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a, fe” | sat amy time Although unable to Yudge the speed of the object, Peeler = WY a nin A, , Pe oh Si « ‘ % Pr sil - ky % “ll 30 AF FORM 112—PART 1 APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 2 SPCPRITY INFORMATION. COUNTRY « = REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLANK)" py sts __Umited States of America IR-3-53 fi fo oe ant 74 ot AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT | SUBJECT RE f ; Y mn ; Reporting of Unidentified Aerial Objects AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) _____SAPB, Wichita Falls, Texas vn Base Intelligence Office DATE OF REPORT | DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 22 Duly 1953 O daly 1052: C=3 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE Lt Col Vernon E. Wilson, Provost Masshal A/2C Robert G.Peeler AF 18385897 REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) KU-319.1, dtd, 17 Jul 53, this Headquarters 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 FI.) GENERAL INFCRMATICN: = At aprox 1205, 9 July 1953, A/2C Robert G. Peeler, AF 18385897 3750th Medieal Group, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, was standing on the 5th Street hospital ramp in the hospital area during his lumch period, when the noise aroused by two (2), B-25 type aircraft flying Westward, caused him to look up at the sky. Was Upon looking upward, Peeler saw an object appear in the sky at a very high unknown altitude. The object on its initial appearance appear- |... 6a to be circular, and was aprx one and five tenths (1.5) inches ih diameter,(as observed from the ground with the naked eye). The thickness of the object. could not be determined. The object began losing altitude at a very fast rate of speed, bub continuing to travel in a Northwest to Southeast direction. The height.of the object when it appeared at its lowest altitude could not be determined, but appeared very much higher than the aircraft flying in the immediate vicinity. (NOTE: It is estimated that the aircraft were flying at an altitude of 2000 ft.) The maximum diameter of the object as observed by Peeler, was aprx & inches. It was also observed at this point that the object appeared to be spinning horizontally. (NOTE: See Sadieead axbtblcey. The object ue when observed at its lowest altitude appeared to be elliptical in shape, and slightly conical on the top and bottom sides. The color was silvery-white, with what appeared to be a phosphores- cent glow, The object was apparently made of metal, although Peeler states that he had never seen such a glow on any metal, The object was observed at this altitude for aprx one (1) second, then it sudd- enly began climbing once again at a very fast unknown rate of speed and traveling in a Southwest direction dissappeared over neighbor- ing buildings in the hospital area, ¢ No vapor trails, nor any signs of smoke were emmitted by the object stated that it traveled at almost the speed of a falling star. cs Exhibits "A" and "B" ASTIN ETS 0 3 VA _- RARE WIG Corr pet if —-—RECTLASS TATED 1 DEC : USAE MEMS 130008 By M3. 6. Aguas ws, 021° OLE DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR Seed hohe 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 C NHOL : N a INTELLIGENCE, “Ti ee fia OD ee el af “ Ms ie at es i pig » P . Ee biu iL SECURITY INFORMATION —— ee eae . 16—55569-1 VU. 8, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Se At A. ( las S171C ation ~