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FORM 112—PART I (CLASSIFICATION) ” APPROVES’ 1 SUNE 1948 COUNTRY REPORT NO. United hss ITR-1-5 SUBJECT Unidentified Flying Object Report (FLYOBRPT) | Cos cuhapstranl het From (ea) Director of ial livers » Ha, WADF | Rod Sonoma Valley, California Hamilton AFB, Hamilton, California i j DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION : ‘eee Late 20 January 1953 15 53 A-3 ! de | PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE : ¢: #34 a | pee REROL Pi, RAMs Captains USAR... ———|___Retired USAF Colouel me ae REFERENCES (Control number, dir ete., a8 ieable) ' = eo "4 ti me AFL 200-5, dated 29 April 1952 yas SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Doi tant of reperl ol AP Form 19 —Pwt IED SUBJECT: FLYOBRPT Im accordance with AFL 200-5, dated 29 April 1952, subject: Unidentified } | Flying Objects Reporting (Short Title: FLYOBRPT), the following report of an i | | > unidentified flying object is submitted: — & - . ; i & > asp —_ OE oe On 10 January 1953, between 1645 hours and 1600 hours, PST (23452 and 24002), | Colonel Robert McNab, USAF (Ret) and Mr. Fay Hunter, of the Federal Security “ Agency, San Francisco, California, observed an unidentified flying object while. ee: ie | eight (8) miles northwest of Sonoma, California, from a knoll in the hills north- ‘“{: : west of the Sonoma Valley. The object was sighted at a 45° angle northwest from T the location of the observers at a very high altitude, so high that the object ~~ was compared to the flat head of a pin held two feet from the eye, Speed was if estimated at four times the speed of a jet. aircraft with accompanying sound similar to the USAF F-86 jet at high altitude.’ There was no change in sound tone or volume during maneuverss, Unusual maneuvers made ‘by the object were; (1) - Three | (3) 360° tight turns to the right, taking 2 to 3 seconds to complete each turn; (2) .- Two (2) right angle (90°) turns, first to the right, then to the left; (3) - The object slowed down to almost a complete stop,’ then accelerated to high speed again, making this maneuver twice, .The object then rose vertically and | oa eee disappeared from view, Total time of observation was estimated to be between 60 a ie 2 and 75 seconds, There were no radar contacts with this object. Wo other obser- © | - vations of this object are known to have been made,” oy * tin yi S * got cote ea : Wee * : 4 L Awt WAN | oma 28 ae ae ; DRCTASSIFIED Tape Recording on Reel— +} /) : . : P.O. 12065, Sec. 5-402 ps | ath USAF meme ele | ) oticledisa ~ Bea fs 57 DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR +) eit ; fa CG, Air Defense Command, Ent AFB, Colorade Springs, Colorado nt Ly ee NOS a ie Nm yer MOTE: 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, ASAMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON JS FO AUGITER BY LAW. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISS INTELLIGENCE, USAF. NND 57565 Declassification Authority: