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a easy) et . | / m= ce FF, i) 2 Pa a hn yg ( AF FORN PART | (CLASSIFICATION) ; APPROVED r= 1948 Bhp iad Us j ieee i /; i a ifs COUNTRY f aie ts . oe ae t “TR- 3-53 ua L, Wat 5 ae AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Report of the Observation of an Unidentified Flying Object United States AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Austin, Texas l2th Strategic Fighter Wing DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 26 January 1953 23 January 1953 B=2 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE 2/Lt. Eugene F. Redden T/Sgt Gerald V. Kelley AF 1119)087 REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) AFL 200-5 FLYOBRPT 29 April 1952 SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin tert of report on AF Form 112—Part II.) While on duty at the GCA station, Bergstrom AFB, Austin, Texas, T/Sgt Gerald V. Kelley reported an unidentified radar return on an AN/NPM-1 GCA set. Sgt Kelley was operating on both the 30 and 15 mile range setting. The size of the blip was 3/16 inches in width»and 3/ inches in length with fuzzy edges. This object was observed between 150 and 1559 hours CST. The speed of the object varied from stationary to as fast or faster than jet aircraft. After it disappeared the area where it appeared was kept under surveillance for a period of about 5 mimtes. No further returns were observed. No aircraft were in the vicinity, and no other observations of an object were reported. The observer has not made a report of this incident to any other agency. APPROVED: HY tale TCTOn We thf he 1.) Captain, USAF Tnel Intelligence Officer léth Strategic Fighter Wing oJ ke Statement of Radar Technical Representative 2. Chart of Austin Area DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR 7 2 Be fain 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. "7 - 16—55569--1 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Declassification Authority: NND 57565