Woburn, MassachusettsAugust 1956

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Summary

On August 9, 1956, a civilian in Woburn, Massachusetts reported a sighting at 10:30 p.m. local time. The witness observed a disc-shaped yellow object initially stationary at 30 degrees angle, then moving right and left. The object disappeared right, reappeared left, and moved up and down. It finally disappeared to the right in the same location. The sighting lasted approximately 90 minutes and was observed through binoculars. The Air Force evaluation was listed as unknown.

Reported location

Woburn, Massachusetts

Date of incident

August 1956

State / country

MA / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 25

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
9 August 1956

2. LOCATION
Woburn, Massachusetts

3. TIME GROUP
Local
GMT10 0230Z

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

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
night, minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
relatively
similar

10. [illegible]

11. COMMENTS
Cause of sighting was possibly
a case with through an acute
temperature inversion. Shape,
size, motions and size
render cost tend to support
this conclusion.

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical (checked)
Insufficient Date for Evaluation
Unknown

13. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
One round or disc shaped yellow object. Object was initially stationary at 30 degrees angle, object at 30 degrees angle. Right, left, up and down. Object disappeared to right, same location. Object reappeared & through binoculars for 90 miles.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28966773