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1. ae J AF FORM 112—PART Il : AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Intel Off 62D TC WING (H) 53~1 2 2 PAGE OF — PAGES On 8 January 1953 the sighting of an unidentified flying objact was reported by members of the 82d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, a unit of the Air Defense Command stationed at Iarson AFBs The following information was secured by Lt George Gp Graham and myself during the time following the sightings. Deseriptions of the objedt were varied, iee., cigar shaped, round liks | 2 disc, similiar to the tailpipe of a +94 but the conesnsus of opinion was that it was circular somewhat resembling a large weather ballon and all agread : that it was green in color. Thera was no report of sound connected with the sighting and the mansuvors ware described as bobbing, going sideways but always . in the same general SouthNesterly direction from thse base. DEN ear sion —ahiaten a snaiatinosin ansermttiercoanieatin . . The first sighting was at 0715 and it could not be observed after 0730. The majority of the observera were in the squadron area on the base but several reported seeing the objact while driving toward the base from EPHRATA, WASH, a small town 14 miles NNX of Iarson AFB. All observations were Brom the ground and were visual, A check with radar sites in this vicinity show that no unusual objects or activity was noted eat this time. There ware no wheather balloan launches from this base during the reporting period. The following weather conditions existed over the bass and in the vicinity; LARSON AFB 0727 9,000! Broken, 12,000! overcast, Surface winds SS? 26knots with gusta up to 36knots visibility 16 miles. GEIGER AFB Winds aloft 2,000° 42 knota 2105 I 4,000 57 knots 220, , 6,686 51 knots 231 ‘i ee | 8,000 43 knots 240° : | : 10,000 36 knots 2509 12,000 33 knots 260° ' YAKIMA, WASH 6,000! 21 knots 240 | TACOMA, WASH — 8,000! 38 knots 260° 3 | All Personell reported tha object just bsalow cloud layer and heading in a S&uth West direction from LARSON which 1s against the above Winds aloft reports | from stations surrounging this base, No ons reported the object disappearing into | She elouds. Most obsarvers reported on in to their respective jobs as this unit : comienees work at 0730. hk The Sq Commander having observed the object requested permission to send up a flight of F»94 acft and this was granted, They bacame airborne at 0743 and remained airborne thirty minutes mattress seerehing with no results, There was no reported air traffic in the vicinity end there were no known photographs taken. Tr bbe fi gernegan? || CHARLES W ET east is tas alpen, Daan aia Major USAF | _. Wing Intelliganee Officer _ eas pe ee a Be 2: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 58 U.S. C.— 2? AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW, "T MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF UiiecLLIGENGs, USAF. 4 vf: : (CLASSIFICATION) 16—-85570-1 TY ¥. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFiex i Declassification Authority: NND 57565