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Fort Devens Eight Orange Objects
September 17, 1957Fort Devens, Massachusetts, United States
A military report quoted in a First Air Force letter described eight small round orange objects over Fort Devens during 20:15-20:55 local time, moving in several directions at varied altitudes without reported sound or vapor trail.
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“The reproduced First Air Force letter says eight round orange objects were sighted from the ground at Fort Devens, moving on several headings between about 20:15 and 20:55, with varied altitude and no reported sound or vapor trail.”
“The letter says Bedford AFB had one jet in the air and Fort Devens reported another jet farther north than the unidentified objects; conventional aircraft lights were not seen on the objects.”
“Hall states that several Navy cases came through Donald Keyhoe's personal military contacts and that two Army intelligence reports were supplied to NICAP by service members.”
SRC-002107 · Section provenance and NICAP military contacts; uploaded PDF pp. 44-47
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“Hall reproduces two military communications: a September 1957 First Air Force letter quoting a Fort Devens report and a February 1957 Army intelligence memorandum from Kagnew Station.”