Beverly, MassachusettsNovember 1957

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Summary

On November 14, 1957, in Beverly, Massachusetts, a civilian witness reported seeing two lights with the appearance of small funnels in diameter. The lights were white on one side and moved back and forth. The observation lasted 15 minutes. Two objects were reported. The witness reported the lights moved back and forth and had not disappeared at the time of reporting. The Air Force concluded the sighting was probably a nirdrome beacon light, either the light itself or reflection on clouds.

Reported location

Beverly, Massachusetts

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

MA / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 30

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 1007/3 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
14 November 1957

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
2215 GMT
GMT 1530Z/14

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
15 minutes

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Two lights, with appearance of small funnel, 1 ft in diameter, white side by side, moving back and forth. Had not disappeared at time of reporting.

2. LOCATION
Beverly, Massachusetts

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
Air-Visual
Ground-Radar
Air-Intercept Radar

6. SOURCE
Civilian

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
two

9. COURSE
back & forth

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Was Other Light
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

11. COMMENTS
Probably nirdrome beacon light. Either the light itself, or reflection on clouds.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28974839