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oe v4 AF FORM 112—PART II — BESIEreT ED (PF a ——CCLASOIFICATION) APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ROM (Agency) REPORT NO. @ i - ea dq 2500th Air Base Wing se Litchel Air Force Bese. Nv. TR-1=53 PAGE Ps OF 2 FAGES 4 we ee ee Le Descrivtions Single bricht cbject 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 tail, None of the observers could accurately deseribe what they had seen; all or them, however, stated that it was the first object of this nature that they had ever seeng The time of observation, azimuth and elevation of the object were epproxinately the same for all observerse Only two observers followed the object through a long traverse. The other two saw only a portion of the complete arce The object was described as traveling at various speeds, all of them in the sonic . tO supersonic ranges 2o Times All sightings were reported as between 2230 and 2235 hours, EST, 28 January 1953 - » Hanner of Observation: With the naked eye, through eye glasses, window pane r automeoite windshield. .No aids to vision were utilized. He Location of Observers: Two observers, Mitchel AFB, Ne Y. Longe 09 2t, Lat. 73° 38! One observer, Terryville, Long Island, Ne Ye Loris 0°56", Lat. 73° Lor One observer, Lake Ronkorkomoy Long Island, Ne Ye Longe }0° 18%, Lat. 730 LO! One observer, Philadelchia, Pennsylvania Longe 10° 00t, Late 750-158 5e Information on Observers: ee ~ Amateur astronomer and amatew radio operator. His : cescripvLlons were considered to be accurate, Cee Elderly housewife who stated during the interview taat periar “impressions might have been conditioned from material thich she has reads S/Sgt James Brand and T/Sgt James C. Smith are traffic clerks at Operations, iiitchel Air Force Base, New York. De Weathers Weather conditions at Mitchel AF Base at the time of the observation had been from broken to scattered cimulus between 1:000 to 7000 feet. Further ont on Long Island the cloud cover was from ligntly scattered to clear, Flower Observatory, Upper Darby, Pas, received a report § Ab ADD. macely the sane time which he accepted as a fireball » 2 GS bes § La rrr. en iieg a oe TRAN AYN BY DOSNnorena.s 8. Negative Ma cen +3 + ys & NCSA UL ve ~O. Light comercial traffic in the New York Metropolitan areae Wo jet traffic, A meme eee! 2 Thid DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U.S, Cx Sit AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. iY MAY NOY Be REPRODUCED IN WHOLE O8 IN PART, BY OTHER THAN Ui iTED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF, Ree GEE _ SECURERE4NFORMATION Declassification Authority: NND 57565 (CLASSIFICATION) 16—-5353570-2 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE