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«~« «€ “ AF FORM 112—PART | APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 (CLASSIFICATION) _ COUNTRY United States REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLANK, £$A-23-S3 : CUA ¥5 a AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT _.__FLYOBRPT -— Sighting of Unidentified Aerial Obiects AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency )ry ap | ee . T\ 2 . * eadquarters 36th Air Division 4 a © __ vouthwestern United States_ pecatevy) eeNw DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION 20 April 1953 15 April 1953 PREPARED BY ( Officer) SOURCE ist Lt David S. Costello REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) }- oe . - + + ° Vavis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, Arizona EVALUATION df : Personal Interrogation of Witness 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— “art IT.) On 15 April 1953, four separate sightings were made of unidentified bright lights, All sightings were made from 32 12' N 110° 571 w between 2145 to 2210, Twice the lights were observed heading in a direction from north to south and Shen turning to a northwest heading and disappearing. The observer estimates the sightings to be at an extremely high altitude. The only known aerial activity was a C-46 aircraft departing Davis—Monthan Air Force Base at 2159 for Travis Air Force Base, California. PROVED: MUcye ~ an rH MAS a] 7 * } nf ° ‘ a ee Major, USAF Asst Chief, Intellicenee Division 303d Bombardme nt Win ty Med iim ’ USAF memo 2/3//7F Wh. KEwis WPS INCLS. DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR 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, (CLASSIFICATION) 16—55569-1 yy U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1950 O—918331 Declassification Authority: NND 57565