PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS ., . , . . -Vennont 0 Was Balloon Feb 61 ,..,.. . Pres ue Isle Area Maine and I 0 Probably Balloon Po s sf bl Y Balloon 0244 0 Wos Aircraft .Locol XJ Ground-Vhuol D GrounciRodor Proltolaly Aircraft 0 Possl IllY Aircraft S. _ .. , II Was Astronomical H ~ T~IL 0 Yea D ProltaWy Astronomical XJ No C D Possibly Astronomical 0 Insufficient D.te fer Evaluation 0 Unltnown BRII!fl SUMMARY 01' SICHTINORound, size of full ight blue, left bright trail, gave off' lbr~ light. Traveled to NE, appeared to be 1. coMMENTSQbject of this sighting poss- esses all salient characteristics of that class of eors called "fireballs." descending, disappeared over horizon. Color, duration, apparent shape a.nd siz are all consistent with description of fl1 ball and that it constitutes no threat to national security of United States. AnC PORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) PAGE FOUR RJEXDH 145 I. NONE-SNOW ON ROADS PREVENTED IMMEDIATE SEARCH-BETWEEN 12as AND 1433 LOCAL, 5 FEBRUARY 1951, A HELICOPTER SEARCH WAS MADE ALONG AZIMUTH FROM SGT JORGE,s LAST POSITION TO POINT OF UFO,S DISAPPEAR- ANCE AND SMOKE. NOTHING tlAS FOUND. K. LT/COL STORM C RHODE AND TSGT Mo LIEBERMAN, INTELLIGENCE DIVIS- ION, 99 BOMBtVG, WAFB, MASS. BELIEVE SIGHTING COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY DECAYING SATELLITE SUCH AS DISCOVERER 5. DUTY OFFICER AT SPACE TRACK, HANSCOMB FIELD, ~lASS, INFORMED OF SIGHTING. 07/1642Z FEB RJEXDH PP FJZrS'J. ~:0 CONCOh D AFS TOPSHA~1 AFS F. --sr orl::f.,LUV HA~:COCY FI.L ~y f,J:, Q~l, IZCH INI:!:L c:::t: ~liGHT ?.~TTZi SO!"i At'S OHIO ,:.._---- HI LIT P.FY AND or:.:= CIVII.IfN. THC: FOl.l.O;~ lr<G I~:FOf ' ATIO;\' IS S'J?"tiTTt:t I N tH\Ir.:: TIFIZt FI.YI~!G OBJECTS <~FO>, tiD t' ~1ll.ITAF.Y OBSZF.VZft. A. D::scF.IPTIO~: OF THE 03J2CT: Cl) ROUN1J <SI>!Il.P.F. TO A ~l~T~OR) <t ) 3ASV2TBALL AT P.Ft1'S L::NGTH. (3) Gl.OINir\G <7) ~X HAUST OF 3LU.!: FL.C\'1.!:, L7.~.:GTH OF A ?~N AT ~P'~' S l.Et~GTE. (P.) NO SOU D. C9) PAGE Ti~ 0 E J.!: Z 8 ZX 2 03St:RV2R 'v:-!0 l~AS I.OOY.ING EAST. <4& TFAV~lZD NOFTH U~!TIL VIZ:~ f.J.OS 09STRUCIED BY A RINGE C5 > 08SZRUCTE:D VIZW BY P.. F ItGE. CS) 3~SECONDS. . c. ~!AN~L::R OF OBSERVAIIOF. <1) GROU~:t VISUAL. )~ > PR::SCRIPTION GLASS:!:S,. C:!) NIG:{T. . LOCATIO~' OF 03SC:FV~:r: L.L3c.r: -715/ ~ , GEOfGPI\PffiCAl. POSITIO!~ ,,iAS [/) 1J.3~. F. If..~:r:IIFYIN~ If\ F0 f"!ATIOt\ ON Ol3Sf.F:VER: <1> ~!lA. ('2) :-tOi!~.:r. ?l "i.l SH;I:flLft~;, fSGT, SllTH f-AD~Ot\, NOFTH CONCORD ALOFT CO~,:LITIONS AT Tir12 "ND PL.AC2: <1) CLLAR . <? ) FOI.I.0 J I NG 'J I~DS D~GF.~:c:s P..T ~ 7 i'IS 2CZ.J0 -.So: VE:GF=:ES AT E!-'TS D.!:GR.SE:S AT ? t }~ZS J U if:~ AIF'-Tf.i,' SUCG?.ST STfO Gl.Y PAG2 THR2 nJEZBZX 2 TH.!: l~IGHII~GS wZF.Z OF A VAF.Y LARGE ~1;:T;:OF. T HI S PARTICUL.flF S IGHTING ALONG TH2 ZAST NOAST HAS B2EN PUBLI CIZED BY TH~ NATIOl\'AL PhESS, ADI O AND TV OUTLETS L. NON:!:. '2. CIVILIAN 09SZRV2R: DR LYt,:ro~vuLW:, v::F"~Qt'iT ALSO S IG!{T!!:I: T HZ ABOVZ ti:.:SCf 18 ZD O'<J ::CT, AF I: f-i?OF.T::r. Ti1Z FOI.t.O:~IL:G FALl.lt~G. TH:!: OP;J.::CT HAD .f\ l.AFG?. F0 ~X?I.CDZ. HI S ATT~.:r:IIOtl ~.'\S ~POUCHT TO Tif!: o~J::CT Ti~CAUS:!: OF ITS S lZZ, 31' IG !ff t\.!:SS AF D 1 TS F.~. PI D F ~ l.l.. C ZCSQ B7 92 ZCJ Y F934 FM 911TH RADRON NORTH CONCORD AFS VT TO RJE ZBZ/ BAADS TOPS HAM AFS ME R Jl.~ FA L/ A DC E NT A F B C 0 LO RJS ZSN/26T H ADIV HANCOCK F LO NY RJSDSQ/AIR TECH I NTE L CEN WRIGHT F.JE ZHQ/ HQ US A F WASH DC R JE: Z HQ I S A F vJ A3 H DC /Ur:CLASSIFIED FROl'i C&E B- 8-4i!.~. FOR INTELLIG CE OFFICER FOR AFCI N FOR SAFIS: RE~RE~CE OUR MSSSAGE C&.E B-7-039, DTD 7 FEB 61, SUBJECT UFO SIGHTING, THE FOLLOWI NG I S A FOLLOW-UP REPORT: 1. CIVILIAN OI?SERVER: A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJSCT: C1) ROUND CLARGER THAN A ~Z TE OR ). C2) GRAPE FRUIT HELD AT ARt~ls LENGTH. <3 > BitiGHT LIGHT GREEN. ( 4 ) ONE. ( 5 ) N/ A . ( 6 ) ROUND. C7) APPEARE D TO & A TRAILING STRt:AK DUE TO RAPID FALL. C8 ) NONE. C9 > APPARE~T E:~PLOSION AT END OF FALL. E. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: <2 > AT APPROXI ATELY 35 DEGREES ANGLE. PAGE THREE RJE ZBZX 1 OF K. C&E OFFICER COMMENTS: SIZE OF OBJECT APPEARS MORE REALISTIC TJiAN THAT GIVEN IN REFERE~CED fviESSAGE. 2. ADDITIONAL I NFORMATION: R - E WHO LIVES THREE ~ILES NORTH OF ST. JOHNSBURY, VER ONT, RFD 3, PHO~E N l!E HAS HAD RADIO LISTENING CONTACT WITH THE NEt~J RUSSIAN SPUTNICK ON 19.995 f1EG. HE SAYS HE HAS HAD DAILY CONTACT TJ1ITH IT, THE LATEST TI~O COtJTACTS WERE AT 1~5t.~Z AND 1 83 ;;z, ~ FEB 61. FROM THE FREQUENCY AND VOLUME OF PICK-UPS ~!R. IS TRAVELING A NW TO SE C OURS :VjR. RECORDINGS Ei fv:ADE OF HIS PICKUPS SHOULD lE PARTr1E NT. ~:9/ 00~5 Z FEB RJE ZBZX ILIV2S THE OBJ2CT HAS OFERED TO ALLOW EE DES IRED BY YOUR Pt\GE Tl,JO RJE ZBZX 1 (3) AT APPROX IMATELY ;i DEGREES ANGLE--OVER HORIZON. (4) VERTICAL DOiJ1NWARD TO NORTH EAST. (5) INSTANTANt.:OUSLY OVER 1-iORI- ZON APPARENTLY EXPLODED. (6) EIGHT St.:CONDS. c. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: (1) GROUND--VISUAL. C2> NONE. (3) N/A. D. TI:-1E AND DATE OF SIGHTING (1) 5 FEB 61 PE TWEEN <)73 !..~z AND ~S3 ~z <2) NIGHT. E, APPROX1(1ATELY 4440N-714bW, GEOGRAPHICAL POSIT ION l:As 00. 1 Z4 ~). F IDENTIFYING IN FORMATION ON OPSRVER: ( 1) LYNDON\! I LLE , VT ., MATHt~ATIC IAN, VERY GOOD. G. WEATHER AND WINDS -f\LOFT TI ONS AT TI tiE AND PLACZ OF SIGHTING: CLEAR & COLD. <2) FOLLOWING to: I NDS -A LOFT CON ::ll T IONS /\RE FROll PORT LAND, i1AINE: SURFACE tviNDS N~W AT 7KTS: DEGREES AT 21 KTS 5:;z -2S;~) D:!:GREES AT 3~ KIS (3) 12 ~Ji)~;~ FEET SCATTERED. (4) 25 (11 LES. <5) LESS THAN SIX TENTHS' (o) r\ONE ( 7) PLUS 4 DZG RC:SS H. NONE:. I. NONE J. NONE KNOTJJN (2) Elewation -)0 -Azimuth -60-70 Elevation -0 -Aztmuth -60-70 Straight down Behind a hill Ground visual Compass used to verify d ... (1) 0900Z Approx ( 1) Thorndike Mas!. - COUNTRY OF ACTIVITY REPORT INa RE:P~T NO. AIR INTELU NCE INFORMATION REPORT COUNT"Y at A"EA RI,CMT D~ OF PCF~MI\T I husetta USA ACTIVITY SUIMITTIN8 R DATE OF COLLECTION SRI STATUS II applicable) Intelligence vision 99 Bomb Wing, Westover AFB, Mass CA LEDICOJttPLETE ,REPA,.ING INOIVIDUAk TSgt Melvin CANCEI.EDIINCOMPLET NA .. CM DISCit I" I or' OF SOUitCE EYALUAT ION ADDITIONAl INFOit*TION ON (lte) RI,IRENCIS APR 200.2 and Mag, 99DCOI 1455 Unidentified Pl7ing Object SU~ARY (Ol'lf u azr)' wltJclt ltllltlllltt tlte I iant facto,. of narrat Jv rport. Belin tu~rrat iv tJrt on unl rport can be lull)' fated on AF 'or JJ2. Lit incloeur includlnl nu.ber of copi) This report, aside t a time discrepancy, agrees with report f\reviously . t rded by our cited Msg. Lt Col, USAF Chief, Intelligence Division -------lfCLS (Information unl ~IX 05/0744-Z s; ghti.ngs Burlington, Vermont Augusta, Uaine Bangor, Naine Presque Isle, Naine Area B T\'JX 05/0745Z Sig!'1tings ~.restover AFB, Nassachu3etts '1.'\'IX 05/0000Z Siehtin;s rrorth Concord AFS, Vex'!:l.ont T~JX 05/0730-0830Z Sighting lqndonville, Ve 11:X>nt Rc port of Thorndike, Nassachusetts Sighting (Ford) F E~-:.tract Fro!Il UFO Publication SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 ORIGINATING AGENCY REPORT NO. Intelligence Division 99th Bcnb Wing, He&vy (SAC) Wind Direetion/Velocity at the followin~ altitudes: Ceiling, Unlimited Visibility, 15 Miles Cloud Cover 14,000 Feet, Scatte1 ed NONE KNOWN sighting was reported to 99DCOI through the intercess of Mr. \e whCIIl i i( was originally reported by Mr. t only atter hearing that Lud lice h~d ed a s sighting . Reference our 99DCOI 1455. icates th~t; is a reliable individual not ~iven to fli~hts o ncy. In ract, he ~ta s that he did not report it at the time bee~use he did not wish to an~ar to be a nerackpot." This report, as e trom the ttme factor, a~rees very well with our cited report. Mr .states that he did not cheek the time but that it was close to dawn as t was alre&dy lif7htenin~ in the east. J N. BEltiNST KIN 2/LT. I USAF Intelligence Officer CZCSQA195ZCJY 26 FM BANGOR ADS TOPSHAM AFS ME TO RJEZS~/26TH ADIV HANCOCK FIELD NY RJEZHQ/HQ USAF RJEDSQ/AIR TECH INTELL CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RJEZHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO UNCLAS BAOCO 3. ATTN HQ AFC!Nj ATTN SEC AIR FORCE SAFIS: SUBJECT: "UFO THE FOLLO~ING REPORT IS SUB~1ITTD UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF PAR 15, AFR 200-2. A. DESCRIPTION 1. ROUND OBJECT 2. SIZE OF FULL MOON 3. BRIGHT BLUE 6. NOt~E REPORTED PAGE TTJJO 7. OBJECT LEFT BRIGHT TRAIL B. NO SOUND REPORTED 9. GAVE OFF BRIGHT LIGHT B. COURSE OF OBJECT 1. BRIGHT LIGHT 2. AZIMUTH NORTH EAST. ELEVATION SKYHARD .3. AZIMUTH NORTH EAST. DISAPPEARED OVER HORIZON 4. OBJECT REPORTED TRAVELING TO NORTH EAST APPEARED TO BE DESCENDING 5. BEHIND HORIZON 6. A FEW SECONDS C. MANNER OF ODSERVATIONS 1. GROUND VISUAL 2. NONE REPORTED 3. SIGHTING ALSO REPORTED BY MATS AIRCRAFT NUMBER 33284 OVER PRESQUE ISLE, HEADED SOUTH WEST. DESTINATION. MCGUIRE AFB NJ D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING E. LOCATIOtl OF OBSERVERS. SIGHTINGS REPORTED FROi1 BURLI~GTON VT PAGE THREE RJEZBZ 3 AREA, AUGUSTA MAINE AREA, PRESQUE ISLE AREA. F. VERMONT STATE TROOPERS AND REPORTED SIGHTINGS TO THE 765TH RADAR SQ CHARLESTON, MAINE. MAINE STATE POLICE REPORTED SIGHTINGS BY 5 DIFFERENT STATE AND CITY POLICE IN THE BANGOR, AUGUSTA MAINE AREAS MR ~ATCH SUPERVISOR BOSTON CENTER RELAYED THE SIGHTING BY THE MATS AIRCRAFT AS COVERED IN C (3) ABOVE. G. ~lEATHER AND WINDS. 1. NOT REPORTED 2. WINDS SURFACE 30~ DEGREES 10KTS, 60GgFT 36J DEGREES 35KTS; 1~o0~FT 350 DEGREES 25KTS; 1500~FT 340 DEr,REES 25KTS; 2 0~FT GREES 3~KTS; 80 WFT 25~ DEGREES 15KTS. 3. NO CEILING 4. VISIBILITY 10-15 MILES 5. SCATTERED CLOUDS 4 0FT TO 1800~FT 6. NO THUNDERSTORMS 7. TEMPERATURE GRADIENT H. ~lONE K NOT1JN PAGE FOUR RJE2BZ 3 J. NONE KNOT.~N K. AN ANALYSIS OF REPORTS RECIEVED INDICATES THAT A BRIGHT LIGHTED OBJECT WAS OBSERVED AT APPROXIMATELY 07442 ON 5 FEB 1961. PERSONNEL SIGHTINGS REPORTED FROM THE BURLINGTON VERMONT AREA, AUGUSTA MAINE AREA, THE BANGOR MAINE AREA AND THE PRESQUE ISLE MAINE AREA INDICATE THAT OBJECT WAS TRAVELING NORTH EAST LEAVING A BRIGHT TRAIL, AND DISAPPEARED OVER THE HORIZON. THE TIME ELEMENT INDICATE THAT ALL REPORTS COVERED THE SAME OBJECT. THESE COM~ENTS ARE BASED ON REPORTS BY STATE AND CITY POLICE OFFICIALS. NO INFORMATION LEADS OR CLUES ARE AVAILABLE WHICH WOULD IDENTIFY OR EXPLAIN THE ABOVE SIGHTINGS. 05/12152 FED RJEZBZ Z ~QP CSQA747ZCJYB940 PP 'D>rt:"Dsfr DE RJEXDH 145 FM 57AIRDIV WESTOVER AFB MASS TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO RJEZKN/2~AIRDIV STEWART AFB NY RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASHDC