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APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 AF FORM 112-—PART Il 3 (CLASSIFICATION) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. 747th AC&W Sadn. : PAGE 6 oF 7 PAGES The statement of Lt. R.K.Smith, Student Offic 3 Llington AFB, is as follovs: On the night March 23, 1953, 1 observed four peculiar lights in the Northern in estern part of the sky. These lights were first observer hile practive shootings few of the stars. The entire sky was particularly bright and clear making star identification quite convenient. The object was first observed as a single light moving through the sky in the region of Urio: The first unusual thing about this Light was that it moved quite rapidly while making mo sound, These observations weremade from approximately 2200 urs to 2250 hours. At one time there were four of these lights, all identical, moving about the sky si imultane ously in @ifferent directions. At peasant! time bwe of the lights were observed to pass each other while tra Sine in oppssite disse stions. One light was observed to orbit for approximately thirty minutes. This was from 2215 t 245. The basic orbit Gescribed an arc frox eur zenith through the constallation Ursa Major around past Urion and back into the vicinity fof our zenth. Overhead the light was a dull Pein all liow and appeared to move at Tts greatest speed. ‘he speed eened nearly as great as it passeé Ursa Major. Overhead the light was guite steady in intensity. The light seemed to be bao tt iaken slightly in its forward sepia The color of the light gradually changed from the orange-yellow of the overhéad position to a white light of very small ivébbasity at the farthest most point of the orbit, At this point it was barely visible hut at no time did it completely fade out. At various times fluctuations of speed seemed to correspond with changes of its intensity. “The entire orbit only took a few minutes. he orbit seemed to <q = ’ ia — 4 : £ ed 5 ae OX ; on successive trips towards the Wes ~ cs The flow of the light W@s steady at all 1 imes. here was no flickering. This light : 111 the others faded into the Northwest sky. Several times these licht: assed guite close to the on, At no time was more thal light seen. RICHARL K a MiITH ‘er 4 1TO Aw 2nd Lik USAF 3608th udent Squae@aren NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. S. C.— 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. 31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. 16—55570-1 yy U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1950—O-918332 Declassification Authority: NND 57565