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1 Noy So Li Nov wade 2 SE a a oa oe oe le ee: ee lo cal a GM This 16302 | ee eee ee ee ee = 5. PHOTOS 0 Yes S&S No 7. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - ) sees one 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING eee a fe eee ee | 2. LOCATION 12 2 | Portland, Maine : 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 3 Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar = O Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar os 6. SOURCE £58) 2 0 . a . es Civilian 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 4 O North 11. COMMENTS Perfectly rnd obj moving fm 75° elev in the ISouth crossing zénigh to 45° elev in North. waite, not glowing, speed constant, althougna rot also ind
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November 16, 1959 Portland, Mains Department of the Air Force Washington, D, C, i) !~e ae! I wish to report having geen an unidentified flying object on Novamber 1], 1959 about 2:00 p.n. Ths follcowing is an account of what I saw, About 2:00 p.m, as I was looking toward the southern sky ! saw a round white object coming across the sky ina south-rorth direction, At first I thought it was a weather balloon but soon discounted this as it got closer, it was flying high and at a tremendous rate of spsed; faster than any jet could possibly fly. It had a round ball shape and was white in color, It wa
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19 November 1959 This is to acknowledge your letter of Lo Novemver 1959 regarding the sighting of an unidentified flying object on il November. Your letter contains insufficient information Yor a valid conclusion. Therefore, I am inclosing an Air Force Guestionnaire for you to complete and rorward direct to the AGROSPWACE Technical Intelligence Center at Wrizht- Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, for their analysis and evaluation. Sincerely, LAWRENCS J. TACK&R Major, USAF Public Inrormation Division Orfice of Information 7 sf rit r at Portland, Ma reet 1 > — -_ ne Comeback OL-3d Reader Ol-lL SAFO
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wpe are beh. be hha ee F | As) if te Ul tu mid a mei‘ Fe ae 1 i i wy. ‘., Tey Mah bashes . oa Ow ite ls , ———_ = i es |e eo = _ = Se a a se eae ee Se ee ee ee ge Se ee [a oe ee Ee ee See U. S$ AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET This quastionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force az much infoymetion as possibla concerning the unidentified aerial phenomanon that you have obsarved. Piease try to answer os many questions as you possibly can. The information that you giva wil! Lo wsed for rescarch purpesas, and will be ragardad as confidentiol matsrial, Your name will n
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FA SPRY when “EY “ett rer. wey wre 1 8, IF you saw the ovject ot NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? = = cS SES = ae — 8.1 STARS (Circle Ona): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): g. None eo. Bright moonlight b, A few b. Dull moonlight : ¢. Mony c. No moonlight — pitch dark d. Don't remember d. Don't ramamber a — a = Po ee a a ss ee a a eS ee 9, Was the obiect brighter than the background of the sky? (Circle One}: Cd, Vea) b. No c, Don’t ramember Ses a ca a ee Fe ee ee et EE Ee ee Eee ee: Ee ee ee a ee 5 Er i eee ee ee EE ES SSS ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee : 10, IF
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Poge 3 : 14. Tell in a few words the following things about tha object. e, Sound f ‘ ig fi / € ob Color 17. Drow o pleturs thet will show the shape of the object or objects. Lobel and Include In your skatch any datails of the objec? hot you saw such as wings, protrusiona, sic., ond especially exhaust trails or vapor tralla, Place an arvew beside the drawing to snow the direction tha object wos moving. le Pai Gate. | ai / eeiree PP MB sus - penne ¢ has gy \ era ay “Li ‘ \\i We ait ( : - ‘ . 38. Tha edges af the object wera: e/ | Loma (Circles Ona): a, Fuzzy or blurred e. Other £9 lank darhisete
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Poze 4 20. Draw © picture that will show tha motion thot the object or objects made, Placa an "A® of the beginning of the path, o "3" at the ond of the path, and show any changes In direction during the course, Ld 21. Ir POSSISLE , t7y to guess sp estimate wie the reol size o, the iy vas In its Peat de dimension. eee ee i. 22, How large did the object or objects cppecr as comparad with one of the following objects held tn the hand and at about arm's length? (Circle One); c. Head of a pin g. Silver dollar b. Pea h. Baseball c, Dime | I-Grapefruit) d. Nicke? [. Basketball e, Quvorher k, Other ff
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Page § ~~ ed eee es i a ie eee Bee he ee = eto fe 2 ei Fe es ed ee eee ae i es a ee aed ee a See eS ee ee ee ee ee rr ee ee eee ee ee ee ee EE Ee SS eS Ee SS ee ee ee 6 ee ee ee iin i ee | 95. Wore were you located when you saw the abject? 26. Were You (Circle One) (Circle One): a. Inthe business section of a city? _ a. inside a bullding b./ In the Tesidential ¢ section of 0 city?. De. Ferg eer ee re EE ABs as Se ae b, Ina car c. In open countryside? ci Outdoors) d. Flying near an airfield? i } ; d, in on alrplone e, Flying over a city? a, At sec f, Flying over open country? poe Se ne ee g. Ot

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