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Art ie AF FORM 112—PART | ag sseeOH ‘a APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 - j COUNTRY 7, mae Mi REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLAN. & 4 of al a) Rae’ U.8.4 J 237575 ~< AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION BEPORT SUBJECT FLYOBRPT, GROUND OBSERVER POST REPORT OF UNIDENTIFIED PLYING OBJECT AREA REPORTED ON FROM. (Agency) WATERTOWN, NEW YORK PQ 5019 655TH AC&W SQUADRON, WATERTOWN, NEW YorK DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 12 MARCH 1953 1825 BST, 11 MARCH 1953 RESTRICTED PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE _GOG POST, WATERTOWN, NEW YORK REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) — AFL 200-5, DATED 29 APRIL 1953 MSG THIS HQ ACL 03041, 12 MARCH ieee. 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 II.) At approximately 1825 EST, 11 March 1953, the following information was received by this station (P-9) from the GOC Post at Watertown, New York: GOC post at Watertown, New York notified this station that an unidentified fly- ing object was observed approximately one (1) mile West of their post located h3 de- grees 58 minutes N, 75 degrees 5 minutes W, at approximately 1810 EST, 11 March 1953, This object was observed by twelve (12) persons of the GOC, and was reported as oval in shape, with two (2) fairly large shafts, glowing like a star, white, orange, blue, and green in color, traveling at jet speed, at an altitude of approximately 20,000 to 25,000 feet. Color was later given as orange, No sound was audible. Object was observed for approximately two hours and 10 minutes. Weather in that vicinity was 5,000 thinly overcast, with winds 20 to 25 knots. The authenticity of this report seems fairly genuine since it was observed by twelve persons of the GOC for approximately two hours. This object was not picked up on the radar at this site at any timee Zz a ‘THOMAS C. SCHIEBEL Captain, USAF Intelligence Officer INCLS. DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR Thru channels to: 1 cy = CG,E ADF 2 cys - DI, USAF,Wash 25,D.C. 1 cy + 0G, 32d 2 cys ~- Chief,Air Tech Intell Cent Ll ey - CO,4711th Def Weg Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 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. ae eet a ry ee “(eLaSSIFICATION << ——— ee ae 16—55569-1 ¢ U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1950 O—918331 Dra las S171Cat1lo