 Case Directory Category 1, Distant Encounters Preliminary Rating: 3 |
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Classification of Distant Encounter is usually
an incident involving an object more than 500
feet from the witness. At night it is
classified as a "nocturnal light" (NL) and
during the day as a "daylight disc" (DD). The
size of the object or the viewing conditions
may render the object in greater detail but
yet not qualify the sighting as a Close
Encounter which is an object within
500'. |
Squarish
Objects Observed By Tower Crew
April 24, 1952
Milton, Mass.
April 24, 1952
Milton, Mass.
| Brad Sparks: April 24, 1952; Great Blue Hill nr. Milton, Mass.
(BBU 1148)
2:30 p.m. (EST) AF Cambridge Research Center, Radar
Systems Lsb, Electronics Research Div, electronics
engineers, Alfred P. Furnish and Herbert J. Brun, and
MIT electrical engineering senior Joseph Page, were in
an observation tower on top of Great Blue Hill saw to
the NW 2 very thin flat, dull reddish orange squarish
objects with no corners or ovals pulled in at the
waist about 10-15 ft wide, with a lip around outer
edges, fly wobbly in consistently undulating
"swooping" motion in horizontal flight at about 2,000
ft altitude. Objects then climbed about 15°
elevation at an estimated 240 mph, then flew away and
disappeared due to distance. No trail or exhaust, no
sound, visibility 70+ miles. [Unclear whether
observers used 6x aircraft tracking telescope.]
(Berliner; FUFOR Index; Loren Gross Jan-May 1952)
Dan Wilson: April 24, 1952; Great Blue Hill near Milton,
Massachusetts (BBU 1148)
The objects were viewed through a standard U.S.
Army Battery Commander's telescope (H. C. M65) which
was mounted on a unit
equipped with hand wheels
and other controls. The objects were observed for
approximately 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.
Martin Shough:
In my personal opinion I'd rate this one as somewhere between 3 and 4. It's really weird - as reported - but we just don't have enough info to force a 5. The kite-like or debris-like fluttering and the *possibility* of misjudged size/distance/speed are enough to keep it below 4 in spite of the strange motion and appearance. Detailed reports and documents reports/520424milton_report.htm (Dan Wilson) reports/520424milton_report2.htm (Martin Shough) |