4044N6440WESEof Nantucket Island radar-visual unidentified-object report — December 8, 1960

On or during December 8, 1960, at or near 4044N6440WESEof Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, United States, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Ground-radar operator reported detection of single target on screen which appeared to be larger than an aircraft (higher radar return than a normal aircraft). Also observed visually for about 3/4 length of observation. Several blips were detected on radar during this observation. Air Force Project Blue Book regarding an unidentified flying object (UFO) sighting near Nantucket Island, Massachusetts on December 8, 1960. PP RJGS0SA DE RJGS0SA R 1311207 ZER FM HQ DIST AETCONG OFS AFS MASS TO RJGFADMAF NT.AFS GOLO RJGZN/SNADTV SAGE HANCOCK FLD NY RJGDN/ATIC WPAFR OHIO RJGS0SA USAF WASH DC RJGZG/SECRETARY OF THE AF WASH DC UNCLAS 33101N 3335- ACTION ADC, AEORIV CHASE?, ATIC, AFCIN, SAFIS- UFO REPORT- PER PARAGR APH 1 AND 2 RJTGR REPORT SERI AL NR REPORTED AS FOLLOWS: (1) APPEARED TO BE ELLIPTICAL (OVAL) TYPE- (2) SIZE OF DIME (3') GLOW-WHITE WHEN FIRST SIGHTED, BRIGHT RED ON DISAPPEARING (4) NONE (5) GONE (6) NONE (7) TRAIL BEGAN AT NOSE AND FANNED OUT RAPIDLY UNTIL IT WAS 3 TIMES AS LARGE AS OBJECT AT THE TAIL- VERY SLIGHT TRAIL BEHING OBJECT, ABOUT 1/2 CONE-POINTED TIP LONGER OF OBJECT- (8) NONE (9) NONE (10) UNUSUAL BRIGHTNESS AND PAGE TWO RJGXSA 43 SIZE OF OBJECT (2' APPROXIMATELY) BY DECLINATION AND TIME AZIMUTH 246 DEGREES (3) APPROXIMATELY 3 DEGREES DECLINATION UND THIS VISUAL (2') NO DETAILS COULD BE DISTINGUISHED OBJECT TRAVEILED STRAIGHT IN WEST DIRECTION, DESCENDI NG- (1) ABOUT DECK OF SIGHTED CLOSE TO THE NORTH AND BELOW OF AIRCRAFT HEADING (2) 3 SECONDS LAST AT ALTITUDE OF 4,225 FEET HEADING VARENGIS 234 DEGREES. MOREHOUS0, WING INTELLIGENCE OFFICER,2341ST AEROSP SQ, RESEARCH WAS CONSISTENT NO KNOWN ASSOCIATED SIGHTINGS REPORTED. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING An unidentified circular, luminous object, size or shape of small basketball, traveling at a high speed, was observed visually and on radar. This object appeared to hover over the land for a short period, then accelerated rapidly and disappeared from sight. The object was tracked on radar and was observed to have made several sharp turns and abrupt changes in speed. FER PARAGRAPHS 2-3,6-7, UFO SIGHTING IS REPORTED AS FOLLOWS: A. OBJECT DESCRIPTION (1): APPEARED TO BE ELLIPTICAL GEOGRAPHICALLY (2) SIZE OF DIME (3) gLUE-WHITE WHEN FIRST SIGHTED, BRIGHT RED OR ORANGE AFTERWARDS (4) ONE (2) SOME 6-10 MILES TRAIL TO BRIGHT SIDE THAN TO THE REAR OF OBJECT. ALS0 THIS SAME OBJECTS ACTED LIKE (4) WAS TAIL ANSWER OBJECT TRAVELED STRAIGHT IN FAST DIRECTION, DESCENDING (5) BROWN RED STAR APPEARED TO TURN GREENISH WHITE AND TRAVEL ALONG AT EXTREMELY AIR VISUAL (2) NO OPTICAL AIDS (3) REPORTED WITNESSED LOCATION OF ALTITUDE OF 32,000 FEET HEADING (MAGNETIC) 330 DEGREES AND THIS OBJECT WERE SEEN FROM 40,000 FEET USAES DC The shared image does not contain any photographs.