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Case FileNARA NAID 28964344 · T1206 Roll 24

Project Blue Book Case File

Liconnville, MaineDecember 1955

Unidentified

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Liconnville, Maine in December 1955. The full case file (2 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 24.

Reported location

Liconnville, Maine

Date of incident

December 1955

State / country

ME / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 24

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2
Transcribed text
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 12 Dec 55
3. DATE-TIME GROUP: GMT12/2340Z

2. LOCATION: Liconville, Maine
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual

5. PHOTOS: No

6. SOURCE: civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: few seconds

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: 1

9. COURSE: W

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: 60 ft long and wide in rear. Flashing green, no sound.

12. CONCLUSIONS:
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical/Meteor
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other___
Insufficient Date for Evaluation
Unknown

11. COMMENTS: ASTRO (Meteor)

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28964344

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Organizations

32ND AIR DIV SYRACUSE AF STA NY4692ND AIR INTELLIGENCE DET STEWART AFB NY4711TH BLT WG POCNUT ISLE AFC NB765TH ACWRON CHARLESTON AF STA NCADC ENT AFB COLOAIR TECH INT CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFS OHIO

Programs and code names

Project Blue Book

Places

LiconnvilleLiconnville, MELiconville, MaineMaine

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

12 AUG 5412 Dec 5519551955-12-01

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