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Case FileNARA NAID 28987048 · T1206 Roll 38

Project Blue Book Case File

Charleston, MaineMay 1960

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 Charleston, Maine in May 1960. The full case file (6 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 38.

Reported location

Charleston, Maine

Date of incident

May 1960

State / country

ME / US

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 38

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 6
Transcribed text
OREN PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD : |
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
"lo Was Ball |
29 May 60 Charleston, Maine 0 Probably Belleen |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Q Pessitly Buitesn |
Local 0220 & Ground- Visual TT Q Probably Alveraft |
GMT 7/ 8TFRe 0 AirVisval O Air-Intercept Rodar DO Possibly Aireroft
5. PHOTOS / : . R 0 Was Astronomical
Q Yes 1 Probably Astronomical Mars

ol No Military O Possibly Astronomical | :

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE AR RANT ERR BEC Ge RON | |

OQ Insufficient Data for Evaluation] | ]

1 sec each appearance three none vr : |

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS | |
Three round orange objects, size of basketball,| It is concluded that the object of this |
appeared at one min intervals, one seemed to sighting was probably the planet Mars.
come from ground, appeared as bright flashes. | The planet being Just below the horizon
was probably brought into view by |

refraction.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 82) |
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28987048

Connected across the archive

Places

Charleston, MEMaine

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

19601960-05-01

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