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DECEMBER 21, 1955, CARIBOU, MAINE, USA, ROBERTA JACOBS:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

On December 21, 1955, around 11:00 p.m. EST, in Caribou, Maine, USA, Roberta Vesta Jacobs, a young housewife, observed an unusual object low over her farmyard for 6 to 8 minutes when she was turning of her lights to go to bed. There was no stars or moon in the sky.

She stated that the shape of the object was like a cup turned upside down on a saucer. The flat saucer part seemed to be spinning fast, the "cup" part was described as like a half moon. The color was like nothing she had ever seen, and the best comparison she provided was that it was like pure gold. She said the object was about the size of a jet plane.

Between the flat bottom part and the half-moon top, she distinguished something "alive"; she could not see any form or outline, but it was like a person walking in front of a light with hurried movements.

She felt as though "they" had a telescope or something pointed at her, and she felt nauseated.

It seems the object maneuvered: it was first seen as a red-orange glare in the sky, then as golden object when it came to hover over the barn, and it then departed fast.

The US Air Force UFO investigation team "Project Blue Book" recorded the case as having no ordinary explanation.

Basic information table:

Narratives:

[Ref. bb1:] USAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK:

The project Blue Book case listings for December 1955 shows:

I.e.: Case 3823 occurred on December 21, 1955, in Caribou, Maine, USA, the witness was "Jacobs" and the explanation is "Unidentified."

Note: I found no other Project Blue Book documents on the case.

[Ref. to1:] THOMAS M. OLSEN:

This ufologist indicates that on December 21, 1955, around 11:00 p.m. EST, in Caribou, Maine, Roberta Vesta Jacobs, a young housewife, observed an unusual object low over her farm yard for 6 to 8 minutes while she was turning of her lights to go to bed. There was no stars or moon in the sky. Moving shadows were seen inside the lower portion of the object's dome.

She stated:

"The shape was like a cup turned upside down on a saucer. ... The color was like nothing I have ever seen, pure gold would be as close as I could say ... I could see the flat bottom part going around and around real fast..."

"Between the flat bottom part and the half-moon top there was something 'alive.' ... I couldn't see any form or outline, but it was like a person walking in front of a light ... like hurried movements."

"I felt as though 'they' had a telescope or something pointed at me..."

The source is indicated to be the US Air Force case file.

[Ref. ob1:] OTTO BINDER:

The author indicates that a case of domed disc occurred on December 21, 1955, in Washburn, Maine.

Mrs. Roberta V. Jacobs, a young housewife, observed an unusual object low over her farmyard for six to eight minutes, around 11:00 p.m.. She stated that:

"The shape was like a cup turned upside down on a saucer. ... The color was like nothing I have ever seen, pure gold would be as close as I could say ... I could see the flat bottom part going around and around real fast..."

"Between the flat bottom part and the half-moon top there was something 'alive.' ... I couldn't see any form or outline, but it was like a person walking in front of a light ... like hurried movements."

"I felt as though 'they' had a telescope or something pointed at me..."

The author indicates that the source is "The Reference For Outstanding UFO Sighting Reports."

[Ref. bs1:] BRAD SPARKS:

This ufologist indicates that on December 21, 1955, at 11 p.m., in Caribou, Maine, Roberta V. Jacobs saw a round, very bright gold, domed disc in a short climb, then rotate, hover and accelerate. The sighting duration was 6 to 8 minutes, the source is indicated as Berliner.

Brad Sparks indicates that the Blue Book case number is 3893.

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in Caribou, Maine, on December 21, 1955, at 11:00 p.m., about to go to bed, Mrs. Roberta Jacobs saw a red orange glare in the sky, and a golden object came to hover over the barn. It resembled a cup inverted on an elliptical saucer, about the size of a jet plane; the disc rotated at high speed. In the lower part of the dome she could see forms moving. "Like a person walking in front of a light - not one but many things." She felt nauseated, and felt that they were observing her. The object rapidly departed.

Albert Rosales indicates that the source is Project Blue Book Files, and Humcat 1955-26.

[Ref. dj1:] DONALD JOHNSON:

This ufologist indicates that on December 21, 1955, from her bedroom window in Caribou, Maine, Mrs. Jacobs watched a reddish-orange glare resolve into a golden domed elliptical saucer at 11 p.m.. In the lower part of the dome she could see figures moving about, like people "walking in front of a light." The experience made her feel nauseous, and at the same time she had a definite feeling of being watched.

The sources are indicated as Otto Binder, What We Really Know About Flying Saucers, p. 19; Project Blue Book cases counted in official statistics, case no. 3893; Thomas M. Olsen, The Reference for Outstanding UFO Sighting Reports, p. 71.

[Ref. ni2:] NICAP WEBSITE:

The website indicates that on December 21, 1955, at 111 p.m., in Caribou, Maine, Mrs Roberta V. Jacobs saw one round, very bright gold, domed disc made a short climb, rotated, hovered and then accelerated during a 6-8 minute sighting.

[Ref. ni1:] NICAP WEBSITE:

The website indicates that on December 21, 1955, at 111 p.m., in Caribou, Maine, Mrs Roberta V. Jacobs saw one round, very bright gold, domed disc made a short climb, rotated, hovered and then accelerated during a 6-8 minute sighting.

The source is indicated as Berliner.

Points to consider:

Being given that there was an evaluation or even an investigation by the US Air Force, which did not provide an ordinary explanation, while at the same time the majority of the cases with reported occupants were quickly called "psychological", it is unfortunate that there isn't more information available on the case, notably in the US Air Force file.

List of issues:

Evaluation:

Extraterrestrial visitors.

Sources references:

* = Source I checked.
? = Source I am told about but could not check yet. Help appreciated.

• [bb1] * "December 1955", listing compiled by the US Air Force Project Blue Book UFO investigation team, The National Archive and Records Administration (NARA), USA, 1955.
• [to1] * "The Reference for Outstanding UFO Sighting Reports", compiled by Thomas Marshall Olsen, UFO Information Retrieval Center, Inc., P.0. Box 57, Riderwood, Maryland, USA, 1966.
• [ob1] * "What We Really Know About Flying Saucers", book by Otto Binder, Fawcett publisher, USA, page 19, 1967.
• [---] * "HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case 1955-26, compiled by David F. Webb and Ted Bloecher, CUFOS, USA, circa 1977.
• [bs1] * "Comprehensive Catalog of 1,500 Project BLUE BOOK UFO Unknowns: Work in Progress (Version 1.1, Nov. 26, 2001)", listing compiled by Brad Sparks, USA, 2001, available at www.ufocasebook.com/bluebookunknowns.pdf
• [ar1] * "1955 Humanoid Reports", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2001, at www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1955.shtml
• [dj1] * "Encounters with Aliens on this Day - December 21", web page compiled by Donald Johnson, USA, circa 2005, at www.ufoinfo.com/onthisday/December21.html
• [ni2] * "UFO Casebook: 1955", compilation of Blue Book "Unknowns", by The NICAP website, USA, circa 2005, at www.nicap.org/1955.htm
• [ni1] * "1955 UFO Chronology", compiled by The NICAP Website, USA, January 11, 2006, at www.nicap.org/waves/1955fullrep.htm

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