Littleton, New HampshireDecember 1957

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Summary

On December 27, 1957, near Littleton, New Hampshire, two civilians reported a single bright object in the night sky. The sighting lasted about 3 to 4 minutes. The object was round, about the size of a pea held at arm's length, and white in color. It looked like one bright light, similar to a landing light, brighter and larger than a star but not as large as the moon. There was no sound. The object stayed in one place and seemed to brighten and dim without a regular pattern. The witnesses saw it toward the southwest, low in the sky, while glancing out a car window. One witness was a former Air Force pilot. The report was filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports. The Air Force concluded the object was the planet Venus, based on its description, direction, and elevation.

Reported location

Littleton, New Hampshire

Date of incident

December 1957

State / country

NH / US

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 31

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: PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD :
: |
4 1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
O Was Balloon |
| S Littleton, New Hampshire O Probably Balloon
[3 oaTE-TiME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Q Possibly Balloon |
TC | pee A A SA A trl X0Ground- Visual O Ground-Radar a Probably Aircraft |
MT27/2330Z 0 AirVisual O Airintercept Radar |D Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS §. SOURCE Ws Astronomical !
0 Yes . O Frobably Astronomical
XDNo Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Bl Othaiie isi neni 0
a 8 Diautiicient Data for Evaluation
3 to 4 minutes one | stationary Gidd
| 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING [11. COMMENTS i
One object circular, size of a pea, | The description, azimuth and
| color whie, no sound, The object appear-elevation definitely establish
ed to be one bright light similar to the object sighted as Venus,
landing light, It was not symmentrical
in shape and was larger and brighter
than a star,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28976293