USAF record 28967489 (1956)

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 6 September 1956

2. LOCATION Dorchester, Massachusetts

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 07/0045Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XII Ground-Visual [REDACTED] Ground-Radar [REDACTED] Air-Visual [REDACTED] Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes]

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION five minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE southwest

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One oval or round white and light bluish white object the size of Mars. Object traveled at the speed of a jet and flew below the clouds. Obj was traveling southwest, made a complete circle and continued southwest. Obj was traveling at decreasing altitude. Object disappeared behind trees after being viewed for three times at five minutes each.

No Report in File.

11. COMMENTS Object conforms to criteria for a probable a/c landing at Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts. Decreasing altitude, circling and manner of disappearance support this hypothesis. Evaluation is probable a/c.

ATIC FORM 129 (REV 26 SEP 52)