Brockton, Mass, August 1950August 1950

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On August 27, 1950, around 6:30 p.m., a civilian pilot reported an object while flying near Brockton, Massachusetts. The witness was a private licensed pilot, and a young passenger, a boy about 12 years old, was with him. The report reached the Air Force through an Army office.

The pilot was flying at about 1,300 feet when he spotted a shiny white spherical object. He estimated it was about 20 feet in diameter and was passing at least 1,000 feet below his plane, heading east at a high rate of speed. He could see no projections or irregularities on its surface and could not give an exact speed, but said it seemed as fast as low flying jets he had seen.

The pilot said the object could not have been windblown, since it held a steady easterly course while the wind was from the south. No exhaust smoke or unusual noise was noticed. The boy also saw the object, and his description matched. The Air Force record card lists the conclusion as balloon.

Reported location

Brockton, Mass, August 1950

Date of incident

August 1950

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 7

Original case file scans

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! PROJECT 10073 RECCRD
{ 1.” DATE - TIME GROUP * LOCATION ide
27 hupust 50 27/ 23307 Brockton, lass
(3, SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
i Civilian BALLOON ;
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One Sighting by observer was a balloon observation
15. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Not Reported Observer spotted a shiny white spherical object which he
(5. TYPE OF OBSERVATION estimated was approximately twenty feet in diameter, proceediis
§ at a high rate of speed in an easterly direction and at least
i Air-Visual 1,000 ft beneath coservers 2/c. Observer could not estimate
7. COURSE ~ the speed of object, but believes it was going as fast as Jeu
planes he has seen at low altitude. No sourd or exhaust smoke.
4 East
18. PHOTOS
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{9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
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