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UFOB INDEX CARD AISS-UFOB-722-57

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  1 Dec 57 -9 Jan 57 | Glouster, Mass. | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  01/1905Z Dec 57 | Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Rador ☐ Air-Intercept Rador | ☐ Was Astronomical ☑ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No | Military |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATI…

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T SQA009 YDD003HTYB024 TMA023NYA016 DEC 2 08 17 '57

OO RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEPHQ RJEPNB
DE RJEPNY 6
O 020645Z
FM COMDR 26TH ADIV DEF
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC
RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC
RJEPHQ/ADCS INTEL
INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF
BT
/UNCLAS/UFOB ATTN: CIC

1 DESCRIPTION:
(B) LARGER THAN A SHOOTING STAR.
(C) LONG WHITE TAIL TURNED YELLOW PRIOR TO BURNING OUT.
(G) LONG WHITE TAIL
(H) NO SOUND
(I) NONE

Items 1, 2, 3, 4, F not included in this report.
1. was the olj. round, etc.?
2. how many were there?
3. if more than one, what was their formation?

2 DESCRIPTION OF COURSE
(A) SEAMAN ON WATCH SEAWA…

020 DEGREE TRUE
(D) 327 DEGREE HEADING
(E) BURNED OUT AND APPEARED TO BREAK IN TWO PIECES
(F) 4 SECONDS
3 MANNER OF OBSERVATION
(A) VISUAL-SIGHTED FROM A LIFEBOAT STATION AND FROM A COAST GUARD CUTTER, GEN. GREEN, TIED UP AT GLOUSTER, MASS.
(B) NONE
(C) N/A
4 TINE AND DATE OF SIGHTING
(A) 02/1905R NIGHT
5 42 DEGREES 35.5N
70 DEGREES 41.2W
6 IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OBSERVERS
(A) BOSTON GLOBE ALSO REC'D TWO CALLS ON SIGHTING IN GENERAL AREA (INFO FROM BOSTON C/G)
(B) STARR, KF EN3
GLOUSTER LIFEBOAT STATION, MASS.
, JAMES A. COAST GUARD
7 WEATHER CUTTER, GEN. GREENE, GLOUSTER, MASS
(B) SURFACE 22…

11 COC DUTY OFFICE HQS 26TH ADIV ADC POSSIBLE SPUTNIK I BOOSTER
12 NONE
BT
02/06 55Z DEC RJEPNY