Pittsfield & Detroit, Mne., January 1955January 1955

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On January 31 through February 8, 1955, a civilian reported observing a bright blue-white star-like object near Pittsfield and Detroit, Maine. The object appeared about the size of a four-foot circular saw with sharply outlined edges. It was visible for 30 minutes, changed course from west to north, and moved in a half circle while rising and lowering several times. The object then faded away toward the horizon at sunrise after one hour and 15 minutes of observation. It did not explode, break apart, or emit smoke or exhaust, though it flickered at times. The object was observed from the ground during daylight hours. The Air Force investigation concluded that these sightings were caused by the planet Venus.

Reported location

Pittsfield & Detroit, Mne., January 1955

Date of incident

January 1955

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 22

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PROJECT 10/93 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
31 Jan - 8 Feb 1955
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local 08/1000Z Feb
GMT. 31/0950Z Jan

2. LOCATION
Pittsfield & Detroit, Mne

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
□ Ground-Visual □ Ground-Radar
□ Air-Visual □ Air-Intercept Radar

12. CONCLUSIONS
□ Was Balloon
□ Probably Balloon
□ Possibly Balloon
□ Was Aircraft
□ Probably Aircraft
□ Possibly Aircraft
☒X Was Astronomical Venus
□ Probably Astronomical
□ Possibly Astronomical
□ Other
☒ Insufficient Data for Evaluation
□ Unknown

5. PHOTOS
□ Yes
☒ No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
1 hr 15 minutes
30 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
□ E to W
□ No change
■ W to N

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Object resembled a bright blue-white star, generally size & shape of a four (4) foot circular saw. Edges of object were sharply outlined. Object did not explode, break up, or give off smoke or exhaust of any kind. Although it did tend to flicker at times.

11. COMMENTS
Concur w/conclusions of the investigation officer that these sightings were caused by the planet Venus.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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