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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  16 July 65 17/0210Z | Dudley, Massachusetts  |
|  3. SOURCE Civilian | 10. CONCLUSION INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION. ASTRO (REGULUS) Possible Astro (ARCTURUS) and possible unreliable report. Data inconclusive for evaluation. Report regarded as Insufficient data for statistical purposes.  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 15 - 20 Minutes | Oval-cigar shaped object, silver-yellow color about size of a pencil at arms length. Stationary in WW at 50 deg elev…

Report of telephone conversation on January 14, 1966, with Mr. Dudley, Massachusetts. Call was made to attempt to give reliability of witness, a youth at 17, and to obtain further details of sightings if possible. From the phone conversation it appeared possible that the notes ascribed to the light may have been illusionary. If so, sighting can be ascribed to the star Regulas. Case, however, bares some resemblance to the Western Massachusetts case of January 14, 1966, in which case, however, the observers were in order of magnitude greater reliability. Unfortunately, there was no way of establ…

16/ 17 JULY 17/32/02
DUDLEY, MASS

JUL 26 1965

TDEW

UFO Sighting, 17 Jul 65, Dudley, Massachusetts

551st Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing (ADC)
551CDC
Otis AFB, Massachusetts

Reference your letter, 551CDC, 21 Jul 65 subj UFO Report.
Request your office comply with paragraphs 14 and 16 of
AFR 200-2.

FOR THE COMMANDER

ERIC T de JONCKHEERE
Colonel, USAF
Deputy for Technology
and Subsystems

ORIGINATOR: TDEW/UFO Maj B. Quintanilla, Jr.

17 July
Dudley, Mars

TDEW

UFO Sighting, 17 Jul 65, Dudley, Massachusetts

27 AUG 1965

551st Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing (ADC)
5510DC
Otis AFB, Massachusetts

In order to complete evaluation of unidentified flying object reports basic information is required on all sightings reported to the Air Force. Your original letter of 21 July 1965, subject UFO Report, did not contain sufficient information for an evaluation. On 26 July 1965 our office forwarded a letter to your organization requesting that basic information be provided to us in accordance with AFR 200-2. In the event that …

AREA CODE 417
938-4276/J8
HEADQUARTERS
551ST AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING AND CONTROL WING (ADC)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
OTIS AIR FORCE BASE, MASSACHUSETTS, 02542

REPLY TO ATTN OF: 5510IN
SUBJECT: UFO Sighting, 17 Jul 65, Dudley, Massachusetts
SEP 1965

TO: FTD (TDEW)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

1. Reference your letter, TDEW, 27 August 65, subject as above.

2. The following UFO information is submitted in accordance with the format contained in paragraphs 14, AFR 200-2:

a. Description of the object.
(1) Oval-cigar shaped.
(2) Approximately the size of a pencil.
(3) Silver-yellow.
(4) One.
(5) N/…

(6) 15 to 20 minutes.

c. Manner of observation.

(1) Ground visual.

(2) A telescope was used but the observers were unable to sight the object in the eyepiece because tree branches blocked the view.

(3) N/A.

d. Time and date of sighting.

(1) 17 July 1965, 0210 Zulu.

(2) Night.

e. Dudley, Massachusetts, 2 miles west of Webster Lake.

f. Identity of observers.

(1) [redacted], 17 years old [redacted], [redacted], Mss. Stockboy; reliability cannot be judged. [redacted], 16 years old [redacted], [redacted], Mss. Stockboy; reliability cannot be judged.

(2) N/A.

g. The nearest AWS from whic…

h. None known.

i. None.

j. None known.

k. Wing Intelligence Officer. Cause of sighting is unknown.

l. None.

3. During the telephone interview with M [redacted] the preparing officer noticed that the observer sounded quite sincere and truthful when questioned about his UFO sighting. The preparing officer does feel that this is a valid sighting. All hypothesis concerning the identity or explanation of the sighting were tested but none lead to the possible cause of identity of the object.

Charles P. Carlley
CHARLES P. CARLLEY, Lt Colonel, USAF
Deputy Commander for Operations

3

FTD (TDEW)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
17 December 1965

Sadley, Massachusetts

Dear [redacted]

Reference your unidentified observation of 17 July 65. The information which we received was not sufficient for evaluation. Request you complete the attached FTD Form 164 and return it in the envelope provided.

We wish to thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force.

Sincerely,

HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Major, USAF
Chief, Project Blue Book