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Case FileNARA NAID 28971298 · T1206 Roll 28

Project Blue Book Case File

Beverly, MassachusettsAugust 1957

Insufficient Data

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Beverly, Massachusetts in August 1957. The full case file (4 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 28.

Reported location

Beverly, Massachusetts

Date of incident

August 1957

State / country

MA / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 28

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4
Transcribed text
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= [1 pate : 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
i 5 0 Wos Balloon
i 21 August 1957 Beverly, Massachusetts O Probably Balloon
i i Wr Ee eee ECE ees |G] © PE SST DIY (Ball 06R |
~ | 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION |
4 " 0 Was Aircraft |
; EL | PRR Ve a RS X Bround- Visual D Ground-Radar O Probobly Aircraft
k MT 22/00587 0 AirVisudl O Air-Intercept Rodar O Possibly Aircraft
~ '|'s. PHOTOS . SOURCE O Wos Astronomical
3 0O Yes O Probably Astronomical
: a No Civilian 16 vr old DO Possibly Astronomical
"| 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Bh IN |
3 XXInsufficient Data for Evaluation
5 2 O Unknown
4 20 sec to 2 min one
"10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
E One object oval large, color white, No unusual radar tracks in area.
red and green, Large light object fadefd GOC suggests possiblz lighthouse,
; suddenly from sight, One a/c in area Insufficient data for analysis,
BE | at 16,000 ft altitude.
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28971298

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