Fitchburg, MassachusettsMarch 1955

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Summary

On March 22, 1955, near Fitchburg, Massachusetts, an observer reported a spot of light. It was about the size of a dime held at arm's length and greenish in color. The light was seen for a brief period.

The sighting did not give the impression of a distinct shape or substance.

The Air Force listed the case as a probable meteor sighting. It is recorded under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Date of incident

March 1955

State / country

MA / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 22

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD :
1. DATE 2. LOCATION \ 7 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
DE Aannt o5 A ag ar pa OS ad a al cent +e t | Probably Balloon
at Qo March 1955 1 Fitchhure, Massachusetts! 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Lideal” So ie FRE SA HE Ground- Visual 0 Cround-Rodar 3 40 Tt ol
Gicl RP/OSO0Y 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5 "PHOTOS 6. SOURCE J Was Astronomicol M2 LeoOY
OYes WX Probably Astronomical
fa Giviiten (Div. Gardner Oty |" Totv4y Asvenonies
7. LENGTH OF. OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE RTE TUNE hic iene
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
A spot of light, about the size of Probable meteor sighting.
a dime held at arm$' length, greenish
in color, was observed for a brief
period of time, Sighting apparently
did not give the impression of dis-
tinct shape or substance.
| No Report In File.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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