Hartland, MaineApril 1954

Unidentified

Summary

On April 23, 1954, at dusk, around 8:00 p.m., in Hartland, Maine, a civilian reported one object for about 15 minutes. It was oblong, large, and silver, with a dome on top and a flashing light inside. The object made no sound and gave off no exhaust. It hung on the horizon, then disappeared straight up. The civilian reported it to a ground observer post. Two F-86 jets were scrambled and searched the area for about 30 minutes with no results. The Air Force noted it as a possible sundog and possibly the same kind of sighting reported the same day in Pittsfield, Maine. The official conclusion was unidentified.

Reported location

Hartland, Maine

Date of incident

April 1954

State / country

ME / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 20

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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A Ye. UNIDENTIFIED |
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one %
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
15 minutes Oblong shape, larger, silver, dome on top with flashing light.
Still, then disappeared straight up. Two F86's scrambled -
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Search for 30 minutes - mo results. Pos sunlog.
ground visual
| Possible same as Pittsfield, Maine.
8. PHOTOS |
O Yes |
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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE |
O Yes :
0 Ne
FORM : |
FTD ser 43 0-329 (TDE) previous editions of thie form may be used.
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28958077