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AneoaCRE_pan T rg 4 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. Hq 2500th Air Base Wing Mitchel Air Force Rase, N.Y. TR-1-53 fiw oe nid A oats 1. Descriptions: Single bright object described generally as round, oval or eliptical and with somewhat of a tail. All observers except one gave the color as green and also orange-red. One observer described it as green with an orange taile None of the observers could accurately desoribe what they had seen; all of them, however, stated that it was the first object of this nature that they had ever seene The time of observation, azimuth and elevation of the object were approximately the same for all observers. Only two ebservers follwwed the object through a long traverse, The other two saw only a portion of the complete arc, The object was described as traveling at various speeds, all of them in the soni to supersonic ranges ; . 2 Time: All sightings were reported as between 2230 and 2235 hours, EST, 28 January 19530 3. Manner of Observation: With the naked eye, through eye glasses, window pane or automobile windshields No aids to vision were utilized. 4. Location of Observers: Two observers, Mitchel AFB, Ne Y. Longe 09 2!, Lat. 73° 38! One observer, Terryville, Long Island, N. Y. Longe 0° 56', Lat. 73° 10! One observer, Lake Ronkonkomo, Long Island, N. Ye Longe 40° 181, Lat. 73° 102 One observer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Longe 1:09 00?, Lat. 75° 15% Se Information on Observers: Mr. Lionel Day = Amateur astronomer and amateur radio operator. His descriptions were considered to be accurate. lirse Dmitry P. Essipoff - Elderly housewife who stated during the interview that perhaps her impressions might have been conditioned from material thich she has reade S/Sgt James Brand and T/Set James C. Smith are traffic clerks at Operations, as Mitchel Air Force Base, New York. Ge Weather: Weather conditions at Mitchel AF Base at the time of the observation had been from broken to scattered cumulus between 4000 to 7000 feet. Further out on Long Island the cloud cover was from lightly scattered to clear. te Dre Charles P. Olivier, Flower Observatory, Upper Darby, Pas, received a report of a sighting at approximately the same time which he accepted as a fireball phenomenae Se Negative 9- Negative Oe Light comercial traffic in the New York Metropolitan area. No jet traffic. 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. —RES2ERIG-ED (CLASSIFICATION) 16—55570-1 «UU. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE _ S-ECUREEESNFORMATION Declassification .UtTNOTI