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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 29 May 60 | 2. LOCATION | Charleston, Maine  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 0220 GMT 29/0720Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Military  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 1 sec each appearance | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | three  |
|  9. COURSE | none | 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Three round orange objects, size of basketball, appeared at one min intervals, one seemed to come from ground, appeared as bright flashes.  |
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100117 29 10 04
TELEPHONED
TO DO
NO. 29222
TIME 5:00 AM
DATE 7 MAY 19

REC12
CZCSQA446ZCJYB281
PP JEDSQ
DE RJEZBZ 2
P 290700Z
FM COMDR BANGOR ADS
TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC
RJEZSN/HQ 26 NORAD REG
RJEDSQ/AIR TECH INTEL CNTR
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF AFCIN
RJEZHQ/SEC OF AIR FORCE SAFIS
BT
/UNCLASS/REF AFR 200-2, THE FOL REPORT IS
SUBMITTED (UFO).

A. DISCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT
(1) ROUND
(2) BASKETBALL
(3) ORANGE
(4) THREE
(5) NONE-APPEARED AT ONE MINUTE INTERVALS
(6) ONE SEEMED TO COME FROM GROUND
(7) NONE

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(8) NONE
(9) NONE

B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS
(1) BRIGHT FLASH
(2) ELEVATION O DEGREES, AZIMUTH 045 DEGREES
(3) SAME AS NUMBER 2
(4) NONE
(5) INSTANTANEOUSELY-NON DIRECTIONAL
(6) ONE SECOND EACH APPEARANCE

C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION
(1) GROUND-VISUAL
(2) NONE
(3) N/A

D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
(1) 0220-0223 29 MAY 1960
(2) NIGHT

E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER
(1) P-65, CHARLESTON, MAINE

F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER
(1) N/A

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(2) RICHARD HAWKINS A/3C, AIR POLICE, 765 RADON, RELIABLE

G. WEATHER AND WINDS-ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTINGS

(1) CLEAR WITY GOOD VISIBILITY

(2) A. 6,000 FT. 210 DEG. 10 KTS.
B. 10,000 FT. 120 DEG. 10 KTS.
C. 16,000 FT. 130 DEG. 15 KTS.
D. 20,000 FT 120 DEG. 10 KTS
E. 30,000 FT. 200 DEG. 5 KTS.
F. 50,000 FT. 270 DEG. 10 KTS.
G. 80,000 FT. 300 DEG. 10 KTS.

(3) CLEAR

(4) 15 MILES

(5) NONE

(6) LIZ AREA, MILLINOCKET (POSSIBLE)

(7) 58-62

(H) LIGHTENING

(I) NONE

(J) NONE

(K) SENIOR DIRECTOR BRAVO CREW BAADS; WX PHENOMENA ASSOCIATED
WITH THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.

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(L) NONE

BT
29/0701Z MAY RJEZBZ

UFO ANALYSIS SHEET

Location: CHARLESTON, MAINE
Date: 29 MAY 1960    Hour (Z): 0220
WX:

Description: ROUND, BASKETBALL, ORANGE —
APPEARED AS A BRIGHT FLASH —
THREE OBJECTS — DURATION ONE
SECOND EACH.

Direction of Motion: NON-DIRECTIONAL

Satellite: (AFCIN-4F3, Phone 69219) NO MOTION

Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc): POSSIBLY MARS
WHICH WAS IN A POSITION CORRESPONDING TO THE OBJECT.

Radar Analysis (AFCIN-4E1): N/A

Natural Phenomena (Ball Lightning, etc): EXTREMELY SHORT
TIME PERIOD — DESCRIPTION DOESN’T FIT AURORA.

Aircraft, Balloons, Airships, etc.: SHORT DURATION AND
…

THE FLAVORS —
IT IS CONCLUDED THAT THE
OBJECT OF THIS SIEMPING WAS
PROBABLY THE PLANET MARS