Rehoboth Mass — March 1966

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1. i;; TIME GRbUP NUMBER OF OBJECTS PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION Rehoboth, Maaa 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 10 Minutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATtOH 9. PHYSICAL EVIDEHCI! Object was oblong in shape Jike a football, orange or amber 1 color. There appeared to be bt!Lght lights on the edge or the I object. Object moved slawl7 to the obaexvers lett, horizon i and-faded slowl.7 frcm. view in tm . mi nut.e s. Du.rtng the tinle or the sightmg there was aircraft trarttc in ! the area. Investigating otticer reels that the ai~crart lan~.ifo I. llgbt;e . the cause of the sighing. I UFO StJllMAAI (Rehobotn An interesting e.ndparnaps sig11iicant, ac~ uucovel"'ecl hy t"is agent \'las t"at -~T,erc is a. lal"$S concentration of H:!.3l1 Tension electrical pOltel~ co~ing into a su!J-ata"tion ~.n t~1~ area o t~e UFO s1g,.,tj.ilg. Submitted by Ernest Co Reid Investigator: NICAP l4ASS SUBCOI'l ~ After roceiving t.,e above report and completed signed N!CAP UFO data questiozli1aires t'he ~ail"'llaii contacted lrlarilyn G1"eene (Ref: Groui;2 2} and ~1r4 Josaplt .. l~itozo by tclep"one (Re.f: Group i> and intarvi~:a<i themGI A stumaary o:r t"e ... combilled siJtting accounts" is given belol't basad upon my analysis o t~e data subm~tted to me by Investigator Reido SIGHTING ACCOUNTS Grqu-q 1/. .+r z.,lany UFO sig~tings being received "'avo occured in tt,e vicinity of: po1rer lines ani po\-Jer stationso Gro~p 2 were returning from c"'oir practice and--driving Soutn along Route #llg in Re"hcbo~ betwfien 8:00 -8:30 PI~. Thev 'ere ont'he \taY to l"'ode Island~ As ~"'ey .. rotmded a be..."tld in tl1eroad t"ey sig'*ted a graup ~r vmy br1s4't lig"ts ,overing almost over t,a road just a"' ead of t"'emo .. Tleir altitude was estimated t.o ba about"'500 faet, and ,.r;an. first s16"ted seemed to bs .. aboue 1000 yards .from t"'eir care As t'"ey began to se at 35-40 mp" \rit"'in 500 -600 yards of t."e object, it suddenl~,z: -.. at a rapj.d speed., instan~ly.,.from a. complete standstill and moved SoutJ'westl:ard disappearing be~ind treeso All witnesses deseribe:d t"'e-UFO as t".~ro velj~lar0C brig~tly"glo:.;ing red-oran.J~O lig~tS \dii'h a:raint ~:nailer red lig'ht. just b9l01_,. t:.', t1:1d in t"'e middle&) };n-so Rosa l'rl'o "'ad tt,e best ~ta.n~aea pv:tnt. srij.d'"sT,.;:J distii1~i~ly saw a ve~cy d:tm metall:ic :ref'l~ctrj.oi.i between t'h~ lignts l-r,.,J:cT, ou.tlined aii oval or ~::ircular object.\) T't,ij l:l.gi1ts seamed to banear t'he bot.torJ of t},e objscto l1ro Bordan stated t""at t'?,e t~-;o l~rge l:i.g~)cs ~rer{l about 3 read t.;idt~s a ..,art c~raboutgo:..lOO ~ce~ anart. if' 'his est,i:11ation of distanco :-:as corr cto--Tha li~t.s )rcre no~ pUlsating or re,;olv5~116 cl1d e.lwa.},.S maintaint)d t;'hc annta ro!ativcpoeition to eacf-1 otr-~r~) A3 t1ie objGct s}H~d atiay, it 't!as low eno1..tg~ ~o s~eyr.r ~rae t-ops in fro:n~ of' it \v'hicn \rere .. about. 800 yards al'ray" AssumL,g t"at the ob,j eet t-ras at lc0ast. as Ttdde as ,e distance bet;reen tne 21i~"ts:1 its a.ppare~H.-. size ~jc9.s compared t~otna size o a large rt1elon 'held at c.I1n. ~ s lciigth by1,1rs I) B2.er a:r..d to "Ghat, o:r an orange b:r lt~o Bord9n and llrn o Rot~e" .. 'lt.,e b:t~ig'htncss of' t'he largar 2 ..... lig'hts \lli3.3 compared to very brignt ~ea.dlignt;s \bu~ larger j,n size) at the same distanca" lIrs:; .Saer a.'1d l1rs., Greeno said \;i1at t'~,ey l'i9Te brigl1,~er t'J,ana T'J to"'I'-5r lignt Hoa.ld be e.t t'he s ame distancao T"hey -vrere no bri~t t~"at't'hey ga .. \Ta a b l1XL'l'ed erroct"; Total v:te"tIiJ.1g t1.m0 \laS 2 ..... 3 -- minuteso The object '".,ias vie;.;ed tnroug" c,:tr ndmra and ~,rindsY-1ieldo 'I~no area l'Tas ~ery 'dark wit'h no s'f~ars or moon no~iccdo No solmd~..'tvas"*~eard fron1 instde t~ e .. ear') Jfit~ o Dord12n reported tne incide'nt,. to 't~.,e Ci1ief of Police, He~obct.h Oscar AaBe &~r~mano IIe e3t:L'natod that the UFO "'ras about, l 1.: .. rn:i.la a'Jta 'lr"hen 'he se.,r it rom . SOUND. he object was moving on a J~orth to Sout'h courae .. and t~en swui1g around 1n a broad arc into tne Sout'htqest disappearing ba,.,ind a. lot ill 1 1/4 . . miles--al'IO.y. Total obserVing tj.me was about 3 minutes. He assUrod me that 11e was 'am,]iar wit, airplanes .. and~elicoptors and t'J.;a-t:~ t,nia object \fas neit,er. l"il-. lb1tczo told me t."'at ,a did notraport ~:l.s si~ting to anyone oficially but ~appened to mention i~ at t~e post oice in daense = o t"'e jokes t~at ware going around about t~e our teenagers \iho saw a "f'lyhg saucer" o tly~ someone reported ;,is staGement. to t..,e preas and "is s1g"ting became publ:Lcizado EVALUATION: NICAP INVESTIGATOR Ernest Co Reid eca. 11.venue9 \'laylanC.~ Nc"tssacf1usetts NATIONAL INVISTIOATIONS COMMITTII ON AIRIA&. ,HINOMINA 1536 COfkWctlcut Avenue N. W. . NOrth 7-9434 Wothlngten 6, D. C. . r-EPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FlYING OIJECT(S) This fo"" Includes q .-ec~ by the U,ltecl SNtet Air Force .MIIty other Annect fore' ln1Jastll'ltl"l epncles, ..t additional to which antwen needed for full aWItlon by NICAP. Aftet ell the Information hM been fully ah.dled, tt,. conchalon of our Evoluetlon Panel will be publhhed by NICAP In lh regularly luued mgaaiM or In anothot pv .. lleotlon. PI try to onswar quattlont en po11lble. Should you n11d additional room. pl ... ta 1nothersheatofpeper. Plaotaprlnt or ~P'"Ite. Your Is of great value_,.. Is y pprecloted. Thank you Place of EmploJ'Ittlnt U 01.16 fl. ... ., ... Addtell l3 Occu.-tlon Education ~ ' Special Trwlnlng . Mill Nt'y S.rvl ce 3. local lty of Observtlon llo long did ~ou tho oltject? Hctun IO-(~I""tet Pleate describe w1other c.Mitlons and the typ1 of sky1 I. brl.ght daylight, (nlphttlmi') dwlc, etc. ~sltlon of the Sun or Moon In relation to the ohfect and to you. ~ r ~Jt.~ If ~een at night, twilight, or dcrwr., we,.. the sta:s or maon visible? ~ Were there mGre than one obJect? cU,..ctlon of movem1nt, If ony. r'W If to, pi- tell how many, and draw a sketch of what ,ou MW, Indicating Dlcl the obJect() - Appear to aCMCi still ot any tlnaa? Suddenly speed up and ruth away at a y tliiil? J,eolc up Into partt or explode?~ Gtve off smoke? N9 leave any visible troll? Drop anything? ME) Change brightn111? NIO or I ght; waa It revolving, Old you obteNe the obfec't(s) through an optical nstrument or ot._r aid, windshield, wlndowpaue, storm wtndow, screening, etc? What? Did th. oo jct(s) h.-w'e any tound? l'.4..b .-ts ... httl if the obi.c:t(s) w (wr) - Fuzzy or t,l"''"' lflce 4!1 tright atw. S~pff e..tll.-. What kind? W the olaJect- Dull nnlah? Renectl"'? Dlcl the obJect(s) rl .. or fell while In ,..,,.,., .f Js ~ t.ll slae of th. oltfect(a) when caSRplrl with the followlnt heltl et lenetha Grapefruit Stiver doll er, el.-Pflrant alae In lnchet on ruler held e. notice the oiJect(a)? ~ )fit>(. " n wt.t were ~ clol"' .. the tlrne 1 llow cllcl the oblect(l) dlsppr fro"' view? AA J J..ft" '-.f the speed of the oblect(s) with platon or lt aircraft at tho sam Were there ony conventlonl aircraft In the location at the tlfM or IIN'ttldlately af .. rwds? If 10 P ... ,. estit.t*.~nc~ the obJect(o). w) )&~::t. _. Wh.t was the elevation of the oblect(a) In the sky? . PI eoN marie on this hemlsphe,. aketchz Nam and addreues of other wltnesaea, If any.~ ~!>~.0 J 'rl\~ '- Pleo draw a mop of the locality of tM ~b}-,..:C. ,.. your poaltion; the direction f10111 which the object(.) oppeorec:l and disappeawe:J frOM view; the direction of lh coune over the ara; roads, towns, vlllagea, rallrooda, cand '.ll~ ... , londmorka wl thin a mile. l/u,...() N lt.str -- 31. Hoveyouunother obfech of an unidentified nature? If 10 pleaua detcrlbe these ob erwtlons, ualng aheet of paper. 32. P!euta encl01e photogropha, motion pictures, new. clippings, notes of radio or televhlon prognams (Include time, atotlon and dat., If poulble) rgording this or similar obtervet1ons, or any other boclc unci mot.rlal. We will ,..tum tha material to you. 33. Were you interrogcatec:fby Air Fo~e Investigators? I y other federo, 1tate, county, or local offJclala7 If 10, pleoM shJfe thana and ra or tltl f the ogent, hts offl911 a dehllls as to where when the questioning took ploce Were you asked or t not to reveal or dlacuu the Incident? If 10, any retoons or official 0 1-den mentioned? PieoM elaborate carefully. ~\\,() We shGuld like permlulon to quat. your name In connection with thla report. Thh octlon will encoUNge other ,.,ponalble c itizens to report similar ob~ef'\IOOtiont to N ICAP. t~o) ..,..,,, If )'OU ?"Fer, w will keep yout no~ confld.ntloL Ple m .. note your c::1oi c e by checking the prope,. statement b.low. In any cas, plemJ Hll ln all potts of 1J,.. fo,.,., for out own ~f,fiJ .. ,rial fllea. Thank you for your cooperation. You rrroy ute my Mi!e Plea~e kMp my name confidential. Date of filling out thla report:. Signature: ~TIONAL INVISTIOATIONS COMMITTEE ON AERIAL PHINOMINA 1536 Conn1ctlcvt Av Wtue N. W. NOrth 79434 Woahlngton 6, D. C. REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OIJECT(S) Thlt fo"" lncludet Cluettlons nett by the Uo.lted Stotet Air force .,d by other Arm1d forcet' ln~stlgatlng agencies, and .tdltl 'IUIItiOftt "' which " ore n11dld for full vwlwtlon by NICA,. Aft ell the lnfom:atlon het -.,, fully studied, the conclualon of our Evaluation Panel will be published by NICA' in Itt regularly l11ued mqazlne or In publla~tlon. rlaeaa try to answer at y questions posalble. Should you naad odcUtlonol roo,.,, pt ... wa thaatofpeper. 'I print 01 typawrlte. Yovr ... aatonce Is"' gr"t value and Is ly epp-aclated. Thonk you. Noetta c TelepllOfla b S ~- 1,// (, "oce of Employ,..nt Occupation Education .:1 r i Speclel Training Military S1rvlce n.n.zmaE~T t tow lone cUd fOU the obiect? ""a11 describe weather conditions and the typ of slty; I.e., bright daylight, fllghUim, dualc, etc. Jtosltlon of the Sun or Moon In relttlon to the oblect and to you. If....,. ot night, twilight, or dorwn, we .. the,...,.., or 11-.. vlalble? .fJ ~U,. :/ 4.-<:;tt.~ ~/ ~- We,. there motW than OM obfect? ,~ If 10, piM tell how ,...y, and draw a sketch of what you..,, Indicating dlrectiOft of moement, If ony. Plea11 describe the object{s) In detail. For Instance, clld It (th.y) app tolld, or only!' a toUr!! or light; ,..... It rewlving, - etc? Plea !JI aoidiHonl aheeh of pe.,..., If nee.....,. ~ _e,k, ft . ...w. -a ~ ~e7 W the obiect(s} brlghtet than the beck;""""' of the sky? 11.-tf 10, co~ the bfigntNu whh the Sun, McM:wt Appear to stand ttl II at ony tl,...? ~ Suddenly speed up and rUth away ot any tlm1? ,/?t;t" Sr!Mik up Into ports or explode? ~ G r ve off su.c*e? ,.,.., l.eove ony vlalble trell? /h4 Drop anything? ~..,~ Chong brightness? '}~ n, ~ea.Lu Change shape? ~ Chong color? ~ If you can gtvo de tells.) 13. Oldtheobiect(s)tor~ytlme paulnfrCMtof,orbeh;nd of,onythlng? If 10, pleate elobo.ot. ylvlng dl1tance, alz, etc,ifpc.aiblc. W there any wind? A -~ If 10, pi giV'I direction ... sped. Old you obrv the obfect(s) through on optical Instrument or other old, windshield, wlndowpawe, stotm window, tcreening, etc? What? -<-t Did the object(.) have any so~? ,/?1-0 rt nn tell if the object() fuuy or biUfr ad. Lll.tt bright .... Sherpl, hffln..t. What kind? tlow loud? w. the ... feet- Dull ftnlah 'I Renectlng? Tell the opp1rent alae of the obfect(a) when with the fellowlftl hel4 .... le,.tht Hlllf cloll Sliver cloll W there ony con'fentlonl alrcreft In the location at the tliM ot ,. .... estlanate the dlttnc of the oblect(e). What was the ele ... tlon of the obJect() In the alcy'l Please ,..,tc on thfa hamlaphare .ketch: - Namaa and addretMI of other wltneue1 cfrcr., o n:op of the locality of the obterwtl showing Nwth1 your poaltion1 the cllrectl fraM which the olfect(s) apflared ond ditGpplared fro"' view; the direction of In coune over the area; roada, towrw, vii rallroade, and other landmarks within a mlle. t~ b t'-re.,. alrDOft, mllltwy, goveaMJental, w research lrwtwllotlon In the ? ~ 32. Pleate enclote photogeapha, motion pictures, naws clippings, not of radio or lelevlalon progrwM (Include tiUM, station end . dote, If ~ulble) regar~ thla or slmll obterYC~tl~, or any other background ~J-rlal. We will ~tum th. material to you 33. Were you inrerrogated by Air Force lnve1tlgaton? By any other federal, state, county, 01 local officials? If 10 pleaY atote .IJ the narn and rank or title of the agent, hit offl~, ~nd detaUs u to where_ and when t'!-questioning took pl.ce. Were you asked tOld not to re..,eal dtacwa the lncl 'ent? If 10, ~,.any recaons official orden mentioned? Pleau elaborate carefully ./ .. 1. e" 34. We should like penRiulon to quote your nome In connection with thla report. Thta octlon will enCOUI'II!Qe other ,.,pontlble clti zem to report simltar obteNOtfont to NICAP. ttowaver, If )"'u prefer, we will keep your i'MIIM confld.ntial. Pleow note your chofce by c'-cklng the proper sh:ttement b.low. In any cate, phm fill ln call parts of th. form, foro~ own confid-nrJgl ft1e. Thank you for your cooperation. You may uae my Placue keep my na na c:onffdentlal. NATIONA~ INYUTIOATIONS COMMinEI ON AERIA~ PHINOMINA 1536 Connecticut AYenue N. W. NOrth 79434 Washl"'toft 6, D. C. REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FlYING OIJECT(S) This fo"" lrteludes "uutlons _...,by the ~lt.d States Air Force .net by other Armsct Fore' ln'lettlgatlng lea, and addltlonel 'luettiON te which enswert neectect for full eYWiuatlon by NICAP. After ell the lnfo,..IOft hM """fully ttultlecl, the canchalon of our E'ltllu.tlon Pbnel will be pvbllshed by NICAP In lh regularly luue4 m1;aalne ., In another pultlloetlon. PI try to antwer mny questiON possible. Should you need odcUtlonol room, pi w.,.therthetofpaptr. PI print or typewrite. Your ... lstance It of gr1at wlue ancl It genuiMiy eppecletecl. Thank you. TelephcMe (j S ,. ''l:J6 O.teof~tlan locall ty of Obten;atlon _ tlow fong did rou ~e the /,bi!lct? Hours " clescrlb. w1ather condltlont end the typ of alcy, Place of Employ,..nt /)II~ S () IV Occupation 7l ~ Special Trelnl"tt c.: Military Service I. . , bright daylight flbsltfon o' the Sun or Moon In relation to the obJect and to you. 1J 0 n C.:: 7. II ae1n ot night, twilight, or dawn, .,.,. the start or moon visible? JV 0 Were there more than one obJect? fV () If to, pl .. tell how nty, and drew a .Ieetch of what ,ou w, Indicating direction of ""'"ement, If any.