24 July 1951 19:10
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
Grayish 100-200 feet tubular object
Hanscom AFB Operations Officer Capt. Cobb and Cpl. Fein saw a grayish 100-200 feet tubular object with many black spots, 5:1 length/width ratio, with fins at one end, fly 800-1,000 mph at 1,000-2,000 foot altitude, leaving a faint trail. An unidentified object was sighted, that had an unusual appearance or performance.One grey cylinder, about 150 feet across, was observed by two military witnesses in a city for 20 minutes.
Hynek rating: DD: Daylight Discs
Vallee rating: FB1: A simple sighting of a UFO traveling in a straight line across the sky.
Vallee reliability rating: 442: Firsthand personal interview with the witness by a source of proven reliability; site visit by a skilled analyst; natural explanation requires major alteration of one parameter.
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