20Mi Sof Portland unidentified aerial event — December 1957

On or during December 1957, at or near 20Mi Sof Portland, Maine, United States, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: B-47 crew sighted a small object estimated at 35,000 feet. The text of the document has been produced as follows: UNCLASSIFIED PAGE TWO RJWFSY 67 (1) ONE (2) NA (3) NONE (4) NONE (5) NONE (6) NONE (7) NONE 2.) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT (A) CREW'S ATTENTION WAS DRAWN TO THE OBJECT BY ITS APPARENT SPEED AND BRIGHTNESS COMPARED TO THE AND LIGHT AIR CRAFT INVESTIGATION AT THE TIME FOR INVESTIGATION. (B) 'C' OBJECT CROSSED THE TRACK OF BOTH AIRCRAFT WHILE THEY WERE DOING GOOD AIR COURSE OF 250 DEGREES AT AN ALTITUDE OF 15,000 FEET. (C) THE OBJECT FLEW IN THE ANGLE OF 15 DEGREES TO THEIR TRACK AND LAST OPERATION APPROXIMATELY 15-20 DEGREES TO THE EAST AS THE CREWS LOST SIGHT OF IT. (D) ALTITUDE TRACK DESCRIBED IN TERMS OF CLOCK POSITION WAS FROM 3:12 DEGREES TO 1:72 DEGREES. PAGE THREE RJWFSY 67 (2) OBJECT MAINTAINED ITS BRIGHTNESS UNTIL IT PASSED OUT OF THE RANGE OF VISION OF THE OBSERVERS. 5.) LOCATION OF OBSERVERS: (A) OBSERVERS MADE OBSERVATION WHILE FLYING AN B AF DIRECTED MISSION, THEIR POSITION WAS 45.25N - 75.75W, APPROXIMATELY 20NM SOUTH OF PORTLAND, MAINE. IRVING, JOHN C., MAJOR, USAF, 40BW, SAC CO-PILOT OF AIRCRAFT ON WHICH OBJECT REPORTED, MAJOR IRVING'S EXPERIENCE AND PROFESSIONAL SKILL ARE ATTESTED TO BY HIS RECORDS AS COMMANDER OF THIS ORGANIZATION. (C) CEAD FRANKLIN, USAF, 40BW, (SAC), CO-PILOT: RATED EXTREMELY RELIABLE - CAPTAIN MEADE IS VERY FAMILIAR ASSISTANT NAVIGATOR, LT. PAGE FIVE RJUFSY 67 7.) WEATHER CONDITIONS: AIRPLANE WERE FLYING AT 33,222 FEET, SLIGHT OVERCAST WAS OBSERVED TO AN ALTITUDE OF 22,222 FEET. HOWEVER, THERE WERE CLOUDS FROM THE FLIGHT PATH TO THE HORIZON ON RIGHT OF THE TRACK (EXTENDING TO 22,222 FEET) AND A GRADUAL BUILD-UP TO THE LEFT AS DISTANCE APPROXIMATELY 122 NMI. INVESTIGATION HAS FURTHER ASCERTAINED THAT OBJECT WAS OBSERVED NOT AS THE DIRECT RESULT OF UNUSUAL METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA, THE EXPERIENCE OF OBSERVERS SUGGESTS PROBABLE CAPABILITY TO MANEUVER ACCORDING TO THE REPORT. (CAPABILITY OF OBSERVERS MISTAKING METEOR OR SHOOTING STARS FOR OBJECT WAS INVESTIGATED, AND IN ALL CASES REFUTED BY OBSERVERS. NO TRAIL, TRAIL OR EXHAUST WERE OBSERVED. OR REFERS TO CLASSIFICATION ACTION ROUTINE BOOK MULTI X AF INFO ROUTINE COMDR ATIC/ TO: COMDR, 802ND AIR DIVISION SUBJECT: FLYING APA, KANSAS CC: 1005TH MISS. TO CONCLUDE, REQUIRE CLARIFICATION OF TIMES OBSERVED. It requests clarification on the times observed and suggests declassifying the report if possible, in order to keep UFO reports unclassified.