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Fitchburg, Massachusetts, March 1955

Date of account
1955-03
Location
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Bolloon 25March_1955 Fitchburg.Massachusetts! 口 ProbablyBalloon 口 PossiblyBalloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Local XGround-Visual Ground-Rodar 口 WasAircraft 口 ProbabiyAircraff GMT 26/0350Z AirVisual DAir-lnterceptRadar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Meteor Yes XProbablyAstronomicol XCANO Civilian (Dir.Gardner Civ 口 PossibiyAstronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROF OBJECTS9. COURSE Def) 口 Other 口 InsufficientData forEvaluction 口 Unknown 3-4_seconds one. N/A 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS A spot of light,about the size of Probable meteor sighting. a dime held at arms' length,greenish in color,was observed for a brief period of time.Sighting apparently did not give the impression of dis- tinct shape or substance. No Report In File. ATICFORM329(REV26SEP52)

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