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AF FORM 112 APPROVED 1 JUNE 1998 COUNTRY ens eh REPORT NO. TR=3«53 por b ae 47 of J ZL "os AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION Seti (Unclassified) FLYOBRPT AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Bermuda 32 22N~- 6, )1W Intelligence Officer, 53d SRS, Med, Wea DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 27 August 1953 26 August 1953 A-6 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE Matthew Je Foley, Captain, Intel off lst Lt Norman Re Lucia REFERENCES (Conérol number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) AFL 2005 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 II.) At approximately 1310 hours, 26 August 1953, lst Lt Norman Re Lucia, 53d Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Medium, Weather, Bermuda was driving on base in a southerly directione Off to his right over the field at an altitude of about 810,000 feet he noticed the sun reflecting from a silvery object, cylin=- drical in shape, something like a plate about 18 inches in diameter, which seemed to be hoveringe He could see the edge and part of the underside of it. As he continued to watch it (driving very slowly) it began to move in a lateral line, at right angleg to him. As it did so its shape seemed to change to spherical becoming elongated. It had no Wings, tail, nor windows and no exhauste He kept it in view from three (3) to five (5) seconds and it suddenly disappeared, not gradually as an airplane does but suddenly and completely in a sort of "fantastic" mannere He stopped his car and looked around but it had completely disappeared from view. The total sighting was five (5) to seven (7) seconds. The day was clear with just a few puffs of cloud in the vicinitye A light wind was blowing. Lieutenant Lucia immediately came to my office, and told me what had happened saying he had seen a flying saucer. He was excited about it in a contained sort of waye Together we scanned the sky to no avail, it being about five (5) minutes Since his sighting. Queried about preconceived opinions as to flying saucers he | said he had read all about the reports in the states and their @valuation and “9 4) although he felt their was some credence to it all because of tH now he has seen onee Not a science-fiction fan and not one to jump to conclusions Ta. Lucia is instead a realist, of moderate speech and manners. He is reve rey (28) years of age and, with the aid of glasses whitch he wears always, seems to have excellent vision. He is a nonerated officer. However, it is my opinion that because of his quick conclusion as to what he had seen and his general reaction to his sighting that, in effect, he was so predisposed about the topic smut when he saw this "object" it struck an immediate responsive chorde There had been no weather balloon releases within two (2) hours prior to the guna There were no reports from any airplanes within the vicinity, nor did POI Ys oe. 30 lc tower nor anyone else on base report anything unusual. 4] sa Wes Aa ae \/) ( Bace cn i F ‘wares Te ee or Liéutenant Colassl, USAF Captgan, USAF Commander Tntel license Officer DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR DI, US AF on z cy Chief, ATIC = 1 cy Ha 9th Wea Gp = 1 cy & Hq BBC - 3 cys Mh . a2 OTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATE: Wes MEANIN ACT, 50 U.$.C.— 31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS hiphiapecvem ype OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN THORIZED ON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. ST. MAY NOT BE REPROPUGED=INWHOLE, arg ip BY OTHER THAN TED R AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSIOMSORA Gorape ysgron OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF apeaearrmmtestnintriititna, | yh bo a a be : i io 1% } P Shi), 16—55569-2 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE SDOURHN—ZNRORMATION CCASSIEIEAT OR) aye Declassification Authority: NND 57565