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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  16-20/1855-1910Z 16-20 November 64 and 1 | Dec 64 Bime Hill, Maine  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | AIRCRAFT  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | One  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  15 Minutes | Various reported sightings of long silver needle nosed objects from classroom of grade school by students.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground-Visual  |
|  7. COURSE | NE  |
|  8. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |

COMMENTS: 1 December observation resulted in scramble …

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16-20 Nov 64
Blue Hill, Maine
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UFO Sighting - 16-20 Nov 64, Blue Hill, Maine 22 Dec 64

Commander
Hq 397 Combat Support Group
Dow AFB, Maine 04401

1. Reference your first indorsement to Ltr, 397 Bomb Wg (DCOSO), 11 Dec 64, UFO. I wish to commend you for your thorough investigation and comprehensive report.

2. Concur with the conclusion of your investigation.

FOR THE COMMANDER

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

Ltr, 397 Bomb Wg (DCOBO), 11 Dec 64, UFO
18 December 1964
1st Ind (BC)
Hq 397 Cmbt Spt Gp, Dow AFB, Maine 04401
TO: AFSC (FTD), Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 20331
I concur in the findings of the investigating officer.

GROVER Y GREENE
Colonel, USAF
Commander

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HEADQUARTERS
397th BOMBARDMENT WING (H) (SAC)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
DOW AIR FORCE BASE, MAINE
04401

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: DCOBO/Capt Fritzshall 11 Dec 64

SUBJECT: UFO

TO: AFSC (FTD)
THRU: BC

The following information is submitted in accordance with paragraph 14, AFR 200-2:

a. Description of the object:
(1) Long, narrow, needle-nosed; blunt rear.
(2) Size of quarter held at arm's length.
(3) Silver.
(4) One.
(5) N/A.
(6) Rod, same length as body, protruding straight up from center of body. No wings observed.
(7) None.
(8) None.
(9) Various other descriptions from observer's teacher and other…

c. Manner of observation:

(1) Ground-visual.

(2) None.

(3) N/A.

d. Time and date of sighting:

(1) 16 - 20 Nov/1855 - 1910Z. Approximate dates: observer claims to have seen object 5 consecutive days at same time of day. Then again 1 Dec/1715Z.

(2) Cloudless days.

e. Location of observers:

(1) Second floor of school house in center of village of Blue Hill, Maine, window facing Southeast.

f. Identifying information on observers:

~~(1)~~ 10 years, J, Maine, 5th grade student, apparently intelligent, reliable (for age) witness.

(2) N/A.

g. Weather and Winds:

(1) Clear, cloudless days.
…

(3) thru (6) *
CEILING VISIBILITY CLOUD COVER THUNDERSTORMS

* 16 Nov 1900Z 4,000 ovcst 20 10/10 None
17 Nov 1900Z 3,500 brkn 20 6/10 None
18 Nov 1900Z 5,000 sctd 20 4/10 None
19 Nov 1900Z 4,000 sctd 20 10/10 None
10,000 brkn
Hi ovcst
20 Nov 1900Z 2,000 sctd 20 10/10 None
6,000 brkn
10,000 ovcst
2 Dec 1700Z Clear 10 None None

(7) *
* Significant temperature change taken from Portland RAOBS.

16 Nov 17 Nov 18 Nov
SFC + 4.7°C SFC - 2.0 C SFC - 1.2 C
4,000 ft + 1.5 C 500 ft 0.0 C 400 ft + 1.3 C
4,500 ft + 6.4 C 5,100 ft - 9.0 C 5,700 ft -11.5 C
7,000 ft + 4.6 C 5,300 ft - 7.0 C 10,900 ft -10.0 C…

h. None.

i. Interception attempted after report of 1 December. Call received from Blue Hill at 1715Z, F-101 scrambled from Dow AFB at 1722Z and was in observed area within minutes. Complete search revealed presence of one military B-52, sighted at 1735Z at 3,000 feet, flying in almost precise area and along same flight path as described. At 1750Z a civilian Air Apache was observed also at 3,000 feet, slightly North of where the B-52 had been.

j. Flight path of UFO was apparently within the Boothbay designated Low Level (23M and below) Air Defense Command intercept area, and appeared to coinc…