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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  1 April 66 01/2355Z | Falmouth, Mass (2 Witnesses)  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | BALLOON *prob.* ✓  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  One | Object was disc shaped, shiny chrome color, and the size of a golf ball. Moved at a high rate of speed. Object made a slight descent and was visible for 2 minutes. Three T-33 aircraft in the area at that time. Also weather balloon realsed from Nantucket Island every 6 hours. A weather balloon was released at the time of the sig
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE

AFHN: 31996 (5 Apr 66) S/meh Page 1 of 2
ACTION: NIN-7 INFO: SAFOS-3, XOP-1, XOPX-2, DIA-1 (15)
ADV CY DIA

SMB C137HQD385ZCTJB007
PR RUEAHQ
DE RUCIEWA9076 0951532
ZNR UUUUU
R 051530Z
FM 551AEWCONWG OTIS AFB MASS
TO RUAMFVA/ADC
RUCIFHA/1AF STEWART AFB NY
RUCIFDA/FID WPAFB OHIO
RUEAHQ/OSAF
RUEAHQ/OSAF WASH DC

BT
UNCLAS 551OIN 10129 APR 66 FOR CSAF (AFNIN), OSAF (SAFOI).
SUBJ: UFO REPORT. AFR 200-2 PARA. 14A. (1) DISC (2)
GOLFBALL (3) SHINY CHROME (4) ONE (5) N/A (6) NONE (7)
NONE (8) NONE (9) MOVED AT HIGH RATE OF 
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE

AFN: 31996 (5 Apr 66) Page 2 of 2

DEGREES 33 MINUTES NORTH, 71 DEGREES 32 MINUTES WEST.
F. (1) MIKE LEIGHTON 15, 10TH GRADE STUDENT AT FALMOUTH
PAGE 2 RUCIEWA9076 UNCLAS
HIGH SCHOOL, FALMOUTH, MASS, 548-1713;
12TH GRADE STUDENT AT FALMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL,
FALMOUTH, MASS, (2) N/A. G. (1)
CLEAR, LIGHT HAZE, HIGH STRATUS. (2) TWO KNOT MSL FROM
160 DEGREES. (3) 7000 SCATTERED (4) CLEAR, 12 MILES VISIBILITY AT MSL (5) HIGH THIN OVER CAST WITH 7000 SCATTERED
(6) NONE (7) 39 DEGREES MSL WITH 1 DEGREE INVERSION AT
5000 FEET 

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