PROJECT BLUE BOOK

. DATE · TIME GROUP ? OCATION
31. Jan 53 11/2305Z Gadsdan, Alabare
3. SOURCE Varied . CONCLUSION
(20 Civ's of Gadsden, Als) 20 Civ's of G Gadsden, Als) PROBABLY BALLOON PROEABLY Y BALLOON
4NUMBER OF OBJECTS 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Possibly Balloon.
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS BRIEP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
5- 10 1in. Object appeared Object appeared to i to be bright, glowing, julticolored inss, ebright, glowing, julticolored inss,
TYPE OF OBSERVATION .TYPE OF OBSERVATION relative size & shape not ascertainable. Object seemed to Object scemed to
be drifting with the winds. Altitude 8-gooo'. Object
Ground-Visual traveled fron horizon to horizon daring 5-10 minutes 5-10 minutes
.COURSE 7, COURSE sighting.
S-SE
. PHOTOS
Yes
YOXNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
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FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous vditions of thie form mny bo used.
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AF FORM1 112PART 1 4
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 UNCLASSIFIENG
COUNTRY U.S.A. Mudp REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLANK)
IR-1-53
AIR INTELLIGENCE E INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT
FLYOBRPT
AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency)
Northwest Alabama Headquarters, 38ooth A U Wing, Maxwell AFE
DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION
15 January 1953 14 January 1953 B-1
PREPARED BY (OMCET) SOURCE
William E. Boyer 2dLt. USAF Civilian Airport Manager, Gadsden, Ala.
REFERENCES (CONtTOl number,dire prerims report, as applicable)
None
SUMMARY: (Enter comcise aummaRy report. Give in final one-arnience paragraph. Lonoer left. Begin tezt of report om AF Form 11s-Part II.)
An unidentified flying object was sight ed on ll January 1953 by
approximataly twenty(20) citizens of Gadsden, Alabama. The incident was
reported by the manager of the Gadsden Airport after many citizens confirmed
his own observations. The object
give a detailed description.
/
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS; DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALA DECLASSIFIEI
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS, DOD
DOD DIR 5200.10
APPROVED:
1
EDWARD R. SWARTZ
lst Lt. USAF
0 ..INCLS. gence Officer
DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR
Chier, Air Technical Intelligence Center, ATT -2c,
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
JUNCLAS
NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES S WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 5O U. S C.
31 AND 32. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE TO. AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PAPV O GENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE, USAF.
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AF FORM 112—-PART II (CLASSIFICATION) UNCLASSIFIED
APPRQVED 1 JUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGE ION REPORT
FROM (dgeney) REPCRT NO.
Headquarters, 380 ing IR-1-53
Maxwell 'AF PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES
At 1705c, 11 Jamuary 1953, an unidentified flying object was sighted
by approximately twenty(20) citizens of Gadsden, Alabama. Among the
sighters were the Civilian Air Defense Director and the Manager of the
Gadsden Airport, Mr Mr. interviewee, sighted
the object while taking daily weather observations. The object was sighted
NNW of the town Cadsden at an estimated altitude oeight(8or nine(9)
thousand feet traveling SSE for five(5to ten(10mimtes during which
time it traveled from one horizon to the other. Mr. had handy
a small pair of binoculars through which he viewed the object. The object
glowing, multicolored mass but the relative size
and shape were not ascertainable. There were no sounds nor were there any
signs of an exhaust such as vapor trails. The weather was clear, visibility
twelve(12)to fifteen(l5)miles, and moderate winds NNw. The object
seemed to be drifting with the winds and finally beyond the horizon.
There was no air traffic in the location at the time. Mr. aknew
of no meteorological conditions existing at the time that would existing at the time that would cause such
a sighting. Only one(lobject one(l) object was seen and there is no and there is no known known exist ing existing
physical ev physical idence (photographs, etc.). etc.).
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
blimEBoyer
WILLIAM E. BOYER
2dLt. USAF
Asst. Intelligence fficel
UNCLASS
NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL. DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, SO U. S. C.-
31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE-SEVELATIOM ORNUSGONTSNTS-JNANT MANINE TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PAH SY OFHCR TMAN-UMTEC STATERAIR FOUCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE, USAF.
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