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AF FORM 112—PART i RNS ~- men Tad V4 (CLASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1? JUNE 1948 COUNTRY | REPORT NO. (LEAVEBLANE) 2 oF e's 3 cn FH, United States MS ha ae et AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT Report of Unidentiri. ed Aerial Object AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) ; Princeton, New Jersey Det #3, 670th Grd Obsr Sq, Trenton, N.J. DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION ; EVALUATION 3 March 1953 1 March 1953 PREPARED BY (Officer) d SOURCE RICHARD *. WATSON, lst Lt, USAF |. REFERENCES dire number, directive, Precious report, etc., as applicable) APL 209-5, 29 April 1952 Intelligence a ee RO ee Re ee . i Cay ee Pers SCART Soh eat le 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- Dart II.) identified object over Observation Post at Princet ton, New Jersey. ‘The observer, iesmemerons , New Jersey, revorted a circular, to Princaton. At 20h52, he reoorted the object still visible but in a different “position. At 21002, relieved of duty, fe nn for Princeton. Examination of this objeet with the naked eye revealed a star or planet~ At 19452, 1 March 1953, the Trenton Filter Center received a report of an un- ~ee Silver, stationary object, location: AlfasLima 2120 at 40,000 plus feet. His report relayed immediately to ADOC. At 20007, A/2c SBBPiias dispatched like object at approximately 250° with approximately 70° elevation. Through bi- neculars the object appeared to change shape and brilliance; at times resembling a first quarter moon. Experimentation with the focus of the binoculars, however, indicatec that movement and change of shape were acigally - tae re sult of refracted lignt iy the lens. Heturnirg to frenton at 23092, was able to locate th his © object at aporo ximately 250° ani elevation 70° est. This fact leads observer Lt. Watson) to the conclusion tat the object in question was actually Venus or some other celestial body. ’ re eS weather: Visibility unlinited Ceiling unlinited Cloud coverage 0% Wind at 40,000 ft. 125 knots from 300° Ho: £5 & LJ : iat Lt. USAP INCLS. os “DE LAS: SIFIED £0. F652, 3 B SO) OF Ape 3) jt fy be br feed 26.55 ws Yaoi Bi & { 4 4 | LIST a1. TION BY ORIGINATOR % ‘ ’ P sm” \o ‘ EE Dir. or intell., Hay. SAY lL Chief ATIC, Ohio 1 670th GOS, ATTN: ¥/Sgt Caughman — nt ARID 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. i rif bald BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER en UNITED STATES AIR, FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF Te VELIGENCE, USAF. : =a j 16—B5589~1 yr U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE - 1950. O-—-3 18334 Declassification Authority: NND 57565 teil’ OGCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U.5.C—