Clear Lake, MaineOctober 1960

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Summary

In October 1960, residents of Clear Lake, Maine reported that an object had allegedly fallen from a great height and embedded itself in the ground, creating a hole about 14 inches in diameter. No aircraft were observed in the area at the time of the incident. One witness reported hearing what sounded like items striking the roof of a building.

The U.S. Air Force dispatched personnel to investigate. A reconnaissance of the area yielded negative results. During their inspection, investigators noted a possibility that a shotgun had been discharged in the area, with pellets landing on a building roof. The investigation found no physical evidence confirming the presence of any fallen object.

The Air Force's final evaluation listed the sighting as "unknown." However, the file suggests the most likely explanation was a shotgun discharge, with pellets striking nearby structures, rather than any object falling from the sky.

The full case file is reproduced below as held by the National Archives, comprising 8 pages.

Reported location

Clear Lake, Maine

Date of incident

October 1960

State / country

ME / US

Page count

8 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 40

Original case file scans

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i Ih. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

: 1. DATE 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS

3 - an ERA poe, te Ir Teas) lo Was Balloon

4 > Oct 60 Claax Lake, alae 0 Probobly Bolison

b BE Ta a Eases] 1 Possi INy: Balloon

3 3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF DASERYATION wal fo

: 10485 . - 0 Wos Aibvcrafr

; p | J > Vis 0 Gruund-Rod s

i Lo tea Ederson, 1? Ground-Visvol round-Rodar a Probably Mera

E GMT. Va] LN BIE 0 Ai=Vizuol 0 Alr-lnturcopt Rodor DO Possibly Aircroit

1 5. PHOTOS 3. SOURCE 5. Was Astronomico

: OC Yes PRE EO 1 Probobly Astronomical

i > Civilian 13 Possibly Astronomical

AJ No Prob Shot Fra

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4 7. LENGTH OF OBSEAVATION 8, NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Al Mol hcmtnlod, smd ae i
J 0 Insufficient Dota for Evagluation
3 4 CER A v a3 0 Unknown

aR Iione fouad Falling o

jro- BRIER SU emalY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

E, Object al.:gedly fell from a great height snd |Reconnaissance of area revealed nazative
embedded ia ground making a hole about 14 inchep results. There is a possibility thas a

1 in diameter, No afc observed in sraea at the shotgun was dischargzd in the areca with

d time. One person stated he h=ard some items shot landing on the roof of a building.
Ga on the roof of a building.

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3 ATIC FORM 129 (22V 25 3EP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28989541