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1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
25  53 25/08452 Ramore, Ontario, Canada
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
iilitary Astrononical (SCH/PLANT)
Sighting charncteristie of distorted inberpretation of astro boy.
NUMBER OF OBJECTS Many conflieting 3 statements. One of observors red objult
to be a ster.
Ona
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
20 1inutos 20.linutos Round orenge colored object first Round orange colored object first observed 5 iiles it of wiles it of
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ramore et a stationery position. Ramorc et a stationsry position. Theh object appeared to be Tneh object appeared to be
travaling to' the 3 on i climbing course disappearing into d eliming course disa ppearing into d
Cround-Visual everccst about 50 miles away. everccst about Do miles avay. Sources stated that sparks flw- Sources stated that sparks frn-
7. COURSE from it one tine. Object toved at an cxtrenely high rate of from it one tine. Objoct toved at an extrenely high rate of
Stetionary spood. speod.
8. PHOTOS 8. PHOTOS
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9. 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHYSICA DENCE
Yes
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912TH AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND WARNEIO SCUADRON
Ramore, Ontario, Canada
26 May 1953
STATENENT
At 0l15 5 we five airmen, Dean NcDonald, Vittorio Settimi, Peul
Ryan, Thomas De Stefano, and Thomas Sfinas were just making the turn
off the main highway towards Ramore at the White Rose Gas Station when
Vic Settimi mentioned he noticed two lights up on the hill. I said
there should only be one So we stopped the car at the corner and
watched the light. Suddenly the light which seemed about the size of
a softball began to move in towards the site. At the time it was to
the left of the site at about 20 to 30 miles. We watched it move in
towards the site then we started for the base. We reached the main
gate around Oh2o and at that time the light seemed
over 0.30 the 3-B set. We let Paul the barracks and then started
uo the hill to see 1 right. As we started up the ight. As we started up the
hill the light began hill the light begau move to right of the site and as we approached
nearer to the object it appeared to h: nearer to the object it appeared to have a slight orange glow at the base ave a slight orange glow at the base
of it. As we drew nearer it must have noved away nearly 50 or 60 miles of it. As we drew nearer it must have moved away nearly 50 or 60 miles '-
to the right and it seemed to be traveling around to the right and it seemed to be traveling around 1500 miles an hour.
After it traveled that far it started climbing straight up and disappeared After it traveled that far it started climbing straight up and disappeared
into the clouds and leaving a small indintation where it broke the cloud. into the clouds and leaving a small indintation where it broke the cloud.
hiaw.Meonald
DEAN F. MC DONALD
A/3C, USAF
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912TH AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND WARNING SQUADRON
Ramore, Ontario, Canada
26 lay 1953
STATEMENT
Detween Ohl5 and O430 on th he morning of the twenty fifth day of
A/3C
MoDonald, A/2C Settimi, A/lc Sfinas, and A/3C De Stefano. We noticed
there was a light in the sky that we had never seen before. When I
I didn't think to much of it. thought it was just a star. lhen we
got to the main gate A/1c Sfinas we and
watch it to see if it was moving. At that time it appeared to be only
a few feet to the left of the light of Power Plant. Wnile we watched
it move to a position top of the light at Power Plant The rest
of the men decided to go up on the hill for a better look. vent to bed.
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912M AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND WARNING SOUADRON
Ramore, Ontario, Canada
26 May 1953
STATEMENT
It was Oll5 on the 25th day of Nay 1953 we were coming back from -
Kirkland Lake, there vere four airmen and myself. We turn on to the
road to the base, just then we saw a light on the left of the hill,
then it went right over
then it took off to the right as we started up the hill. It was a big
orange ball, after we got up to the top of the hill we didn't see it
again.
Thomes d's hfou
THOMAS J. DE STEFANO
A/30, USAF
AF 13 AF 13 410 963 410 963
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PO FOUN CLN ODSEAVED FRON TOUN OF RAMCRE CHA OBJECT APPEURED TO BE A ABONT
FIVE MILES TO ME PD HOVERED OVER SITE PD FRON SITE IT APPARED TO TVL
TO SL CHA CLINDING PD ASOUT TO SL CNA CLIHBING PD ASOUT FIFTY FIFTY NILES AVAY IT MADE VERTICAL ASCENT MILES AVAY IT MADE VERTICAL ASCEHT
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Hq. 912th AC& Sq, O1 Subject: FI BRPT
LOI 319.1 (26 May 53) lst Ind 4 JUN 1953
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Pasic corresponder orverded in
Air Force Letter 20 00-5, dated 29 Auril 1952.
FOR THE COMMANDER:
RaBiiceco
1 Incl 1. W. BLACKBURN. JR
n/c Captain USAW Captain USAy
Adjutant
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912TH AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND WARNING SQUADRON
Ramore, Ontario, Canada
OPS 319.1 26 May 1953
SUBJEOT: F FL.YOBRPT
TIRU: Commarding Officer
4708th Defense Wing -
Selfridge Air Force Base
Mount Clemens, Michigan at
TO: Director of Intelligence
Headquarters USAF
Washington 25, 0.0.
1. Due to the non-availability at this organization of Ar Form
112 "Air Intelligence Infornation Report", the expandid vritten report
on this unit's telatype message Co 128 PT" 25 May 1953 is being
subnitted in letter form.
observed the ied
object.
(2) Was round and orange colored, relative size - much
Jarger than a star. At the time of initial observa-
tion Ohl5 local time EDsT, 25 May 1953. The men were
installed on hill and is being used
as lashup equioment was due to ROcP.
The men drove their ca and the object
began moving away at increased speed towards the SE. As
the men arrived on the hill the object was about fifty
steep climb
through the overcast. The object made no noise and was
not heard by any or the airmen on duty on the hill. It
had a definite shepe t: a appear eous.
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The object was observed visually from the surface.
d. At time of sighting the airmen were close to the towm of
Ramore in Ontario, Canada and the object seemed to be about rive miles
to the Northeast. The object hovered over the hilltop elevation about
1300 feet and then moved rapidly to the Southeast as the men approached
the hilltop.
e. airmen:
()Tomas C. Sfinas, A/lC, AF 31 I31 693
Vittorio E. Settimi, A/2C, AF 12 373 979
(3)T Thomas J. De Stefano, A/3C, AF 13 l40 963
(4)
All five are considered reliable and they were in a sober state. For all
of them it was their first experience with such an object.
Stallmint tland
surface
winds. The condi winds aloft is unknown.
g. This organization has no information as to tivity or
condition, meteo Lazical therwise, which might accoun the sight-
ing.
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h. There are no fragme
of the sighting.
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j. There vas no air traffic the general area at
the sighting.
2. Statements of five ob
FOR THE OFFICER:
Sanddrallng
1 Incl: HAROLD E. SOLREKG
5 Statements of Airmen CWO, USAV
Adjutant Adjutant
c.c. Chief, Air Technical Intelligence Center Chief, Air Technical
ATTN: ATIAA-2c ATTN: ATIAA-2c
Dayton, Chio
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an orange
colored object in the form of a softball noving steadly towards the
top of the hill. We kept on watcning the strange objeet nove at a
steady pace all the way up till we reacked the main - gate There we
asked the airman on duty if he had noticed the sane object, but he
hadn't. After passing through the gate we paused fo a few minutes to
watch and see if we could still see the sane object which ve could, so
we hurried up to the top of the hill to see if we could get a closer look
at the object, but it was far off oy the time we got to the top of the hill
so we stopoed the car and watched the object disappeared into the dark
clouds. We waited awhile to see if it would cone out of the clouds again clouds. We waited awhile to see if it would cone out of the clouds again
but it didn't so we leit and reported it but it didn't so we leit and reported it to the Commanding Officer. the Commanding Officer.
ThamsC. Jia Thm C. ijia
THOMAS C. SPINAS
A/1C, USAF
AF 31 481 693 AF 31 481 693
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near Orange colored
object about l mile lert of the Radar Tower. I called attention to
it and the other 4 airmen agreed that it was ower light or a star
but some unknown object. We stopped or the object started
to rise and move toward the Radar Tower. Base Gate
trees)and stopped again. By this time the object appeared be e right
on the Radar Tower. We informed the A.P. at the gate about it and then
proceeded to the Radar Tower. As we started up toward the hill the
object started t go away from the Radar Tower. When we arrived on the
hill the object disappeared into the clouds. We hill the ooject disappeared into the clouds. We checked with the personnel checked with the personnel
on the hill and they said they had not seen it. on the hill and they said they had not seen it.
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VITTORIO E. SETTIMI
A/2C, USAF
7 AF 12 373 979 AF12 373 979
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