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=. A > i 2 e o * ” 7 - - r “ww ~ ~ “2 oe ~ Ne me ae i aaa ‘tteaieasth ili 2 * ‘ ” ~s i gre 5 ASR or iat a “pei, : a ? : y ae “fs ‘ bese: we OT el ae eotated J a y i ff Ar uy. 112—PA : ae , ; he APWONED JUNE 1948 Me ee ee /A = Y aah COUNTRY : REPORT : : (LEAKE BLAN. ty : ‘ sk | tc-s3 "TPR YD 22 : H i 4 4 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT _ a SuavecT _ FLYOBRPT ye : AREA REPORTED ON , "FROM (Agency) Tucson, Arizona 3rd Bomb Wing, Intelligence Division DATE OF REPORT ; DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 7 February 1953 27 January 1953 BO PREPARED BY (Officer) REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) . gram o lea FFL 200-5, dt 29 APL $2 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 IT.) . At approximately 19:34, MST, 27 January 1953, | y of the 63rd Bomb Squadron, 43rd Bomb W Medium, Davis—Monthan Air Force Base and his wife 3» Tucsen, — Arizona, observed an unidentified object trave a general Southwest direction. The object was traveling at a high rate of speed and appeared to trail a rocket-type exhaust. (See diagram). The ebject appeared round, brilliant white in color and larger than the largest star in the sky. There was no discernible propulsion noise. HEE) ss'2tes the object disappeared in about one minute after traveling through about 30 degrees of arc. It faded from view as if due to great distance. 2. Significance — Unknown. APPROVED: RUDOLPH*H PESTALOZZI Capt, USAF Chief, Intel Div a INCLS. Diagram DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR ee MOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. S.C.— 21 AND 32, ASAMENDED. 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. " """ XCLASSIFICATION) ty U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1950~-0-918331 Declassification Authority: NND 57565