SALEM, MASS., November 1954November 1954

Insufficient Data

Summary

On November 9, 1954, a witness near Salem, Massachusetts, reported a bright object in the sky. The sighting was a ground visual observation and lasted about 23 minutes.

The object was described as a white sphere that was very bright. It seemed to stay in one place but appeared to jump around. It then faded out of sight.

The Air Force record listed the case under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports. The conclusion was that the sighting fit the specifications of a balloon. The card also noted there was not enough data to warrant further investigation.

Reported location

SALEM, MASS., November 1954

Date of incident

November 1954

State / country

? / XX

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 22

Original case file scans

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: UFCB INDEX CARD
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. DATE" ks LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS y
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9 NOV 1954 SAIEM, MASS {3 Probably Balloon
3. DATZ-TIME GROUP ks TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Belloon
¢ i O Wos Aircraft
BEY 7) EE HR RN AAR (A | n Ground- Visual O Ground-Radar a Probably Aircraft
CMT 0921322 (D) 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar 10 Possibly Aircraft
| 5. PHPTGS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
No O Possibly Astronomical
17. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Yee ay 1 RRS Sl JOR
| . PE Ab hod Dota for Evaluation
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| 23 MINUTES ORR N
(10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
| SHPERE, WHITE, VERY BRIGHT, SEEMED TO EE FITS THE SPECIFICATICNS OF A BALLOON,
| STATIONARY BUT JUMPING, FADED CUT, _NSUFFICIENT DATA TO WARRANT FURTHER
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