Concord, New HampshireMay 1954

Unidentified

Summary

On May 31, 1954, near Concord, New Hampshire, a civilian witness reported seeing a white elongated object. The sighting occurred around 10:15 a.m. between Concord and Laconia. The witness said the object moved at an unbelievable speed and appeared to be falling straight down like a pencil. The object remained in view for 8 to 10 seconds before suddenly disappearing without fading away slowly. The witness described it as a large object that gave him a queasy feeling. No photos or physical evidence was collected. The Air Force concluded the sighting was unidentified.

Reported location

Concord, New Hampshire

Date of incident

May 1954

State / country

NH / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 20

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

1. DATE - TIME GROUP
31 May 54
0- 1515Z

2. LOCATION
Concord, New Hampshire

3. SOURCE
civilain

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
8 - 10 seconds

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
ground visual

7. COURSE
falling down vertical

8. PHOTOS
O Yes
O No

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
O Yes
O No

10. CONCLUSION UNIDENTIFIED
Letter report - not complete. Data for evaluation as complete as possible. For brief sighting no conclusion on this information, therefore, UNIDENTIFIED.

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
White elongated object. "UNBELIEVABLE" speed. Suddenly disappeared, but did not fade away slowly.

FORM
FTD SEP 53 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28958320