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| ead lB fa et Se ae a (P/N AF FORM 112—FAR | \\ (CLASSIFICATION) Ly, ARFRQVED 1 JUNE 1 1948 COUNTRY REPORT NO. __ (LEAVE BLA iy UsSehe TR-L-53 hd V73 3 , 2G i AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ‘s SUBJECT FLYOBRPT AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Northwest Alabama Headquarters, 3800th A U Wing, Maxwell AFB DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 15 January 1953 14 January 1953 B=] PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE William E. Boyer 2dLt. USAF Civilian Airport Manager, Gadsden, Ala. REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) Ny wone SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 112—Part II.) An unidentified flying object was sighted on 11 Jamary 1953 by approximately twenty(20) citizens of Gadsden, Alabama. The incident was reported by the manager of the Gadsden Airport after many citizens confirmed his own observations. The object was of such a nature that no one could give a detailed description, we a 5 APPROVED: Reale ©) EDWARD R, SWARTZ i" s40n), 30! ‘ 4) 2 lst Lt. USAF a) Hi) _>™ fi3/? tar T t, Wb oO Offi caine up F- pare Wing Intelligence icer ena! DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR Chief, Air Technical Intelligence Center, ATIN: ATIAA-2c, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. S.C.— 31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF’ ITS CONTENTS,IN ANY, MANNER, TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART,, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF. . i (CLASSIFICATION) , yy U.S, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1950—O-918331 Declassification Authority: NND 57565