OATETt)ltl GROUt' 7. LENGTH Ofl 0811JtVATION 10. 9RIEI' SU~W4RY 0' SIGHTING PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOC:ATION :i~st Roxbury, Nassacbusetts JO Gra"".J. VI suel 0 AI.-Vt .,.,a 0 Air-Intercept Ro4 I. NUWIItt 0, OBJICTS 9. COURS! 11. COMMENTS CONCLUSIONS Woa Balloon Probobl 1 ~olloon Po s si 0. y Sol I oon Was Ahcraft Probably Ai reroft P(usi W y Ai reroft 0 Woa A stf1)noml cal t2 Probably Ast,.nomical :}eteor 0 Possibly AstPDnamieol 0 lnsuHi ci ent Dote f.r Evaluation 0 Un!.nown 13!'ig!lt or~r1ge colored obJect 't..tith a.~:pee.ra:oce j ~j: "-:~e ~ead. of a -:Us s :!.!e 0:1 fire. Seemed to 7,:-3.Y~l i n a.n oval pa;ctern. Blur::ed s ha-;;e It is th~ A~IC con~l:.13ion that ness probably saw n ~et~or. Hes t Roxbury, ..ass. Au g u s t -!:-.H,j,~ .... n r~y of -t~ givan aoov2: Give take a few eith~r :.Ja y . (not ~ 3r tnes8 (~oro~red 3 aard 3ouree 3uch abig brigh t o range more fire c ol or no Traveling in a south westerl\' direct i o n aDorox 30 seconds ~--= ~! -ect di:~.sec tion in 1fh1eh o~o.1eet ~:..,.avellsd ~ T~sv~ling orth west to South wes t vas traveli ~n a~ (. oecBuse con:narisd>n .t o sudc~nly v anish behind clouds or ha '7e just ~ri eye - n e s a:s coul d ")e wer e n t very vtsaole a:thoug~ th9y s~en in soom rarts of r.he sk7 I woul d ao~recia t~ i f i~ isnt t c ~uch t rouble and if i3 a clioolng t fot:c:.d in tha ne~vgoaoer ,.-rc 'Jt:!. v,~ :;~ (''JStorY it see~ ~o be j:s~ a accida but it r~rJ ca~ch ,~, ~v-~ i~ re ct that .;h2-those oth~ r peopl.~ ex::>lain~c: t. :1 .. i .Jrl'~ r_ ":': :-:12 tch = c-ards. Me&~Boxbury# Maasaanusetta We Have Dot been able your recent observation~ to dete~n1ne the natux~ of a are tbereore forwaz~jng your repor~ to: Air Technical Intelligence Center Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Any .t'u1ther correspondence reg~ding should be seDt cUreotly to them . Thank you tor your time and L"lterest. Re3pectfully, Public Infoz~ticn cc I ' A'l'IC Air Terhnlcal Int;llir~ncc ~.'Jri::ht-Pat.te rson r.ir Forc e To Whom lt may concern: R entlv I rec ~ved a lettr.r Astro~hys:cal Cbs~rv~tor~ in a n l oPiil I (' r , u re sa r r ~ S:ni thsrr :.E: n I s:J'rJ i n the sky. rrhe y were th~ o~je a~d nassed ,....&> ac dr~ :; s SAFOI - 3d/Lt Co e ke::/ r:.ob /72291 The report o~ a n unident1t1ed fl7i~ object you gave t o the Smitbaonian Aa~ropqsieal Observatory vas re:fer~ed by tMt agenc7 to the Air Fo~ce Aerospace Technical Int~lligenee Center ... for analysis and/ or ~valuation. It ia the concl usion of the Aero-spaee Technical Intelligence Center that you pro~;'lbly observed a meteor. The absence of a trail is no reason ~o rule out a meteor, tor s lesve trails and eehera do not. It i.' also true that some of the trails which are le.tt are ~aint and cs n only be seen vith an optical aid. Further, t meteor trails a!"'a not very persistent and l'!lay not endura long enough for detection. It is improbabl~ that you sav the i'lane from a jet aircraft;.,-. tirat because this :.'_3mo ia predominately blue and second, it vould not be very br:.ght from the 90 vantage point enjoY'!d by you . 1D vie~ this obj~ct You a:So incl~-~zd a nevapaper article concerning tbe objeeta reported to be circl.:.:tg the earth with Echo, but in the o~osi te direction. ATIC is of the opinion t~at these objects vere pr obably hish flying jet aixc:~tt. Weat Jloxbu%7, Mae s a ..:..:uaetta l~JiiIICI J. 'rACXiR Lt. Colonel, USAF Pub lie Infox::.uation Di v13ion O!tice ot Information v CorJe.:J3c:\ :.I - 3d :-,iFOI-.3<1 (L/Col Taclcar) 1. Mr reported an UFO sighting to the ~'i thaonian. .datropi:o'aical Ci>aenatorJ and vas reterrad to ATIC by t.'la't agency 2. viavinl an object at 230$, 29 August. 1960, wbicb bright. orance in color and mcving !:'Om tbe northwest to the 110\ltb- weat. The vit.neae viewed ~A object. tor an eatl~.ateu JO eecorxls. The object. vaa further described aa appear...ng lik'a tho hoad of a missUe on fire. The obnat.ion took at West, Roxbu.ry, :-taaaachuaetta 3. It. is t.he ATIC conclusion that probably observed a meteC4". The M88nce ot a trail ia no to rule out a meteor, tor some lean trails and othara do not. It is alao tr.J.e that soma o! the which are le!t are taint ar.U can onJ.:r be seen 11ith an optical a.id. hrthor, most meteor trials 3m not veey persistent and may not haw lang enau&;b for detection. !.1e It. is i1p~babla that ~ sav t he t'la:ne ~m a jet aircraf'tl : because this tla.."CS is preuor.1natoJ.:r blue, .:md second, it vould not be ver-J bright, frc= the 9CP va.-"ltage point enjoyed. by the iii tness 1D otservat,ian at the object. s. also included a newspaper article conceminc the objecta repartee~ to be circling tbe earth vi th Echo, l:.ut in the opposite d1reatlon. :~ ha8 been reported to your o.f!'ico 'beore, .-T!C ~.s ot tha oplnicn t thee object,a are pro hig h l:r'...ng jet ai:cratt. of tbe ATIC conclusiala-. 'Ihe adclrcea ot the vi tneaa 1a 1 ol ~-nal J us4 \.] -~-ey tar :5cionce Was~ Roxb~, Masaachuaetta arui Co:aponen ta