Westford Massachusetts — October 1964

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Keywords: unreliable, liesttord, licap, iaugitter, oticg, dedtcrcl, oppod, riter9, spottod, alternataly, reved, apparelt, leael, lk3sh, si1arply, slinpe, idauti, ligr1tj, ackgrcuad, silbet, 1iucat1on, lotlt, occtrpat, iiousetdfo, festford
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1,. DATE. TIME GIIOU' 23 October 64 4. NUMIIR OP OIJICTS 5. LINGTH OP OIIIRYATION 3 Hours S anutea 6. TY~! OP OIIIIYATION Gro und-Visua 1 9. PHYSICAL EVIDINCI 2. LOCATION liesttord, Hassachusetts 10. CONCLUSION UNRELIABlE RU>ORT lother: Unreliable Report. Witness regarded as unreliable by ~liCAP representative who su.bmitted case to Air Force. 11. .111ft SUMMARY AND ANAL Ylll See Caae Fila _ i~ra tJ and her <iaugitter Dp:rba!ra b Qls i.n t-119 ~wiJy car Gn O.~.cl L:o,;sll Road cil-ivi!t te\1ard he;;:~ t.i~EC ll~'b a l!OticG:d e cb.ioct co~il'!b Svu~t :~ Dedtcrcl. T:<!Q car ~JaB ~oppod at:d -ti'le7 $~ ou~ a~d cr~ehc-d i:t un'.-11 i-t d~.sa eu be'hL"'ld "i;ile r~r4e "tops.. \1~1Wl tnay ru.-:r5.vcd ~C!1~ {}:ol:SQ i~ loca~Gd on a hill over-lce!ting milos o ttr1'riter9) t.i~a oojcct 'i1as spottod at tr la-r;al ill the i4 ~s. It alternataly ho?er9d and reved back and forth from U .\1. to N .E.~ It was rcnmd, sil'\:'ctr .. blue in colc:t the apparElt size of a silvgr dolla held at arm s lengt.il, ~leaEl al~ its ~do. After i~ go dar!c, rr,any light,a t-1GrS sean alog ita a:~.de and tne p:!!lk3sh li~'it became "va:r':l rGd and pul:;ati~n. Tno object m!a si1arply o~Iined in e t\1:lli~bt bt.~ OOCl~e j~t a ~ark slinpe ca.. rinp Ji~Ght" as ll1 .. ~Jt sat u. No 3ound lJaa ho.m:d rft ~n:r ti~o. At around s:co .?:1 tde cb~Jec:t, idauti.fiod by its red ligr1tJ) ~v~d ~:r~c-d.g1rt u~ Vel"Y Slm;ly :fer appro~i:m::r~l1ly 2000 .f rt:~d e!l e.cc~lGI~t~ 1.rp a&::.<l ott,-c:J:'-z5.Jh~; ill 1~2 sacond~lo I~ was last, soe:a as a po;.nt of lig:lt ling ag.!lin:;s"t a l:ackgrcuad Uf.'O SIGHT!Ii G S Ui.illi!RY SilBET !1iucat1on: lOtlt r.rado, lligh School Occtrpat:ton: Iiousetdfo \festford, lIaseachuacrtta October 8, 1960 (on or about) TL~E: 7:00 PJ1 EDT (apprcx.) (In r .. s. Cltczney's ol.Zn wm'ds) -nAs my son and myso~f c~r-Jo N .E~ on Ccncord Road (wo came t.a-pon) a clesring 011 the rig;11; h::1nd siea of the road. \!e knC\'1 tbat cnly an oldc;r coupl0 lived th$: .. 0 and thotl[t;h tbey h:l17C t1:my chick~ housss at tita reer cr. thai.l' ho !!t til~J1i.ro.,-e o-u-t of businGss. As rrrt son Steve and mysolf &pproac!1ed the clc~"ir.r-; o.nd za~1 ~n() hous,~ .!.i-:; up at qno. G;'ld, 'tre kDGll ti!~Y \i9rG t~arG a~d iinat a.11 '\!c:ts tro~L1." A!::ovo t!'lQ botts~ la'~ tho right Ud) t'le:-a mn:1y 'ir:;htc. A 're:..:r la:~--::;c c:iJ ... cul.ar objoct SGOWOd to ho,;er thero I had SQOU tl1:::o OClnO CDQ ~.1'1 2\p:':tJ. o: 1960 btt~ cal7 seconds as it lo.ft s~l"c.ig!1t 1xp at t!1nt t,5.r::c,.. I to!d uo cno of tho first sighti.,g i'lardly ilolicvil13 :l~ rr!yseJZ {l::ly f:tl"Gt cc::Atac~ nlJut:;:; WO came f~om a siotar \:r1o ~i.vod s~o::nl )""Cal"G :Ul !'Jn:--;it.i.U':;~;cn ctate. f. majcr in tito Ai:r Fcrcs told u~ of aigiliiings cv~ P nr;.;a :in 191;.7.} S-\io-:~c alld I Ga~ in tho car, ,.,iti.ci1 I had ~oppad) 1ith !:n0o:; (;!2~?~j.i'!:g-. I asl;~rl i lf8 M~Gd 'to g&t out and \;~J.k arot.-nd. \'lc dccidod to g out or ~ilt) Cal"~ Stove tool( ti10 flashligir~ aB i~ \'ltltJ j't'.Zit :;:l'~G;.~ st:ndc1i!l and cl~l"kilOSG -.ras cQing c11. \~:g got ouj tt:e1l~cd under tha UFO. l~ t ;&.:J .ro;.."y j.,.~l -I t-;oulcl s~y abo'lt~ &'0 to 100 ~at across. It hs.d 6 p:l .. C,1;tTO -;:ri~:.do ;s 5.:1 a ~m1 c..cl~v~s t:,e eottc!a. ( 'boilil'ld ti:asQ) ,.;as a VQ-:'Y b:..i t lig~l1; ev~'hicll clici no~ pcn~i~l,Er';jG t[1Q sm-i'nco ot ti;.; sntp. I-t 'tite.on :?cat. As S~GV~ p~ tho boniil ~r ~ho .1'1a~!lJ j g1:"~ on ito SlL.~ec0, i:~ "t1as Cl VG~7 bcautif'-Jl clark ol~ :;ntin .i'in:?.sit. ~1e .s~.ocd unea :tt scvo~cl :::inlL"~co. ~"---~:1' li~t5 c~(!) on at its ott~cr r;.m. Blus-~;:.,;.to ligb-tis.. It fr\;m..,~cd ,~,.i'ftg ,.n a circular motion ~L,d movcl out to tho N .,.1. a~ n v01y fact r;pccd:; ~1Gnt t'tP, ,~1d 't'la: gono. IrA tall I -v-..'nuld :J::.y w~ spGnt scm9 22 F. .. ~nu-~cs thG~ .. e. ;!a rGtutnad 'to ~be en-:-and befo~e I started i~ tL"P r~y in'l~cs t~c :~o 1cn,6c:,;~ z~ I cicm ~ rcalizo cil~il this 'tilt-a t.na't tro t:cre nGi.i afz- .d. on co t-;o :~tJ.d~ tno d~ision to leavo the ear. A vcy very strango bu~ n:tCQ i'ec~.ng or \"lhich tro boti, had fGlt. I hnvo .filled out a f'crm 0::.1 ti1:ts sir;il'uing b'h~ 't"T~t you ~o undQrstand t10 :have no ~er.Jrs. W:l~h a s$. 1t;inz t'hl?:t close e!:d 1:aae le~g, 1.f m~:rone m9ant E!ny i12rm it could have !r~J...t .. boGn do~10 ~l'l -t -~. _ :.:a.'I'' rr.oro t~leD ~""ly'v1,il'lg., i;;e ila"So h&d r:J9ny gocd. si~1't~.5Q ainco, o:f t:;hic~-:. I . hnva illod o1A-t ropmats from tJ1e past ~o tl10 t:s:r~ of: n~t lmot..rlGdgo o ~ Additio11al informa~ion conct:r~.ng tnis a,.lcgccl slgJreill{.'; Tho ~wa"~hG"r was. clea::.... ~lo ootmd t-ras ne:;}rd e~c~p'~ a nJ .. igi ::ta it n:<>7od a':;fay.. Tho objQC~ ,;~as. cr.a:?lY outlinod d :1.:co I Stmaaos 1958 or 1 VlO Sightil!g, 'rurDC' Maine- -. . Oc~obar B, 1960 ~""" Sit',btSnc, w lsa;aachwlatts . .: Aaoortecl B oa VPO Sight a . . .. stigating Subcouwr.i ttoo co VSAP ( AF3C, nD)