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CASE REFERENCE9555248

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONCharleston W Va

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1. DATE ~ TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
3 Fab 53. 25/20702
3. SOURCE 10. CONC. USICM

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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

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' The following report is vrepared in accordance with per Jo AFL 200-5 dtd

1. Object in question was oblong in shape, apprecimately 2 miles
in width and 7 miles in length. Preceeding the object and lying in a
straight line along the puth of movement was a faint "String Line" sap-
cup: | 30 udles in lenght. The object moved at a constant rate of
speed of KPH and moved a constant, straicht path of 970 decrees.

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“tclkup was established at 310 degrees at 220 miles; how mech further
out ts ~ainted ia unknown at this station due to normal equipment coverage.

Fade~out ocourred in like appearance to the gaining or losing of
altitude of a target out of the coverage lobe pettern of this station.

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2. ject was first detected at 2030 Zebra with the four “corners"
laying in SL 5035 = EL 4026 = PL 0520 = FL 1135. Face was at JM 1611, tims
2145 Zebra; shape at fade was slightly smaller; approximately 1 mile wide
and 3 miles long with tlw dissappearance of the “string” at start of fade.

3. Cbvservation was made on the AN/¥PS—3 search radar scones using
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4e Obopervation wee sade from P43 located 6 miles from Charleston,
eich Strata heakiae af 350 Searece. Pickup, in relation to P-43
wae 310 degrees at 710 miles. Faid wes 359 degrees at 165 miles, Speed
70 knots, course O07!) degrees.

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10. There wasno air traffic in that general area to our knowledce.

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“ATE OF REPORT

«27 February 1953 | 25 Sebruary 1953

| 7383rd ACGN Squadron, Charleston, W. Va.-

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A report on an unusual target sizhted on she radar scoves of the

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