2. LOCATION 16-20 Novenber 64 ar.d 1 Dec 64 B:tue Hill, J.hlr.e ... NUMBER OF OBJECTS 10. CONCLUSION 11. B~IE' SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 5 ~!inutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visua 1 Yarious reporte d sightings of long silver needle nosed object a from classroom of gr ade school by students. PJ: :!:::.rrs : 1 Decembe r oboer,rat.:.on result~d in scra...""lble of A/C f oJ .._----------;~dentification of r~r-orted object. F-101 wao in area in minute~ COURSE ~ .... observed a B-52 at 3,000 ft. This A/C ttaS on lor~-level CJi::;s: om ln Boothbay ADC inter dapt area, arrl coincidental wit.l-t the Lo~an 2 ...._-----------1 to Norfolk-17 Lo~t altitude speed route (VF'R). Inv estigation PHOTOS r cve al\..!J t.hat t he observations \iere likely rnilitar.r A/ C u::;ing t l e s E 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE rout 1s on assorted missions. OFFlClAL FiLE UFO Sightina -16-20 NoT 64, Blue Bill~ Maine 1. Reference youz first indorsement to Ltr, 3'17 Eomb Wg (I:COBO), 11 Dec 64, UFO. I viab to ca!d!Jend ,cu for ~r thorough i::xvesti- gation end :ye report. 1 2 . Concur vith tbe conclnaioD of ~ inveatiption. FOR 'l"BB C<MCAKDBB BP:cTQR CJJlli'1'Alllil.A MaJor, UBAr Chief', ProJect Blne Book Ltr, 397 Bomb Wg (DCOBO), 11 Dec 64, UFO 1st lnd (BC) 18 December 1964 Hq 397 Cmbt Spt Gp, Dow AFB, Maine 04401 TO: AFSC (FTD), Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 20331 I concur' in the findings Colonel, USAF Cornman er the investigating officer. HEADQUARTERS BOMBARDMENT WING (H) (SAC) UHITED STATES AIR FORCE DOW AIR FORCE BASE, MAIHE DCOBO/Capt Fritzsl~ll SUBJECT I UFO TO I AFSC (FTD) The foll owin g information is submitted in accordance with paragraph a . Description of the object: (1) Long, narrow, needle-nosed; blunt rear. (2) Size of quarter held at arm' s length. (3) Silver. (6) Rod, same length as body, of body. No "\.Jin~s observed. protruding straight up from Variou$ other descriptions from observer' s teacher and very young b. Description vf. course of object: (1) Observed '"hlle staring out of a schoolroom window. (2) Approximately 25 degrees u p from observer' s eye l evel (observer approximately 4 feet t~ll). (5) In steady, straicht nnd level [light bellind notJntains to the l~orthcas t . (6) 15 minutes. Po.:acc . ... i s our l'ru /t S'' :()tl c. t-f.anner of observa t:ion: ( 1) Ground-visual. d . Th1e a nd ch te of sighting: (1) 16 -20 Nov/1855 -l910Z. ApproxirJate dates: c1air.ls t o have seen object 5 consecutive days n t same tirr:e Then again 1 Dec/17152. (2) Cloudless days. e. Locati on of observers; ( l) Second floor of school house in center of village of Blue Hill, 1-l.line, Hindo~.J facing Southeast. f. Identifying inforrn.:1 ::ion o.1 observers: ihine, 5th epparentl y intelligent, r e liable (for age) g . \leather and ~lindn: ( 1) Clear, cloudless days. 1'fl s; tng 23592 Ni.ssing Hissing llisslnb HissinJ Hissins Hissi:1<,) Nisr. :: Dot'll AFB surf.:tce uinds. InEorm.'ltion not .tvtilabl...: f)r 30,000. 2 Dec 1700Z Clear 10 None None -;, Significant t emperature ctunge t.'lken front Portland RAOBS. 3l,OOO ft oiJscrvatl ons taken at Dm,r AFB, Maine i . Interception attempted after report of 1 D~cerilier. Call received from Blue Hill at 1715Z, F-101 scrambled from Dow AF:3 a t 1722Z and Has in observed area to~ithin minutes. Cor.tplete search revealed presence of one military B-52, sitihted at 1735Z at 3,000 feet, flying in almos t precise area and a long same flight path as described. At 17502 a civilian Air Apacl-tc was observed also at 3,000 cet, slightly North of "''here the B-52 j . Flight path of UFO was apparently within the Boothbay daslgnated Lo~o~ Level (23H and belo~o~) Air Defense Command intercept area, and appeared to coincide precisely with the Logan 2 -Norfolk 17 Low Altitude Hig h Speed Routes, VFR. USAF aircraft use theae routes and areas continuously, especially during periods of good flight visibility. k . Comments of preparing officer, Assistant Base Operations Officer, Dmo~ AFB, Haine, after intervietol to~ith original observer ( ) , her teacher, Nrs. o ther students and the , and after scramble of r Defense aircraft. After having observed the object several times from her classroom window, the little girl pointed the object to her teacher and classmates, who also saw the object, but with varying d2scriptions as t o shape. The teacher did not see a "rod' sticking out of the upper fuselage, and her classmates fairly well described jet-type military fighter aircraft. At her teacher' s suggestion, the girl submitted her repor t to the Stace Governor as a classroom project. It appears virtually impossible that only this small group of school personnel would obRerve an unusual object, travelling alon6 a publishad air route, within a designated military training area. Not only would it probably be observed by citizens o n the ground , bu t almost certainly by the numerous aircraft utilizing this airspace. It i s '''Y opinion that the UFO is one or more nri.litary aircraft, flying routine tr:tining missions. This appears to be .further confirmed by t he identifying of a military aircraft by an interceptor aircraft tn the precise loc3tl o n immediatel y after a reported sighting .