Sharon, MassachusettsOctober 1961

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Summary

On October 6, 1961, at around 4:30 p.m., a witness at a soccer game in Sharon, Massachusetts, looked up at the sky and saw five silver-white objects. The witness said the objects had sharply outlined edges and appeared to stand still at times before rushing away. They always stayed in formation and moved toward the west. The entire sighting lasted about one minute.

The witness was outside during daylight and reported that fog, mist, or light rain was present at the time. Looking south initially, then south-southwest as the objects moved, the witness saw them roughly 30 degrees above the horizon at first and about 51 degrees above the horizon when they disappeared. The objects vanished so quickly the witness could barely notice them disappearing.

When asked what the objects might have been, the witness suggested they could possibly be a flying saucer or a spacecraft from another planet, though they acknowledged uncertainty. The witness also reported having seen unusual lights near an airplane on a previous occasion. According to the questionnaire, at least one other person at the soccer game saw the objects too.

The Air Force's evaluation of this case, as noted on the cover sheet, listed the conclusion as "Unknown," though the file indicates that atmospheric refraction of light from unknown sources was also considered. The complete case file, comprising nine pages as held by the National Archives, is reproduced below.

Reported location

Sharon, Massachusetts

Date of incident

October 1961

State / country

MA / US

Page count

9 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 44

| [] : ata : PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD i EISNER, SAT SLE IRR 1 1. DATE “) 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS E io a 5 use=5s ODO Was Balloon 1 6 Oct 61 Sharon, Massachus D Probably Balloon 3 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0. Pesuinly Baloen 1 Local 1630 EDT XB Ground-Vi sual 0 Ground-Rodor 8 Jos fgets n n Probably Aircraft 2 BRS CRRURE 0 AirVisuvel O Air-Intercept Rodar DO Possibly Aircraft 3 5. PHOTOS . SOURCE O Was Astronomical gE 0 Yes D Probobly Astronomicol b Ne Civilian DO Possibly Astronomical : Pond fh yes FS Fo EOE AED CREO : 3 i 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BX orher__Light refrayotio bs 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Ri ¢ § 3 0 Unknown a 1 min x Lave “ ] 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING five snarply outlined [11 Comments ondiitions present or atmos- 3 objts standing still at times and rushing away.|pheriz refraction of light fm unknown 1 Always in formation; moving W. Observed during |sour:zs. E- daylight. Silver-vhite color, Weather conditiong 9 zt time included fog mist or light rain; sight- 4 ing for 1 min, i 4 EE ; 4 ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2) E ’ [| i i 4) pi