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HtsTi TUT i U —= AF FORM 112—PART | hs: RTCA AF558201 APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 } LOC} +} | ‘ rT SA COUNTRY j DAAN OL | REPORT NO. wis ane = pied om ee Bor D | AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT FLBOBRPT erin eh ~'| FROM (Agency) Wine Intelligence Officer East St. Louis, Illinois Scott Air Force Base, Illinois DATE OF REPORT ~ | DATE OF INFORMATION eed | EVALUATION 17 May 1953 aa | ee ae SOURCE Mrse Ted Randall PREPARED BY Oia 53 i James He Webb REFERENCES ajor number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) Msg GC 308E, Hq 3310th Tech Tng We, Scott AFB, Illinois, 19 May 1953 _ 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 IL) A single unidentified, unconventional flying object was sighted and observed by Dennis Gwaltney, Age U,, Bill Gwaltney, Age 12, John Barrett, Age 12 and Ted Randall, Age 13. The object was described, by the boys, to Mrs. Ted Randall, 1725 Ne li5rd Street, East St. Louis, Illinois, who notified this office of the sighting. The object was described as being aluminum colored and disk shaped with a slightly raised dome on the top side. It appeared to have a dark almost black edge with silent exhausts on the underside both emitting smoke. The object appeared from the north approaching observers, hovered a few seconds, dipped toward observers and disappeared with great speed to the NE. Object appeared larger than conventional A/C frequently observed in this area. Although sky was cloudy object appeared in a clear space between cloud formation. Severe thunder storms were recorded in area of sighting preceeding and following sighting. Scattered clouds at 3000' and 8000' with winds from S.W. at twenty knots and WSW at 4.5 knots respectively. Intelligence and operations of the 85th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Scott Air Force Base received no reports of unidentified A/C or unconventional objects and took no identification action during reported periods A negative report has been received from the 798th AC&W Squadron in reference to unidentified A/C or unconventional flying objects. The age and experience of the observers reporting this sighting has been considered although no definite conclusions can be arrived at by this office. KE ft *- (fe d iy~~ " JANES H. WEBB “SRE MEMS Uli Major USAF 5 We, hewss Bats, W479 Wing Intelligence Officer INCLS., DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR j Director of Intelligence, Headquarters USAF, iiatih pacha 25, DeCe Chief Air Technical Intelligence Center, ATTN; ATIAA-2c, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio Commanding General, Technical Training Air Force, Gulfport, Mississippi Commanding General, Air Training Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT. 50U.S.C.— 31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON |S 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. r ne SECURELY INFUIOA TION Auth: 48238, AFCAG-54, USAF, 20 Jul 50 S1-1027/Scott AFB, I11/7 Apr 51/5M Declassification Authority: NND 57565