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… sighting, and why he did not conclude that the trail was caused by exactly what it appears to have been; that is, an ordinary air- craft ilying normally at an altitude too high for itself to be visible, but in the best altitude range to form vapor trails 20,000 ~ 45,000 feet. Declassification Authority: NND 57565

…o base an accurate estimate. [06 Incidents 61 and 6la, Two couples saw approximately 12 objects flying in formation at what they judged to be 2000 or 3000 feet altitude over Logan, Utah at 22340. They were judged to be about the size of pigeons and looked white. All for observers agreed that these objects looked and acted somewhat like birds but all thought …

This document details a Top Secret Air Force Intelligence report from 1955, which describes a UFO sighting by Senator Russell and his companions while traveling in Russia. The report includes eyewitness accounts and CIA follow-up interviews, highlighting the credibility of the witnesses and the nature of the UFO observed.

…naire "Checklist-Unidentified Flying Objects” produce insignificant and un- reliable data from an observer. These are; 9. Distance of object from observer; ll. Altitude; 12. Speed; and 16. Size. For any unfamiliar object beyond the focal range of the human eyes (about 60 ft.), these four factors are mutually inter-dependent and therefore indeterminant unless…

…e Northrup Flying Wing, color milky white, approximately &' wing span. Heading of ; ; | | ! ! | object East - level flight ~ appeared to be hanging in the sir. Altitude 25,000 ff. 5] Flight was heading West. Westher CAVD, vis. approximately 50 miles at 25,000 M. | Wineman did not see object. CCI controlier had nothing other than the 51's on the scope. Cotect…

…veled a straight South - North course West of Temple, Texas, at about 030 degrees heading and disappeared behind clouds. Speed estimated from 500 to 6,000 MPH. Altitude estimated 10,000 to 150,000 feet, flat trajectory. Sound reported similar to that of jet aircraft. All sightings visual. Two observers at Evant, Texas, were in RB=26 at 4500' altitude flying …

…led a straight South - North course West of Temple, Texas, aS about 030 degrees heading and disappeared behind clouds. Speed ' estimated from 500 to 6,000 MPH. Altitude estimated 10,000 to 150,000 Paet, flat trajectory. Sound rsported similar to that of jet aircraft. .All sightings visual. aa es ele ten co ect als” ai ty “We. as ae onto nian tverpn nse Tro. …

…body gave off a greenish glow. No sound - . « 43 of any sort accompanied the object. Ai 4344 : 4 In that the object traveled in a straight line with no loss of altitude I do not believe it could have been a meteor. /3/ 3 April 1952 On the night of 2 April 1952 at approximately 2045 hours i saw an ob jest in the sky coming from the south headins North, ‘This …

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…ft (ae which was scheduled for weather recennaissance in the Sinatje areas sisniea an unidentified ebject. The airsraft was on a 1 heading of 04, degrees me an altitude of 22,000 fest, weather was 5 178 to 3/8 undercast ie ne moon, The sighting was made by the Airberne | objectk-was. described. as-appearing te.be 4 er 7 fect leng, cigar shaped, orange-red | …

…ed to be very high, The object appeared very small from the ground but was slightly larger than a star, Captain Gleason could not estimate its size because its altitude was unknown, The object was noisless and gave off a white glow as it passed overhead on a course due west, Before it dropped over the horizon it veered to the north-west, gaining altitude, It…

…sighters wefe the and the ay ieee, 3% interviewee, sighted the object wnile er Opservations. The object was sighted NNW of the town of Gadsden at. an estimated altitude of eight(S) or nine(9) thousand feet traveling SSE for five(5) to ten(10) mimtes during which time it traveled from one horizon to the other. RGR had handy a small pair of binoculars through …

…t appeared and followed an are pattern to fading position, b. Sighted on 8 May 1952, at 2200 hours Item time. Duration 3-5 seconds Visual observation, Aircraft altitude 7,000 feet, 250 knots, heading 360° F=-94 type aircraft. Ce d. Approximate aircraft position (40°40'N 141°27'E). Aircraft heading 360° Object observed at 1 o'clock position. (Pilot reports li…

…ppeared and followed an are pattern to fading position, b. Sighted on & May 1952, at 2200 hours Item time. Duration 3-5 seconds c. Visual observation, Aircraft altitude 7,000 feet, 250 knots, heading 360° F=-94 type aircraft. d. Approximate aircraft position (40°40'N 141°27'E). Aircraft heading 360° Object observed at 1 o'clock position, (Pilot reports light…

…flying object. The C-5h was returning to Ashiya Air Base (33° 53" N — 130° 40' &), and was approximately 15 miles west of the Base, over the Sea of Japan at an altitude of 1,500 feet, and was letting down at the rate of 500 feet perminute. Speed of the C—5i, was 130 knots, The C-54 was turning to 300 degrees. The Pilot, lst It. E.J. Weed, AO 2053855, stated …

…flying object. The C-54 was returning to Ashiya Air Base (33° 53" N - 130° 40' &), and was approximately 15 miles west of the Base, over the Sea of Japan at an altitude of 1,500 feet, and was letting down at the rate of 500 feet perminute. Speed of the C-54 was 130 knots, The C-54 was turning to 300 degrees. The Pilot, lst lt. E.d. Weed, AO 2053855, stated t…

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…rection at a very high speed. It appeared to traverse 30 degrees of arc in approximately two seconds. High i | cirrus clouds estimated at more that 20,000 feet altitude were present. The light disappeared from view behind the leading edge of the cloud. No air- craft structure was visible. The light appeared to be elongated and traveling in a horizonal plane.…

…y direction at a very high speed. It appeared to traverse 30 degrees of arc in approximately two seconds. High cirrus clouds estimated at more than 20,000 feet altitude were present, The light disappeared from view behind the leading edge of the cloud. No aircraft structure was visible. The light appeared to be elongated and traveling in a horizonal plane. C…

…y direction at a very high speed. It appeared to traverse 30 degrees of arc in approximately two seconds. High cirrus clouds estimated at more that 20,000 feet altitude were present. The light disappeared from view behind the leading edge of the cloud. No air- craft structure was visible. The light appeared to be elongated and traveling in a horizonal plane.…