Winooski, VT. (Lake Champlain), December 1950 - Incident Number: [ILLEGIBLE]December 1950

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Summary

On December 13, 1950, about 9 p.m., witnesses over Lake Champlain near Winooski, Vermont, opposite Burlington, reported an object. The report is part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Several civilian witnesses, including a mill hand, a store clerk, a student, and a housewife, described a rocket or cigar shaped object about 4 to 5 yards long and colored orange red. It emitted a large fiery trail and made no sound. It traveled faster than any conventional aircraft, coming south from Canada, then turning west over Lake Champlain toward Whiteface Mountain. The witnesses said it made a very sharp L shaped turn. Its altitude was estimated at about 5,000 feet.

The weather showed light haze with stars and moon visible. Investigators noted the reliability of the witnesses was unknown.

Reported location

Winooski, VT. (Lake Champlain), December 1950 - Incident Number: [ILLEGIBLE]

Date of incident

December 1950

State / country

? / XX

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 8

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