. ' ' PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 VIas Balloon o Probably Balloon I 3. DATETIME GROUP <4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon Local 1730-1800 IXBroundVI auol 0 GroundRador D Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft l'"i~G~M~T~p=========-+-r~o::,;.Air-Vlauol 0 Air-Intercept Raclor D Possibly Aircraft .-nvtOS 6 . SO D Wos Astronomical DYes D Probo~lt Astronomical . o --- C~i~v~i~l~i;a~n -----lo Possibly Astronomical 7. I.ENOTH 0" OBSI!RVATION 8. HUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE JII"Other ll '"d r~+i "n 4 skeconde duration o lnuffl c lnt r ... for :::valuation wee 1nterva1 one o Unknown 10. BRI!" SUMMARY OF SIGHTINO 11. COMMENTS For a period of almost two weeks, a brigbt glaring green obj descended on source's property at an angle to within a few feet of the ground. Source alleges that obj left a four inch mark across her children's swin~. Tbe sighting was submitted to u.s. Senator Margaret Chase Smith, who, in turn, forwarded the report to the Secretary of the Air Force. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SKP 52) Some indications of ball light- ning are present; however, in view of witness reliability and investigative efforts, case is considered hallucination. LOB OFF!ClAL USE O LY CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WASHINGTON 2S, D. C MEM(RAN)UM F<B 'l1t: DJBECTCB OF INI'EU.IGENCE, H()S., o.s. AIR FatCE Attentio: AFO~lX (Colonel Charles E. Taylor) SUBJECT: Trana-'ttal of Correapondence pertaining to Reported of an Unidentified Flying Object 1. The attached correspondence is forwarded for such action as deemed appropriate. 2. If an investigation is conducted as a result of thia corres- pondence, it is requested that the Central Intelligence Agency be turniahed a copy ot the resulting report. F<R l1 ASSISTANT DmECT<R, <:EN'lRAL REFERENCE: Encl: Correspondence RARRIE A JAMES- Chief. Ltiiaon Division Central Re renee FILE CLASS: I OFFICIAL FILE COPY I _OFFICE OF RECORD 1 AFOIR-lXl/Col Taylor/meg/56240 FOR DEPUT! IQRECTOR I AFOilf -4 :CT: Tranami ttal ot Correspondence Pertaining to Heported Ci tins ot an Unidentitiea FlJins ObJect Forwarded tor your information ana necessary action. You may cJe- to eke an interim repl7 to Senator Smith on this subJect. I I CHARLES E. TAYLORZ Colonel, USAF J)leetar of IDt r...,... A!r'.DII AI'OII-ln 4E~/Capt G.T. G~Oih/wa/69216 1. &rpq iD Sena-tor sa' tlla 1a DO' coaai4e4 u ~ aulJect la'ttQ be beu b7 ontce at ot tbe AS rorce t.be ~ 2. ft MUCil ta wS.U _.. lmoa to A TIC FORM 144 ('REV 20 FEB 56) ROU i IMO AlifD COORDIMA liON SHZ&T 0 FFICIAL .:(O.(jj . _OFFICE o: 4E4/Capt G.T. Gregory/vm Requeat for lDftatipt10D -uro SUb- ld. tte4 'l'hzoup U.s. -al'4 r4 Atr Farce la6'oaa A'r IJlWlltpnee Se:rtice BDt ASr J'CII'ce ere copiea ~a UJO aisbtln8 'b7 he. , Jata. Marp:ret Cb th to tbe OU1ce 2, u tbia eisht1Ds ~ pecul i aaeota nri'O''n4tns I tbe atten-tion ~ bish sotulldeD'tal bo4tea, a ;l'el'ahtarJ iDwatiptiDD ~ initiated an4 tba naul ta ) lmova to tbia CeDter. The poea1b1l:lt, alao extata that th1a 1D- , 1a.a-. 7 aOOD be brouBb't to atte!rtion ot the I*' ar public. aQDI ,,.able clata upon vh:1dl to aoae valic1 conclua1one " 1eat practica.ble date. 3 Our 1 Chart C'4 46o2d AXSB tielcl nat ta in41cate that two fi1pt. 1 3 aD4 3-Q 1 1D the se-nl ncini, t7 of r OR TH~ COMMANDER AIIWP02t MAIIl 5I-~ ~ ROUTrNO AND COOJtDINATlON SHEET --~ u.s. Senate to FILE CLASS:---- OFFICIAL FILE COPY _OFFICE OF RECORD Lt Col Cbe1a au.)ec~ UJO sishtina aulwdtted to thta Cent.er per DD F. 95., 11eCl'l ier aa}1ecta aunoan41ns tbt.a a1ght1ng; the ~ac~ tbat 1 t baa :received OD of bodt.ea~ an4 the poaaib111t7 that tbe 1n- aoOD l:Je to tbe attention or peeaa Dl" publ'Jc, clicta~ that. at inftatiption be ...S.. . . ......, 1 zoequeet ~r::. 1Dftatigat1on haa been ma4e. 1'bez e ar'~ \Jro, II:.,4IUI ~ ~ta 1D the pnJ"al 'ric1D1t7 of tbe UFO s1ght1ns 1n Maine. . ROBERT E. O'CONNOR Cz.ptain, tSAr ATIC P'OJ!'M 144 (REV :ZO FEB 56) ROUTrNG AND COORDINATION SHEET AfWPO.~ MAlt 54 35M" . with J'O"W 4M/Capt G.T. Gl'esor;v. =rn,~ucm Repal't la t Alo attacbel ~or 1Df~t1ca an copiee Sncluc11DI a nport ot tbe 1:DC1dnt, atteatl bJ SeDato. &aitb ot MaiDa. ot J)U'tiMDt ~ withdra o (or ., of dus cocrc~pnn e "' will b e c:~ncdleu i:1 acc.,rJ=..1c:.: wttb . . UNCLASSHT:J Tv L0:.DR AIR TECH I N ,_ CEN vJRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIC llJL~CLAS/AISOC 114 PD UFOB PF REFERENCE MEXICO CtvEl t'1AINE SIG~TINGvcP 1-'u P rti.LIL: I N/\RY ANALYSIS INDIC.~TES SIGHTING viAS CAUSED ?.Y LIGHT Jt::.rLt.CTICN P D CREAi'i COLORED t"lARl< ON S~JINGS T:JP S REi'!AINS OF tiP.;HJF/4.CTURRS DECAL PD AF FOR 112 ':JI LL FO LOU PS Z NE 11/213! 2 FEB RJEDEN t StD'IlM !, F FOI\M 112-P:\RT II / ! "iWJV!:.D I J IHI~ l~H~ (<.LA -.-:t FIC \ TIQIIJ AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 1 tWC>OnT NO PAGE 2 OF 5 rAGI'S F1 i~ht 1-G, 4602d AI SS ( ADC) I. SOURCll: Occup&tion: Housewife ~ducation: High School Qu~lifieationet None II. R~IA:BILI'l'Ya Aa an observer and judge of time, distance and size, SOlfflCE vas consideret completely unreliAble. III. SOtffiCE s DRSCRIPriON 07 SIGHTING: On 21 December 1956, at 210) hours, ES~, SOURCE wae rinsing ou: bott~ at her kitchen eink. She looked up and sav a "Midget Flyin~ Saucer, ~etfo/povered, on a reconna1seance flight to see what the~ can pick up". It was round, the size of a "vash1~ machine cover~ held at arms le~th, Bnd waa hg~en thAt shade I have never seen before". There was only one of the obJects and it lmd no tail, trail, exhaust or sound. However, SOURCE's dog barked occaeionall7 at night while outside the houee, and SOURCE believed that the do& could hear eounda !rom the "saucers" that human ears could not detect. The dog did not bark at thle occasion because it vaa in the living room. SOURCE knew nothing about the terms angle of elevation or azimuth, but stated that "Saucer vaa first noticed about ten f~t in the air and about fifty feet from her cbild.rens metal avin It moved 11teNiily toward the swing and upon arrivin& at the top bar the "saucer disappeared at once. (See Sketch, Incl fl, Part Two). SOURCE could not estimate the speed ol_.J;be _obj! t, but belin-ed it vas 25 feet B.way from her And ebe SRV it for ~ seeonda. sonac~ Used no optieBl aida during the sighting, but vas looking thro -----k1te1ren vindove. It vas nit!:ht and dark outside, but ~0 . when ~uestioned c~ncern1ng the existing weather condition, stare or moon, 1o10uld only state that abe "vaan' t 1 ookin~. a.t the stAre or m6on", and had no idea wh~t the we~ther was like. When asked if she eould ~iYe a better description of ~h&t aha saw, she stated that it was def1n1tel:r a n71ng saucera and ths.t "soJDethin~ baa to be trAnwparen\ on it in order to see the bright green light but 1t all be, beettuse :rou would see it cominc down SOURCI etsted that about two weeks prior to this aigbtin she and her thirt~en year old son notie~d a fla!th of li.~ht throu~h the Ri=lille k!tch~n. ,.,indowa. A.p-p-roxiiMt~ly t.~to we~tcs subsequent to this R1.~htln~ SOURCE saw a f1 a.sn of li~ht thro~h the re~ porch windows. ~oth flashes were seen at night. SCURCE claimed that these flashes eame from "flying eB.ucers" that did not come down to earth. ~hen questioned eoncern1ng her unebatceable belief th~t flying saucers are real and come from outer epe.ce, SOURCE otated that she had re&d a Major XP:HO's book on flying saucere about three years ago. She felt the aaucera were sent to earth to pick u:p samples such a11 nbrancbes from trees". Further, she felt no danger, but be1iaved it her patriotic duty to report }~a::.--s t ghti-:\gs before t ha '~ra.uce.:-~ start landl.ng in the cit1ae. SOURCB claimed that a whitish subetance remained on the children's ~inc where the saucer disappeared AF FORM 112-PART I APPROVED l JUNE 1948 R5'ct!.~J-l-.S7 I (C.t:A tlF. llLANJ\.1 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ""u REPORTED ON F'IIOM (Af'"Cf) OATE OF REPORT I DATE Of IHfOIINATIOH \IALUATION=---1,;;;=-L---------- PRuAruo I 'I' t n/lm) SOUitCE Rin:ltEJtea ( CO'IIIrolll""", 41rmi.,, ,m..., '~ ttc., ., appliclbllJ Ltr .AFOilf 414 w/1 Inol, dated 2S Jan S7, AlR 200-2 SUM MARY: \/::lllff ccmciiC 116,.111erJ of rtJiilrf. Oll't tVni.fic...u in /mol OANIJ&l"'ct poragrep.. LiM htclcuurtl Ill l uwcr "ft. Htgift la1 of rtpt~rl on .4F For,. I I 1-Parl II.) COJTD'l'St :Box 266, NJ:XIOO, MAID, Deecrip\lon of Sighting b.r PART TWO: SUpplementary InveatigatiYe Bffort1. PAM' THR!II~ C~mmenta ot Pret>aring Officer. houaewite, II. SUMMARY: The SOURCI in thia eaae is a firm believer in J1y1n Saucere. 'l'he aightin wa1 probably oauae4 by auto he&dlighta or hunter' spotlight be1J2C reflected b7 the many windowe in SOURCE' realdenoe. III. INV'liS!IGA'l'OR, MAJOR OAR'l'D O. COOPER, .A0?94382 JORN P. VINIX MaJor, USAJ' Otfieer in ChArge Colonel, tBAF -=l INCLS. (See Individual Part) QrigillaJ. to D/I, HB:DUSA!' Copy to D/I )2nd Air DiT (DSF) . 'Vtow to Comdr, A'l'IC Copy to ore, llight .3-G _Com to Comdr, 46o2d AISS Af FORM 111-PART II AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ! Rt.PORT NO. 3G-UFOB-l-57 PART TWO SUPPLEMENTARY INVESTIGATIVE EFFORTS 1. Intor:rcation received :from the u.s. Weather Bureau, AUGUSTA, 1-'.:AlNE, revealed that the weather was clear; no storms in the area, some ground fog in low areas. temperature 49 degrees F dewpoint 45 degrees F., surface wind ?. Ceptein MATHE.RS, PRESQUE ISLE AFB Weather Officer, stated that the possibility of marsh gas in a. monntainous region such as Il..e:xico, ~ine, was extremely remote. Further, existing weather conditions at the time of sighting were un:ravoreble for ST. El.MO' s fire. 3 On 4 Februaey 1957. Mr was contacted in his office and gave Chief of Police, ~..exico. ine, the following information in substance: He bad been called to the home or Mrs in regard to her sighting of what she described as a flying saucer. She ~as very nervous and very certain that she had seen an object from outer space. Upon being told that the saucer had touched the children's metal swing in Mrs yard, the chief investigated and found that the mark supposedly left by the saucer was the remains of a manu- facturer's decal on the top horizontal bar of the swing. Mr could not recall a decal being there. However. when shown a neighbor's swing ot the same type showing a decal in the exact same spot, she admitt ed there could have been a decal on her awing. But she insisted that the flying saucer ha d ripped the decal from her swing leBving behind t he pa~ty residue normelly left when a decal is torn away. No one else in the a~a has seen such phenomena nor had anyone reported any unusual lights. Mr stated that almost every nigh in the bills aronnd the Perry residence. Chief to SOURCE's residence end was present during the deer poachers used spot lights accompanied this investigator in erview. 4 The residence was an old type tarmhouse.witb large glass-enclosed porches and many windows . (See sketch). The front porch jutted out adjacent to the kitchen windows through which ighting was made. BACKINGDOM ROAD wound up from the town of Mexico past the house and on over the mount~in pass to the North. The distance from the kitchen windows to the. children's swing was fif~y feet.. The mar~ ~eft on the swing was perfeetly rectangular in shape and was undoubtedly the remains of some type of decal. The top bar wa s painted red a.nd when some of tbd residue at the spo-t \-193 ::1craped B 1'1a:J. r~d paiot showe d Sketch. Scene of Sighting t;j FOP.r.1112-~ART II l t l'ROVED I JUr:E I? !9 . UNCL fFIFf' INFORMATION REP RT AIR INTELLIGENCE I PART TWO ~li~ht 1-G, 4602d AISS (ADC) I OF s Ineloeure fl, Rpt )G-Oli'OB-1-57, PART TWO S~eteh, Scene ot Sighting COVER SHEET ORIGIN OF BASIC ASSIGHED BY UFO Report Subm1ttecl by Member u.s. Senate to Secretary ot Air Force tft'Jti_. zN c,h,.,.. to denote review prior to action. Initial ovr colun to danote rviaw o/ co~Jtd (Y. I~ actJ,rt: V"' lor coordination,) OFF ICE OUT IN OFFICE OUT OFF ICE OUT OIN !IC OIN3X OIN'X AFOIH)(I R AFO I N )(2 22 January CO!ofo4ENT NO, COMNENT5 ([tea ravaraa, i I nacaaary) Capt G. T .G e~drt/wm Reference subject UFO sighting submitted to this Center per DD Forms 95, copies attached. The peculiar aspects surrounding this a1ghtingj the tact that 1 t bu recei vee tbe attention or these higher governmental bodies; and the possibility that the in- cident ma:r soon be brought to tbe attention ot the press or public dictate that at leaat so prel1m1Mry investigation be-'YNld&. 3. Accordingl7 request tor investigation bas been malle. There are :two 46o2d t1eld uni ta in the general vicinity at the UFO sighting in Maine. ROBERT E. O'CONNOR 1. DD Form 95, C~ptain, USAF DD Form 95 GPO t083'A ,AEVIOVS EDITIONS OF THIS FOAM MAY BE US0, I~F fCRM I i2-PAflT II f.r'tli:~l'/r:r: 1 J UNE I AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT PART THREE Flt 3-G, 46o2d AISS . i . I PA:>E 5 OF 5 PACifS COMMENTS CF PREPARING OFFICER z lo In the opinion of the Preparing Officer, this sighting was probably caused by either