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hw AR FORM tO F BRanan | er ae AE Mle AE ; nN Mod ee eee 3 4 j CLASSIFICATION APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 i i : eee | “ COUNTRY nae REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLAN;) USA Cf AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT FLYOBRPT AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Wing Trainin g and Operati ons Campus of Cornell University Sampson AFB, N.Y. DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 6 February 1953 17 December 1952 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE DONALD L. MYERS, LT., USAF Letter from lst Lt. Ivan J. Kubanis REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) 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.) 1. This report contains information of the sighting of an aerial phenomenon from the campus of Cornell University at 0757, 17 December 1952, 2. Lt. Kubanis reported in letter form the observation of a light resembl- ing a jet exhaust, greenish-blue with an orange trail which was moving in a westerly direction at a very high speed. It appeared to traverse 30 degrees of arc in approximately two seconds. High cirrus clouds estimated at more than 20,000 feet altitude were present, The light disappeared from view behind the leading edge of the cloud. No aircraft structure was visible. The light appeared to be elongated and traveling in a horizonal plane. Considering the altitude and arc traversed, the ohservers estimated the speed to be in excess of 700 miles per hour, 3. Further details concerning above information were unknown to source, APPROVED: i, MADSEN JR., Lt Col., USAF 7 Chief, Wing Training & Operations a eaeaciniieitt a ee Boo ee Caeser 3-| 91) F mMems us i een 9//3/ W AKG oa LE INCLS. DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR D/I, Hq USAF - 1 cy ATIC, AMC = 1 cy 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. if) (CLASSIFICATION) ee 16—55569-2 —_U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Declassification Authority: NND 57565