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Salem photograph

July 16, 1952, 9:35 a.m.
Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Unresolved

Representative drawing from the Orbs page, not this specific sighting.

"roughly elliptical blobs of light"Shape words from the Project Blue Book summary

What happened

Alpert photographed four roughly elliptical blobs of light in formation through the window of the station photo lab (Blue Book case 1501).

Witnesses

U.S. Coast Guard photographer Shell Alpert

Explanation

Unresolved

No explanation has been found.

Sources

Patrick Gross, Project Blue Book unknowns of 1952ufologie.patrickgross.org
The Black Vault, Project Blue Book unknown case files, complete listtheblackvault.com
Patrick Gross, case fileufologie.patrickgross.org

Filed by Project Blue Book as unidentified.