23857122-1221-481980-0017

HEADQUARTERS 6541ST MISSILE TEST WING PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE FLORIDA MIFPW 9 January 1953 SUBJECT: The Testimony of Mr. V. L. Black Regarding Unidentified Citing: QUESTION; Mr, Black, would you please briefly describe the object with regard to its shape, size, and color, ANSWER : The object was diamond in shape, elongated from wing tip to wing tip, similar to a B-29 and no larger than a B-36, As to thickness, I would judge it from eight to eleven feet in thickness at its thickest point, tapering out to the wing tips as a conventional aircraft. The color was non-descriptive gray with no metallic sheen, There was underneath the Wing more than four but no more than ten blue, non-flickering lights. The lights glowed rather softly. There were no vapor trails. There was no sound, QUESTION: What sort of maneuvers was this craft performing? ANSWER ; The craft came in at approximately twenty degrees to my right from directly overhead, I sighted it and followed the line of flight for approximately two to three seconds, It came in from a northwesterly direction on a long, shal- low bank, At the time I saw it, it seemed to reach the apex of the bank and turn in a southwesterly direction, My line of sight was immediately cut off by the trees, QUESTION; At approximately what time was this? NSWER : 1845 hours, Was your place of observation "visually good"? Yes, Were you on earth surface and was the surface stationary? Yes, back ”™/ lf 4 2 1980 Declassification Authority: NND 57565