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|  DATE | LOCATION | COSTS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  4 August 1947 | Boston, Mass |   |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1600 GVT | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☑ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar |   |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian Pilot |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 30 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Two | 9. COURSE East  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Elliptical, deep gold, 15 ft long, two to three feet in depth, blunt at both ends. The object had a definite shape and there was no suggestion of gaseous dissipation. Traveling at approx 150 MPH. |  …

Incident #73 -- Boston, Massachusetts -- 4 August 1947

There is nothing in the evidence given here to suggest that the object sighted was astronomical.

The description suggests rather that the object may have been a highly distorted reflection image of the sun on a balloon or aircraft. The "deep gold" color ascribed to the object tends to indicate this interpretation.

CONFIDENTIAL UNCLASSIFIED

1. Date 4 Aug 47
2. Time 1000
3. Location Boston, Mass.
4. Name of observer Capt. of 1st Airways, Icy
5. Occupation of observer Grp. of Far Aves Constitution
6. Address of observer
7. Place of observation Approximately sideup between Everett, Mass. and Bedford Radio Bazaar
8. Number of objects 2
9. Distance of object from observer 1 mile away
10. Time in sight 31 seconds
11. Altitude 7,800 ft
12. Speed 175 MPH
13. Direction of flight easterly - approx 110° sagittal
14. Tactics N/S
15. Sound N/S
16. Size 15 ft long, 2 2-3 feet in depth
17. Color deep gold
18. Shape el…

UNCLASSIFIED

A4 1000 F. M., 4 Aug 47, midway between Bovrate, Napa, and the Bedford Belle
Bureau pilot and navigator sighted an unidentified aerial object. The following
conditions exist:

- Visibility good
- First coverage: 6-8/10ths; types 10,000 ft
- Wtd at 8,000 ft; 270/27 Mm
- Aircraft: 8,000 ft
- Airspeed 260 MPH
- Oversea 2000 mssquiter

- Navigators noted no
- It was not possible to a bright orange object
- slightly below the level of their aircraft. No
- It was unable to see
- the object from his position (left side of cockpit) as in fact no visibility
- to the right and down, from h…

Dr HYNEK'S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTED FROM PROJECT GRUDGE REPORT.

INCIDENT INDEX

1. Astronomical

a. High probability:
#26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 48, 49, 59, 60, 66, 69, 70, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 101, 102, 103, 104, 116, 119, 132, 136, 140, 147, 148, 158, 174, 184, 185, 187, 197, 203, 204, 208, 216, 219, 238.

b. Fair or low probability:
#19, 20, 23, 24, 28, 35, 36, 46, 50, 63, 67, 80, 82, 93, 100, 112, 120, 121, 129, 130, 144, 153, 165, 166, 167, 175, 192, 199, 202, 205, 220, 230, 240.

2. Non-astronomical but suggestive of other explanations

a. Balloons or ordinary aircraft:
#3, 11, 22, 41, 42…