Amherst reported sphere orb observation — December 5, 1956

On or during December 5, 1956, at or near Amherst, Massachusetts, United States, the source reports the following sequence: CHIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One dark round object, size of a basketball, Object had an exhaust tail shaped like a bell, object started to rise, then accelerated and disappeared after 30 second deviation. VOJTASIAK, MAJOR, USAF Air Force Regulation 200-2 UPON (SUMMARY OF INCIDENT) On 7 December at 16552, observer________________, a student at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst Massachusetts, contacted Westover AFB, Massachusetts by long distance telephone to report an Unidentified Flying Object observed on 5 December 1956 at approximately 22032.