DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6384762
DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1953
REPORTED LOCATION130Mi3Wof Goose AFB Labrador
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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT |

Unidentified Flying Object (FLYorRPt) ;

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» Ais Base, Lebrador Dirfint, NTA

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3 May 195 2 lay 1953 F~3

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NATHAN J, ‘VERSO, Captein, USAF Goose Alr lasa, la orador

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2. Statement cf Second Lieutenant H. L. Frown, 107th AC!N Squolron:

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Me 02/0°252 the Tower gave me the following information by lan?

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200 OF LAT .LLnS Gist make
Pilot Warden of MCA=64 sighted a luminous object, siza wniitnown. Object wag sighted

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S feet oe the starboard wing, object Stayed alongside airerart thz or fou
aconie, then picked up speed rapidly and left the aircraft. Another ' oa:

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ing ™ object was sighted ldrectly in front of the first obfect. “sth o

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COMENTS of Preparing Officers

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1. The pliot of Maritime Central Aimimye-6/ aircraft otseryve: vnidantifi«
object 130 ulles souks st of Goose Air Eage 2 May 1953 at SO2 52,

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3. This tnformation is of interest to Air Technical Intellicence Center, :
' ATTY: ATIAA-A2e, Wright-Pattereon AFB, Deyton, Chio,.
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THE TINE OF THE FIaST SIGHTING 1 WAS AT 28693 FEET AND THE OSJECT
WAS ABOUT £6409 FEET BELOW He, ap OFF A WRITE LIGHT. THE OCJECT
SuO WED DEFINITE MANEUVERABILETY A AID I ATTEMPTED TO CAKE CONTACT BUT
WAS UNSUCCESSFUL BECUSAUSS THE OSJ£CT EMPLOYEDEVAS IVa ACTION. NY
RADAR OPSRATOR NEVER DID eet DADAR ONTACT WITH TUNE OBJECT. THERE WAS
NO EVIDENCE OF JET OF ROCKETEXHAUST. THE WEATHER AT THE TIi4zE WAS
CAV AND THERE WERE Wo EIGh ALTITUDE WINDS. I YAS UNABLE TO GET
PICTURES OF THE OSJECT AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY CHANGE IN COLOR OF THE
LIGHT.” STATEMENT OF OND SROUN:S WHEN CALLED CAPT EMBERY TO Get
A STATEMENT FOR THE 15-7 REPORT THAT 1 VAS PREPARING, CAPT EMBERYS REPORT
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vO NE CHECKED WITH TRE ABOVE spel ALSO INCLUDED THE STATEMENTS
MENTIONED AS FOLLOWS: Tim PIMTAIL 4&5 AIRCRAFT WAS HEADING SOUTH
WHEN HE OBSERVED AN OBJECT NEADING NORTH IN A PORT ORBIT. THE
PILOT TRIED TO CUT IT OFF 32 T OSJECT SEEMED TO NOTICE Hii. CAP
EMBERY SAID THE OBJECT O2DITED APOUND HIM KEEPING 1% TO i5 MILE
OUT OF HIS RANGE. PILOT SATD OBJECT WAS HOVING AT A SPEED MUCH
IN EXCESS OF HIS OWN AND ESTIMATED IT AT 6755 KNOTS © IT WAS TO
DARK FOR ANY IDENTIFICATL MN BUT PILOT SAID THAT THERE WAS A WHITE
LIGHT COMING FROM THE OBJECT THAT LOOKED LIKA AN F-94 WITH AFTIR
BURNER « PILOT FURTHER SAID PAT “=e WAS UNABLE TO Get RADARCONTACT
WITH OBJECT. ESTABLISH C>2OUND CONTROL INTERCZPTION ALSO DID NOT
HAVE RADAR contact. Wet I CHECMED THE GOOSE TOVER; FLIGHT. OFFICER
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BLAKE SAID THAT FLIGHT OFFICER CARNIRE AND LEADING APRCRAFTMANS
CLAYTON WERE ON DUTY. FO DLsAnc SAL mek FOL 4. EIMLTVE OBJECT. GAVE
or A PURPLE LiGat AND WAS $OViiniS VeRyY FAST. IAT G25825Z THE
OVER GAVE WME THE FOLLOUING INFORMATION BY LANDLINE TELEPHONES
| PILOT WARDEN OF MARITIME CENTRAL RIRUAYS -~ G64 SIGHTED A LUMINOUS
OBJ: ae SIZE URNND OUNe JECT WAS SIGHTED 595 FEET CF THE STARBOARD
Bet By BJECT STAYED ALONG STADE AIRCRAFT 3 OR & SECONDS, THEN
| PICKS 2D UP SPEED RAPIDLY AND LEFT THE ATRCRAFT. ANOTHER MOON SHAPED
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OBJ ICT, BOTH OSJECTS vERE 400N SHAPED, WAS SIGHTED DIRECTLY IN FROKT

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REPORTED AS FOL NS TAT EY (ENTS LISTED BELOW ARE FROM THE FOLLOWING
AIR FORCE PERSONNEL: 2ND LT aK R MEATH SENIOR DIRECTOR; 2ND LT H L BROWN,
SENIOR DIRECTOR 197 ACW SQ3 AND CAPT RL. SMDLRY, S59 FIS. ALG OFFICERS
NTERROGATED BY INTELLIGENCE OF £67 ACW SQ AND 59 FIS. STATEMENT OF

18D LT K R METAH, " 1 WAS ON DUTY THE WIGHT OF 1 MAY 35, PINTAIN-49
CALLED OUR STATION_AND WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE HAD BEEN OTHER FHoh
AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE AT THAT TIME (02/23252Z). I GAVE A NEGATIVE ANSWER
AND TKE PILOT OF PINTAIL 49 CONTACTED TYE TOWER AND THEY GAVE A

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NEGATIVE ANSUIR. THE CONTROLLER IN TRE GOOSE TONER ALSO TOLD ME
THAT HE SAW THE © JECT AND ASKED IF I SAY IT. I GAVE nEG ATIVE TO

ee) QUSTION, WHEN PINTAIL 42 CALLED THIS STATION He WAS £5 MILES

" oUe SOUTH GCOSE AB. AIRCRAFT WAS IN A PORT ORDIT HICH VAS ABOUT <)
MULES IN DIAMETER. THE PINTATL hG VAS NOT RECORDED BY THIS STATION

BECUASE iT WAS IN OUR GROUND churrice AND ONLY COULD BE SEEK oats

THE SIGNAL OFF. AT 92040552 I VAS RELIEVED BY 2ND LT &# L BROWN, WHO

I SRISPED ON THE CURRENT SITUATION.” STATZVENT OF CAPT EUBERYt ” ON THE

Siti? OF 2 HAY 1953 1 GAS ThE PILGT OF Dintacl BS, AN F<o4 AIRCRAFT.
2 HAVE 2559 HOURS FLYING TIME OF WHICH 63c HOURS ARZ Ili JET AIRCRAFT.
1 FIRST SAW

THE OBJECT AT 6205752 AND HAD VISUAL CONTACT FOR ABOUT 34
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SACELATSUE Noe 726 © Goose Bay, Lavvaioz

4% 03052 and at_08252 on 2 Hew 3 223 tro unidantified objects were observed

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Goose Bay area. The first consisted of a sichtineg of an ualdmntified licht ny an

F=9), under CAVU conditions. As the F=94 gave chase » the light out ran it.
Similar object, belioved to be the sans one as the T-9) sightod, was reported from

the Goose Bay tower and described as coing av a "terrific rate of speed". According
to this source, the light was probably an unidentifiod a/e.

The second observation was also from the air, when the pilot anc copilot of a

comnercial airlines reported sighting two luminous objects axproximately 500' off the
rieht wing of their a/c. The plane was located 130 miles 55 of Goose Say at the
time of sightinge