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Case FileNARA NAID 28940136 · T1206 Roll 8

Project Blue Book Case File

Lowell, Mass, October 1951October 1951

Insufficient Data

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Lowell, Mass, October 1951 in October 1951. The full case file (5 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 8.

Reported location

Lowell, Mass, October 1951

Date of incident

October 1951

State / country

? / XX

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 8

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 5
Transcribed text
: PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD y |
1. DATE {LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS :
D Was Bolloon
1) October 1951 | Lowell, lass O Probobly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Not. Renorted “ ’ 0D Woes Aiicroft
Looe ¢ 2X Ground- Visual DO Ground-Rodor O Probably Aircroft
LR A RN Ae FU RENO 0 AirVisvol O Atlr-Intercept Rodor DO Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS > RCE 0 Wos Astronomicol
O Yes OD Probobly Astronomical
tf No Civilian (Children) : O Possibly Astronomical
ee  ————————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————————————————— .
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CEE IRETNRESINE See
BD Insufficient Date for Evaluation
Not Reported 2 Not Reported WN
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1%. COMMENTS
Color: Glittering. Probably a/c or some other conventional
objects, however, insufficient. data
to form conclusion,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28940136

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