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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9545105

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONSampson AFB New York

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DATE - TIME GROUP ? LOCATION

CONCLUSION

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NUMBER OF OBJECTS
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LONGTH GF OBSERVATION
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Object observed by theodolite. Clios too fast
(39° /. min) to be a star. No balloon .

at Sannpson APS.

Sampson AFL answered aTIc T

Westbound Boston Airlines

area at 1815 =sT.

FORM
ETD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) previous editions of this form may be used,

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GC 312.1
SUBJECT:

TO:

1.

HEADQUARTERS
3650TH MILITARY TRAINING WING
SAMPSON AIR FORCE BASE
Geneva, New York

30 JAN 1953
Unidentified Flying Objects

Chief, Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright Patterson Air Forces Base, Ohio
ATTN: ATIAA}-2C

Reports concerning an unidentified flying object have been

received by this headquarters and forwarded herein.

2.

A copy of the electrical message which was forwarded in

accordance with AFL 200-5, 29 April 1952, and A? Form 112, Air In-
telligence Information Report are inclosed,

FOR TH® COMMANDING OFFICER:

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(27 Jan 53)
2. Rpt fr A/3C @eumtemmie
(27 Jan 53)

3. Cyp of Electrical Messages

2513 (27 Jan 53)
4. AF Form 112 (28 Jan 53)

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6 2513 4 9p FLYOBaPE YD IN ACCORDANCE W/APL 200-5 Par 7c the FOL REPT IS S3M FD
(1) GWE LakOS LUMINOUS OBS CMA RSCTANGULAA Id SHar® W/TUDEF PROGT aD RSsR
ENDS CMa Was SIGHTSD FO « HIGH PITCHED HUM WaS H&aRD COMING FR THS DIR OF THZ CBJPD
THE OSTSCT APPARBNTLY TRAVSLSD FA Last TO VEST THROUGHOUT a ARC OF SEVENTY TO SIGHTY
DsGRERS IM a STRsIGHT GHaLLOw CLIMB PD A THECDOLITS READING TAKEN LATER DETERMINED
THB AGUS OF ELEVATION aT LNTTIaL SIGHPIUG TO GE aPAL 009 DEGREZS FD AT THES EMD OF
THB SIGHTING THB ARC WAS ZT TO BB O43 DEGREXS iD
(2) rio OF SIGHTIIG 1320 HAS BST 26 Jal 53 PD KBPORTED TO nAUTHORITIOS 27 Jay
53 PD wuRaTION OF SIGHTING APRX Ove MLIUTS FD
(3) CB3SEAVATION Was VISUAL PD THS OBJECT SEEMED TO GAIN aLTITUDE VERY RAPIDLY
THEN SLOWLY FADS Awa¥ PO TH BUMAING CONTINUED FOR a SHORT TIME ATER THS UBS
DIGaPPRARED THEA SUDDENLY STOPHSD PD
(4) OBSERVER WAS Iu FRONT OF BAS aPAX CENTER OF SAPS GENEVA NX FD
(5) OBSERVERS RELLABILITY CASDIBLS; aGS 233 3S DEGRED IM cDUCATLON; 19 MONTHS
IN SERVICES MdeavLaATIOw Calsr £D LiUMALUG SOUND SUSTANTIATSO YY ANOTHER OBSTAVAR
ALTHOUGH ScCOND CBSZRVEA DID JOT SIGHT Oss PD
(6) WSatHetds CLSaR CNA lO mILes VISISILITY fp W1adS aALGey cl
2000=330 DEGRESS AT 13K
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6000-350 DEGREZS at DOK
8000-340 DIGAsES aT 35K
10000=340 DEGREES AT 40K

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AF FORM 112—PART }

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COUNTRY PERORT NOL 2 ee (LEAVE BLANK)
nited States UML i

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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

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-omeson Ade Voree Basa, ‘lew York ‘ing Trainiag « Operations |

VATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION | EVALUATION | }

23 January 1953 2 January 1953 |

pREPAREO BY | Ofer) 7 “| Source \/2e — een
‘SGINALD L. ANUBESON, Vajor, USAY /3C

_PEFERENCES | Control number, directiee, previous report, ete., as applicable)

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lL. las repor containa information of the si ghting of a luminons objec% frou
Sampson Mr Yorce Base, New York at 1220 hours, 26 January 1953.

2. \/2CgfMMe, Sanov0n 193, reported in letter form toe visual observation

of a Luminous od ject, abont 150 feet long ami 12 feat wide. “he object traveled
shrougn the sky from east to west at an altitude estimated to be between 7,000
and 10,000 ?se%. Uoth the front and the rear of tre object seemed to haw a lasy
apoearance, but tow lengthy body was clearly outlined. ‘che object Seemed to
rapidly gain altitude then fade away. A lighepitched hum, similar to Ghat of an
gleotrical motor, was beard coming from She dirsetion of ths object. <fser, cae
object disaplearsd ¢rom sight the hua was heard for 9 [aw sacords then She sound
abruptly ceased.

3. ‘The second vitness 4/30 Gag , so of Sampson 493, stated in letter
fora “hab he had been called from his quarters by 3/2;q@—r:, </3Cqne
heard the high-pitched hum, however iid nob see the object.

A. Durther investigation revealed that the object aovarently traveled frou cast
to west throuzhout an arcs of 7D to SO dezrees in a straizht shallow climb. A
Theocolite reading taken later determined the angle of elevation 45 initial sighte
ing to be aporoximtely 009 degrees, At the end of tha sighting the are was
astimated to be O48 degrees, “he duration of the sighting was approximately one
minute.

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5. A check of weather conditions rewaled: clear, 10 miles visibility, winds aloft:

2000 = 330 dewrses at LIK

—: O10 degrees at 21K DOWNGRADE

GOOO = 350 degreea at 20K DECLASSrirt 3 YRar —

8000 = 340 dexzre=s4 at 35h a DOD pin fe 12 vRRVALe,
10,000 beamed 740 dezres3 at LOK ‘ WAST) 9 Al 2,

12,000 — 350 degrees at 408

6. Purther details conceming above information wers nnknown to Source,

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PSGOI ALD L. ANDERSON, Major, USA?
Aus Wing Tng & Oors OfFficer
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a7 January 53

a% L320 hra., 26 Junnary 53, I observed u Luminous object
mSout one hundred clgaty faet long ond twelve Leet wide
traveling through the sky Crow eust to west at what appeared
to be between seven and ten thousand feet. Soth the rroat
ond rear of the object seemed to have a hazy appearance, but
the lengthy body was clearly outlined. [% also gave off the
gound of a bighepitched huwaa, similar to that of an olactric
notor,. .ter & minute, the Ooject ceaned to guin altitude
very rapialy ana Lt slowly faded away, I coula ssill hear
the sound for a faw osconds after 1% was complately gone,
then the sound ssopped abruptly. One witness, 4 uoa fron uy
barracks, heard the sound after the light was gone. Thig all.

took place in front of Harracks C31.

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aD about 1622 hrs., <6 Junuary 53, I was Galled from uy rooa
oY MEARS 2 se cous Object in tha uky. ‘oon
Laaving the barracks to cee tae object he Talika about, I suw
notaing, ous did hear 4 pecullar high pitched Ausa which

lasted not nore thea 4 raw sevonds.

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: Sampsen Air Force Base, New York 26 Jamary 1953
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; 3 Ie Description of Incidert
At 2320 3 an airman at Sampson AFB, New York, visually observed one large
! luminous rectangular shape? unidentified flying object. In one minute the
: object traveled through an are of 70 or £0 degrees, while enitting a hunming
sound, ~
Il. Discussion of Incidext
The object above described appeared for only one minute, consequently
analysis is very difficult. However, ATIC requested information concerning
local aircraft and was tol< that a cpanercial flight was in the area around
the sighting time. j
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