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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9544466

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONEAUGalle Florida

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1. DATE - TINE GROUP 2LO-ATION
21 Jm 53 21/1300Z EAll Galle, Florida
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilien INSUIFICTENT DATA FOR EVALUATION
NUMBER OF OBJECTS Insufficient Insiilleient Dsta , Data
Three
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
3 Seconds 3 Seconds Three oval-shaped white objects approx 6' in diameter, 612" 612"
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION in thickness traveled at an estimated'altitude of 30',
Gro und Gro und Visual
7. COURSE 7. COURSE
East
S. PHOTOS 8. PHOTOS
D Yo
9. PHYSICA IDENCE
Op Yos
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE)
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UNCLASSIFIED S.k.1
Eau Callie, Florida 21 January 1953
I. Description of Incident
At 1300 3 an unidentified source sighted three oval shapad, whi objects
six feet in diameter traveling in an unspecified direction at an estimated
altitude of thirty feat.
180 Discussion of Incidant
II.
The report is rief.
III. Conclusion
Insufficient data for analysis.
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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS,
DOD DIR 5200.10
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T53-3695 43
UNCLASSIFIED

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1uiter 21/08006 EAU GALLE FLA -
Alt b Z -
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UPF078
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YDC124 2.atiaw
VYC247
UNCLASSERD CPLeD
VDD217 -
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JESPT 172
OPOP JEPHQ JEDVP JEDEN 444 -
DE JESPT 8C
CP 21250ez.
FH CG AFNTC PATRICK AFB FLA
TO JEPHO/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE VASHDC TO JEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE VASHDC
JEDUP/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE_CENTER JEDUP/AIR R TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER RIGHT-PATTEESON IGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO AFB OHIO
JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLORADO S SPRINGS S COLORADO COLORADO
JEPYB/CG ARDC BALTO MD UNCLASSIFIED
/RMENBRIREEIED) /NTK-1-2F24 ATTN ATIAA-2C FLYORRPT THREE OVAL /RMENDREGEED) /NTK-1-2924 ATTN ATIAA-2C FLYOBRPT THREE OVAL
SHAPES SIGHTED ZERO EIGHT ZERO ZERO HRS E ON TWO ONE JAN PD APRX SIX
FEET IN DIAM AND SIX IN TO A FOOT IN THICKNESS PD SNOW WHITE IN COLOR
PD NO PRPLN MEANS VISIBLE PD NO SOUND PD NO EXTRAORDINARY MANEUVERS PD
OBJECTS VISUALLY SIGHTED FOR APRX THREE SECONDS TVLNG DUE E AT THREE
ZERO FEET ALT PD OBSR WAS SIX MILES N OF EAU GALLE FLA STANDING ON
TRACKS OF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST RR PD WEA WAS CALM AND CLEAR
21/2602Z JAN JESPT
dseffin Endang
UNCLASSIFIED DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. DGD DIR 5200.19
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IKA ON-T.
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BobheTin
NORTH PACIFIC
- A cooperating observer reports that on January 22, 1953, at
0827 G. M. T., in lat 4°09' N., lon. 158°50' E., a meteor was ob-
served low in the outheasterly sky, approximately 5° below
Adkara in the constellation Canis Major. "As it progressed across
the eastern sky, the meteor remained almost parallel to the hori-
zon and was at first mistaken for an aircraft due to its parallel flight. mistaken for an aircraft due to its parallel
flight. The phenomenon remained visible for 27 seconds and then The phenomenon remained visible for 27 seconds and then
disappeared below Capella after traversing röughty So" of are. disappeared below Capella a after traversing roughly 90" of are.
Weather clear with occasional scattered clouds, small east- Weather clear with occasional scattered clouds, small ceast-
northeasterly sea, low swell, barometer 29.94 inches, temperature northeasterly sea, low swell, barometer 29.94 inches, temperature .
air 82 F., sea 82° F. air 82° F., sea 82° F.