South Weymouth, MassachusettsNovember 1956

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On November 10, 1956, two civilian guards on duty at a naval air station saw one object over South Weymouth, Massachusetts. They were among about eight observers, all on military duty. The object was watched for nearly three hours, from about 3:40 a.m. to 6:50 a.m. local time.

The report described an acorn or funnel shaped object. It was white at the base, red on the sides, and had a green glow. It was the size of a grapefruit at arm's length. It was first seen at 15 degrees elevation and rose to about 70 degrees. It drifted from east to south. It was seen with the eyes and through binoculars.

The Air Force record card lists the cause as the planet Venus. A nearby radar site was alerted, and personnel were ordered to track the object and report any unusual actions. Project 10073 was the Air Force's official record system for reports of unidentified flying objects.

Reported location

South Weymouth, Massachusetts

Date of incident

November 1956

State / country

MA / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 26

Original case file scans

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: PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD AK
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
10 November 1956 ~ South Weymouth, Massachuse BSP rbably Belloon |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon |
FL — 3X Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Radar 5 sy oft |
oMt__10/0840Z 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar |O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS .» SOU EX Was Astronomicel VONDUS
0 Yes | O Probably Astronomical
O Possibly Astronomicel
7. LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BD. Diino apne:
O Insufficient Date for Eveluation |
two hours, fifty minutps one East to South” Umkmew
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS PES |
One acorn or funnel-shaped object, This sighting was probably
white at the base, red on the sides, | caused by the Planet Venus,
and with a green glow, Object was th
size of a grapefruit at arm's length
Object was first sighted at 15dgr
elevation, 100dgr azimuth and
disappeared at 70 dgr elevation, 170
dgr azimuth, Object "passed through"
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ana tRESASE  pYRdG a NaS 30° Kiguall
50 minutes,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP §2)
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