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AF FORM-1122PART I —— APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) - . REPORT NO. TR-2-63 Wing Intelligence, Moody AFB, Gae ATRE 4 Smears . mace 2 or 3 PAGES le On 28 January 1953 at avoroximately 2135 hours, SOURCE observed a unusually bright light northwest of Albany, Georgiae At the time of first sighting, object was circular in shape and SOURCE first thought it was ane other aircraft or a unusually bright star. Object was white in color. When first sighted, SOURCE was flying on a heading of three five five (355) degrees . at four thousand (4,000) feet and the object appeared to be slightly above oe the aircraft. At the end of the observation SOURCE was flying a ten thou~ : sand (10,000) feet and the object appeared to be slightly below the aircrafts _ At the time of the first sighting, object was white in color, but the last LARS three (3) minutes of the observation object constantly changed color, from - white to orange and back. The last fifteen (15) seconds of observation the The triangle then split into two (2) triangles one (1) immediately above the other. This lasted only seconds and then they disappeared. In com parison SOURCE stated it was like turning a electric light off. At 2230 hours SOURCE reported to Albany radio, requesting Moody AFB weather, Albany radio queried SOURCE on vosition and then asked if any unusual. objects had been sighted. When SOURCE answered affirmative they stated that an object as described had been sighted and that radar contact had been made. This radar contact had been made at the aporoximate hours mentioned aboves. No: apparent movement of the object was seen, however, it appeared to maintain the same relationship to the SOURCE who was flying at three hundred (300) miles per houre The aerodynamic characteristics could not be determined, nor was there any trail or exhaust visible, 2, SOURCE observed the object for approximately seventeen (17) minutes, at. 2135 hours, 28 Jamary 1953. | 3. SOURCE observed the object visually. he The voint of observation was from a jet type aircraft (T=33) when Rast South East of Albany, Georgia. (31/05N-8h/10W) Object was on a direct line from Albany, Georgia to Columbus, Georgiae Appeared at all times to be Northwest of Albany, Georgiae Object, in relationship to SOURCE, stayed al~ | ways at a forty-five (5) degree angle at ten (10) oclock highe 5S. SOURCE appeared willing, in fact he set dow his narrative without benefit of anestions by the interviewer. No questions on sighting were asked, just questions about personal history. His powers of observation seem to be excellent, SOURCE has eleven (11) years service all of this as a rated. offi- cer. He is now a senior pilot with over three thousand one hundred (3100) hours and is currently assigned a 6. A check with the Moody Air Force Base weather station confirmed the weather conditions on the night of the sighting to be scattered clouds at ten thousand (10,000) feet. Visability was eight miles and winds aloft con- dition, speed unknown, direction West North Wests A full moon was present - at the time of the sighting. 7e Nevcative 8. A radar contact was made with object by Albany. sore: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. S.C.— 31 ANO 22, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. "FF MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF gentoipg, 10—-85570-1 YX .s«@. &. GOVERNMENT PRINTING oFrics Declassification Authority: NND 57565 “ingle object changed from circular in shape to triangular and to a deep red colors .— ee fetes atone eno rinname myrrh en ren