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AF FORM 112—PART | APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 (CLASSIFICATION) COUNTRY REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLAM) United States 7h AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT Report of Unidentified Aerial Object AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Princeton, New Jersey Det #3, 4670th Grd Obsr Sq, Trenton, Ned DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 3 March 1953 1. March 1953 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE RICHARD FP. WATSON, ist Lt, USAF REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) AFL 200-5, 29 April 1952 Intelligence 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— 2 art II.) At 19452, 1 March 1953, the Trenton Filter Center received a report of an un- identified object over Observation Post at Princeton, New Jersey. ‘the observer, Mr. Norman Fowler of 3 Franklin Terrace, Princeton, New Jersey, reported a circular, Silver, stationary object, location: Alfa.Lima 2170 at 0,000 plus feet. His report relayed immediately to ADOC. At 20007, A/2c Rayrond Swallow was dispatched to Princeton. At 204572, he reported the object still visible but in a different position. At 2100Z, relieved of duty, Ist It Richard F. Watson departed for Princeton. Examination of this object with the naked eye revealed a star or planet- like object at approximately 250° with approximately 70° elevation. Through bi- noculars the object appeared to change shape and brilliance; at times resembling a first quarter moon. Experimentation with the focus of the binoculars, however, indicated that movement and change of shape were actually the result of refracted light in the Jens. Heturnin to Trenton at 23002, Lt. Watson was able to locate this object at approximately 260° and elevation 70° est. This fact leads observer (Lt. Watson) to the conclusion trat the object in question was actually Venus or some other celestial body. Weather; Visibility unlimited Ceiling unlimited Cloud coverage Of Wind at 0,000 ft. 125 knots from 3009 “QICHARD F. WATSON ist Lt. USAF INCLS. cme mame 2/21 /3% by ba heweiecio, Os: 22 LIE ake DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR 1. Dire of Intell., Ha, USAF L Chief ATIC, Ohio 1 670th GOS, ATTN: ™/Set Caughman 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. INTELLIGENCE, USAF. (CLASSIFICATION) Declassification Authority: NND 57565 IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY er psh UNITED. STATES ple FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF 16—55569-1 yr U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1950 O-—-918331