Limestone, MaineMay 1955

Unidentified

Summary

On May 2, 1955, a pilot of an Air Force T-33 aircraft reported a sighting near Limestone, Maine. While flying between Westover Air Force Base in Massachusetts and Harmon Air Force Base in Newfoundland, the pilot observed a large round mass with flashing white and blue lights. The object was located 1 to 2 degrees to the right of his aircraft and 2 degrees above the horizon. The pilot estimated the object to be 15 miles away at his 12 o'clock position. The sighting lasted from 8:30 a.m. to 8:35 a.m. local time. The object appeared to be reflecting light and resembled burning gases. The pilot stated it was not the sun or another aircraft and failed to gain on it during the observation. The Air Force concluded the sighting was unidentified.

Reported location

Limestone, Maine

Date of incident

May 1955

State / country

ME / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE                    LOCATION              12. CONCLUSIONS
                           765th C. & W. Sqdn.   □ Was Balloon
2 May 1955                 Caswell A.F. Sta.     □ Probably Balloon
                                                  □ Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP         4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
   Local 30/0910 Z         □ Ground-Visual       □ Ground-Radar   □ Was Aircraft
   GMT                     □ Air-Visual          □ Air-Intercept Radar □ Probably Aircraft
                                                                    □ Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS                6. SOURCE
   □ Yes                   Pilot Report          □ Was Astronomical
   □ No                                          □ Probably Astronomical
                                                  □ Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION   8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS  9. COURSE
   0830 Z to 0835 Z        1                     Appx. O40         □ Other
                                                                    □ Insufficient Data for Evaluation
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING  11. COMMENTS                □ Unknown
    Pilot of AF 783 a T-33     1/Lt. David Cleveland, Senior Controller
    Westover to Harmon rptd. fol. incdt. to Chatham  passed the information to Captain Harris
    RCAF sta. Pos. rpt.: HKIB 5505 at 0802Z obs. a  at Headquarters, 32nd. Air Division.
    large round mass flashing white and blue light
    1 dgs. to the right of his A/C and 2 dgs. above
    the horizon. It appeared to be reflecting light
    and to be similar to a mass of burning gases.
    It was not the sun or an A/C. He estimated the
    object to be 15 miles in his 12 o'clock pos.,
    but failed to gain on it. at 0806Z it was 6dgs.
    above the horizon and at 0813Z it was 8 dgs
    above the horizon. At 0835Z, Pilot was appx

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