PROJECT 10073 RECORD CJRD I. DATI 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS D Wos Bolio 17 August 1956 Spragueville, Maine o Probaltly Bolio" Woa Aircroft Locel ..... D O..un4-V1Hol 0 GrounRa4er N= Prolta~r Aircraft GMT~l::::::::::1:5:5::0::======--.J.. a Alr-Vhvol XCI Alr-lntorcopt Ro4or a Possibly Ahcroft D Was AatronoMI col D Yoa 0 ProltaWy Aatronolcel No D Poaailtly AatronoMicol 7. LINOTH OP OISIIVATION L NUMIIR 0, OIJICTS t. COURSE D Oth'--~- -- 0 lnaufficiMtt Dato fer Eweluotlon three minutes IRIIP OP IIOHTINO This s ghtin~, as noted above, was picked up on airborne radar. Object appenred on radar scope as two air-- craft or one large aircraft. Intercep aircraft lost radar contact with obje at 4000 yards. At this time pilot nnd radar observer felt they should have been able to see object visuallv. Radar observer estimated that object was moving at over 500K. Object was tracked for three minutes. No Report In File a Unkno.,. 11. COMMINTI A limited investigation was assigned to Flt 3-G, 4602d AISS on 20 Aug 56. Results of the investigation indicate that the tsighting was probably caused by an aircraft. A copy of the Disposition form from OIC, Flt 3-G is forwarded for your infor- A,.IC PORN J2t (IIlEY It S&P 12) "(U) Request for UFO Report Analysis TO: AFOIB-4BJI. Aft'~: Capt FRCII: AFOD-4Bl DATE: 25 Sep 5 NR 2 AFOilf Bryant/mkh 1. Altho\llh this 1a tban moat, it is jmpossible to a positive identification ot the source ot the signals. The tact tbat I the return u aa a tonation ot 2 aircraft, (or 1 larp aircraft) at 12 Jld.lea, yet DOt v1 at 1000 7arda 1D daylisht under good coDditions, 1 ial to 1~1cate either equipment or other source rather than a mater-I 2. The tact tbat the radar operator's scope and the pilot's scope displayed tvo 41tterent seta ot con41 tiona according to their accounts, would also iDdicate possible mal ftmction ot AI C BOFFMAK, Col, USAF AFOI11-4Bl DISPOSITION FO (U) Rer1uest tor UFJ ~eport Analy~is TO 1 AFOIH-4EJ. ATTN: Ivir. James FIOM AFOIN-4.EI~ DATE 21 A1Jg 56 COMMENT NO. 1 JJ,E4/C9p t Gre,1o-ryilc/6~216 In accordance with established .A TIC pol ici~s i"or ~i~ cUl'\ly~le of your review and co.aments reg9.rding the att3ched repol' t of a ra(~.;r t..,70 r~:Jorts 2. .Subject sighting \vill be tcnte.tivt:ly p laced in l:ln Unkn ) .. m " c ch3gor) your written '-'>.Pinions or c ;nclustons. TT MSG . .f76Hll-2 AFO DJ -lt :E4 'P ADC '~'J"!" /1 rn COLO :~JJ:PNB/CO: lDf! EADF STEHA~!T AFB !JY JR ~2~JD AIR DI"l CF~L SY~ A'f': i'JY ~Jl:DTJP/CO:jDR AIR TEC:-l~!ICAL I:JTJ:LL c::r:TF:R HRIGHT-PATTF.Hso:! ~.FB Ii!FO 'ZE:~/COilDR 23RD FTR GP CAD) AT"f:; : D/0 PIAF3 /Ui!CLASSIFISD/ 7SH11-2 ?D ,_;FoB PD THE FOLL IAH C l) u;,:!\l~OH:J C;1~,1 E?CEPT C 1) B~IG!f'f P.::TU?.:J o:J SCOPE: PD (2) (A) l\PPZARED or~ RADAR OS<.;F:RV;~RS SCOPE AT T.' LVE (12) :!ILE:S ?~ ~10 STATES BLIP Slf.fl TO ro:rlt-.TIO OF T~JC (2) .'\/C OR PD PLT LOC :-<i:D o:: PD (C) FO~TY (4~) TO FORTY-FIVF: (45) DEGRI:ES !1IGH C1~l S I ::T'l-FIVF.: (55) Cr!O~S?:D IiJ F oi:T OF A/C CL: . . '\/C 0~! FOflTY-FIVE ( 45) !>?-:G:!~E A:~GLF.: .TO QpJECT CCOilVf.RGI:;G STE'~d 0UA~TER) PD t:J~VEH SIGHTED \ll~t'AJ..LY D2SPITE PILOTS LOOKl.iG FOP I'f PD C~iA 2/LT C:I:: 75T;{ F!tlCEPTROil CllA PILOT C ~) HARVILLE E :I ODDS CHJ\ 2/LT Ci iA 7 S'!!l F I i !CEPTROi'J C:~l\ :?!'1DA:-l DESERVER Ci1A VERY GOOD PD ( 7) KA) CLF.A~ c;'JA VISABILITY Ut~LI:1ITJ:D CfL'\ SCATTF:R/.:DCU!1ULUS PD ( B ) SURFAC:: CLN SSE AT THO (2) CLd ~:::~J CLr~ - AT FIVE (5) CL~J TE.'J (l~) ct:I CL~J UI-!K AT U~!i~ PD (9) i1ILES PD co .-~PTHS) Cl!>IULUS AT :5 DRIFTED TO ~IG:rr .PD ft.DAR OBS?.:RVER I 'SI~TS TA~G:.T IG-lCTS ll1US PD THIS ODS7.EVATIOl1 ELI:lli~.'WES T'!.E POSSlDILITY OF l..'ros BE!I!G A \H~ATH!m BALLoo;; (.6. DALLOO:: HAS P.r:LEASED AT CA~IBOU \!:':1\T:i:::t l l r: Q'~""ClC'~ PD c. ~'I Ji""P"'I")/DI (B) DAY PD UPRO:: n:,l ( :.!H i1ILF.S SOUTH SOUT" Hl~ST (SSH > OF SPRAG JEV ILLZ ?.Ai>IO c.::\ 'v'f..RY GOOD CL::