. which did not last as loni ~s that l e f t by a jet, and tt3 s muc h li~htar. Thi9 mr.oke trail tollo"Wed a fl~ approximately fif"t y time s l onge-r ~han tl: e obje c t The objeet wiUt coBs s~aped. sil7er colored ilnd a ppeared t o be :.:tppro::dma"te l y tb~ size o f a silverTdollar held a t arms len~th, and ~lam~ emdnating from i t was of a yellow color. h s ed~es of t he object \vere s harply outlined ngai n a t the sky. I-~a. lfatched thi s o b ject for ap}-r o ximat&ly fi!"'tt>e:a s econds b~t'o~ it fina l l y disintecrated. Luring the c ours~ f l own it did not p:..cs frorr. vie.,, beh i n d anytbin i the sky, t he:e bein~ no el~d8, ~nd ~he th&r b~ing ~bout normal f or this sea son. Source stated t hat she had ~o way of jud~iu~ what the obj et could have bees. since abe aDd. the lady with her had never seen anything like it be f ore. But she a.;ain stated that it resembled an oversi~ed ice cr~am cone, cons tructe d of an aluminum or silnr terial. , P.rs. Ad her comp~nion si~bted this object on 19 Jttl y 1956. a t approximately 2100Z. Tbey were welkin~ ia a s o uthe rly directioQ toward Stockhol m villa~e~ a nd faced aouth for t he ful l duration o f the si~btiug JIOTLTI-'I:ii0Cu~tcrr' ""' " 'r.,rNrUP'.1-'<TIOf4 \ r :ccriiiCT,.,. ' 11\TION\1 . ,.,. 10i1w,,,r IT 'w . ;or.;( pr)uUCf.D rN ,,HOIL OdIN P \ HT. ElY OTIICI"! 11:,: Ufl.CL.I/SS/A/3(? ~.( FORM 112-PART II u t.~! Sitli-/J (CLASSIFIC,\ riOII ) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Addre a at Star Route, V.edway ~ iae ( RKGA 2836) XatebdiD area. Occa.patioa t Paper Mill aad oae t i ml ~ide ~or the M\. '-litiaatioaaa Mr. - !or 8eYeral years said ill this area ot the atata. aad is wall acqua1Dted vith dia.te mld directio.a mipt be queatiod ill thia mat-ter. II. REI.IAMI.Iftt u ~ar a cu be judpcl ill the couse o f thi.3 invastie'atio:a. while telki witll Mr. ud Mveral ot 'the Jai~bG%-s who !iva near hilll. 'hiJ reliabili 't)' 1a irzaproacbable. Bot7 aJld tnth.tal haT alwaya bee:a a grea-t p~ of hia makaap. III. SOURCI'S DESCHI?!'ION OF smmn.JG t Mr. iJa th campaq o-t a Mr. were :tie1nc a\ De'bacoa--c Daa. ( BKGA 0347 approx:Snwtely 1'ift~a mil.ea West of Millillocket. oa Fridasr atternooa, 19 1uly 1956~ whea th&ir atteRtion. W&a' attr~ctsd ~ aa o~ject ap tram the Southeast, flying fairly c l o s e to the ~ r~. judged it to be approximately three to four httndred t'ee't &lova- tioa. This obj .. t wa~ watched until 1 t passed froas view b tile lJorthvest behi::1d thia tree topa. The le:1~b o f ti.c:e required to pass from viev dt"r siehtin~ it. vas frcm 20 to 30 ae-cond.!l.. They were not poaitive as to t h e e~ct tin-.e but jildged it t o b~ s hortl)r. a:tter 192100Z J'ul 56. , .'llld were I:JOr e posi ti v " that the sun coul d have nothiw& to do with vhat they sav. Evea t h ou&h tho sua u:1s shi.ain~ bri~htly, there ~rs DO gta.ds visible from where th~ were loeatad, o r a~y oth$r objecia v hioh c ould have beea reflecti~ sualieh~. ODe thiD~ ~bi both mea definitely ~lieve. i s that i t was ~ ~oliu o bject, a:i:ld t h e7 h.ad ample t j:'I'W! to o bser.,-e i t fully, Htchin i t frcm both d r e c ; :.o:1a. '"::1~y o'bserved the trail o f f i r e w&ich followed it, a lso t he srnoka tr~il -.:hich :.. t left .. The f i r e itaelt was ~ar bri~h~er than the back~ttnd o f the s~J. a~d disdpp~a~d twice duriq the t ime the meR ware watchill& it. The fl~a ~mitting from t he rC"ar of the object ~ similar to that Yhich ia see followi~ a j~t ~ircraft after d~rk. while cOQiQ& f~ t he top of the o bject at appr oximately the center o f i t a was ~ mrll fla me of bright blue, which \lle!lt straight up, curvin~ wittl t h e f orce of t:h e air :ifter it le~t the objec~. The color of the o b j ect ~S' a cark ::;:etal color. '.~.he fl~ trail vas jud~ed to be a~proximat~ly twelve feet long. Durin& the time t h i s o b ject wa s oba e't'"'Ved by the s e t-.Jo ~:en i t did 1ot 1 car cou~se and a_;)parentl y did not c ome any clo ser t o the ground. It see~ed to be ,;uided alon~ a str i ht c o urse. tro~ t he t ime they first 3a~ i t until it di~3ppeared from view. One thing which t hey ~oth t hought very odd, -aa ~he f~ct that ther~ wa9 uo sound Hhatsoever, a n1 they bot h felt if it had enouih force T.v ) usb r~tself .al~:c~, + t h e rate it 'Wa s !H"'linno t he r e definite l y sh o1Jld have been !'lcundo h e ob.)ect ~ras velling directly alai~st the win d which '"as blowina fror:: t-oe or., 'We3 a :18