USAF record 28992200

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 28 April 61

2. LOCATION Derry, Massachusetts

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 22/0157

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]

5. PHOTOS □ Yes □ No

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Not Stated

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One

9. COURSE West

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One object described as very large, slowing with intense blue-white light travelling due west parallel to the horizon, and then suddenly dropping off at an angle and growing smaller, vanished prior to reaching the horizon. Color changes to orange after trajectory dropped, took about 1/3 of the total length of object.

11. COMMENTS Object has the characteristics of an evening star, in that it was of the slower type, apparent trajectory drop attributed to atmospheric optics.

CONCLUSIONS □ Was Balloon [STAMP: 6607] □ Was Air Balloon Possibly Balloon [STAMP: 6607] □ Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Possibly Aircraft [STAMP: 6607] □ Was Astronomical Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Other □ Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown