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11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

This case was reported in March-April 1966. Since the actuAl
sighting had occurred some time ago it is almost impossible
to check it out, Also due to the time lag the pertinent
data has probably become distorted. Therefore this case is

considered_Information Only.

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SIGHTINGS FOR JULY 1953

DATE LOCATION
31  Creola, Alabama
29 # Springfield, Ohio
26 Dayton, Ohio
26 Nellis AF Base, Nevada
26 Tinker, AF Base, Oklahoma
25 Washington, D. C.
25 Dayton, Ohio
25 Perrin AF Base, Texas
25 Central House, Alaska
2h Key West, Florida
22 Atlantic City, New Jersey
20 Offutt AF Base, Nebraska
19 La Grande, Oregon
18 Key West, Florida
18 Sheridan, Wyoming
18 Brooklyn, New York
14 Fairborn, Ohio
14 Opportunity, Montana
13 Shaw AF Base, South Carolina
12 Adrian, Michigan
11 Godman AF Base, Kentucky
10 Forrest City, Arkansas
9 Ft. Worth, Texas
9 Sheppard AF Base, Texas
8 Colville, Washington
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EVALUATION
Probably Astronomical - Meteor

Probably Balloon
Balloon ;
Probably Balloon < UAR
Weather Balloon
Probably Astronomical
Insufficient Data
Possibly Balloon
Balloon

Other - Probably searchlight on
aircraft

Insufficient Data

Unsolved

Balloon - UAR

Insufficient Data

Probably Astronomical - Meteor

Probably Aircraft

Probably Balloon

Insufficient Data

Possibly Astronomical - Meteor

Possibly Balloon

Astronomical

Possibly Balloon

Possibly Aircraft

Possibly Aircraft

Probably Astronomical

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UNCLASSIFIED

Sightings for the month of July 1953 continued

DATE LOCATION EVALUATION

8 Tinker AF Base, Oklahoma Probably Balloon

7 Atlanta, Georgia Other - Hoax

6 Stillwater, Oklahoma * Other - Searchlight reflections

\ Tinker AF Base, Oklahoma Balloon

3 Middletown, New York Possibly Aircraft

3 Tipp City, Ohio . Unsolved

3 Reno, Nevada Astronomical - Venus

3 Fremont, Wisconsin Possibly Aircraft

2 Tinker AF Base, Oklahoma Unsolved

2 Shaw AF Base, South Carolina Probably Astronomical

1 La Grande, Oregon Possibly Balloon

1 Ramore, Ontario, Canada Probably Astronomical

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UNCLASSIFIED

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No CASE (INFORMATION ONLY)
Sources Flying Saucer Maeazine May 1958

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“On the evening of July 3, 1953.
noticilag the clearness of a fnil
mooniit sky I was very much im-
pressed to take my telescope tnto
mv Sackyard and taking a took, My
we sscope opened *o adout 5 feet, so
was very powerful. Whue watching
@ Series of biack Ulsca3 travel over
the moon's face, { suddeniy deterted
the ctm of 4 black surface begin to
protrude as the lower left edge of
the moon's rim. Very siowly but

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NORTH ATLANTIC

First Officer A. G. Scarpa of the Panamanian SS. Nassau, Capt.
F. Perilli, Master, rts that on July 7, 1953, at 0300 G. M. T., in
lat. 39°12’ N., lon. ee W., a brilliant meteor was observed.
The meteor appeared to start from the constellation of Ursa Major
atana ximate altitude of 40° and traveled horizontally. e
head of this meteor was yellow-white in color and was considered
as bright as Venus. Sparks trailed behind for a distance of ap-
proximately 10° are. e phenomenon existed for about 8 sec-
onds after which it suddenly vanished in the vicinity of Vega.

annie + barometer 30.20 inches, temperature air 77° F.,
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ABNORMAL REFRACTION

NORTH ATLANTIC

Second Officer Piero Buatier of the Italian SS. Zugenio C, Capt.

F, Pieroni, M , reports that on two occasions, while en route

to Baltimore, sun sights were affected by an abnor-

mal horizon depression. On the 18th and 20th July 1953, the )

1000 sun sight, taken by three different observers, was appar-
ently in error, and was carried over to the noon position as the
morning sun line was almost perpendicular to the ship’s course.

Mr. states that no other explanation can be made for |
the great difference between the run from the morning-star |
tion and noon and that from the noon position and evening stars.

On both occasions the calculated speed during the morning period
was 8 knots less than the speed during the evening period.

Weather fair, temperature air 78° F. dry, 74° F. wet, sea 83° F,

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30 July 1953 2100 Locall
( ( Dillon, North Carolina

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MAY EXPLAIN. CRATER °* BAS |

Shooting Stars’ Seen :
By Two Men At Dillon |

' DILLON, Lh Aug. 1 WH — Re-jhe had seen two objects falling:
by two = that they from the skies about 9 p. m. Thurs-

jects resembling day. The report was made ty Z. L.
jshooting stars fall Thursday Stone who said his attention to the
; objects was called by his grant)
son, Larry. They fell within a
few minutes of each other, Stone

The crater — more than 60 feet! said.

across and ranging from 7 to 12 Another crater, much sonsiler
‘feet in depth — was discovered than the first, was discovered in
yesterday on the farm of Mrs. the area today. It was only about
Joba C. Allen several miles south eight feet wide. The top of a near-
jot Latta. Observers believed that by pine tree.had been seared as
‘it was caused by a meteor but though struck by lightning.
they were puzzled wane nearby; Sheriff Pete Rogers has sent

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‘residents said they had not heard’ specimens of a greyish, pulverized, |
unusual noises in the area recently.|stone-like substance found in the
| Today a Dillon man, reading/large crater to Clemson College
news stories of the craters, for analysis.
This artical extracted from Ausust 2nd ofitton of the "Choerlatte Observer"

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First Officer A. G. enn be mag dag ge phy yg Capt.
F. Perilli, Master, ere et 7, 1953, at 0300 G. GMT. in
lat. 39°12’ N., lon. »@ meteor was observed.
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altitude of 40° and traveled horizontally.
ty meteor was yellow-white in color and was considered
as bright as Venus. S trailed behind for a distance of ap-
proximately 10° arc. aS Sees Sir eee © eae
Sain alter whkhih fe suliealy vanished in the vicinity of V: ar
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29 Mar 66

Major H. Quintanolla Jr.
Commanding Officer

Projest Bluebook
Wright—Pattoerson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio

Dear Sir,

I am forwarding copies of correspondence 1 initiated somes 13 years ago
in the hops that I cight be of assistance to your program. i1 have never
hed the slightest expectation that the local security office would do
any more than file this reference. At the time, photographs were few
and far between and I believed my training as a professional engineer
end NRA markemanship instructor aisht be tekon seriously. I have noevor
had the courtesy of a roply for cay trouble.

Die to the present reawakening of interest, I thought that the attachod
might lend somes additional data, or becuuse of the time interval deserve

sone unclassi fied explanation.

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16 July 1953

Podoval Durcau of Invostigotion
Euilding 762

Handford sovks

Richland, Washington

Gontlonans

On the aftornoon of July 15th, 1955 I bad taken off tho aftornson

to entoviain suosts frou Portland and Wag ongasod in owall talk about tho

. various tarot shooting equipoastet I havo accusleted. hy guost end I
spotted an object in tho oky which appoavod to bo a loves kitoe vo twnoed
ny 50 powor Bouoch and Loud observation telcescops on tho objost and 4%
turnod cut to ba a lavgo chicot of browa papor at about 10,600 Poot olovaiton.
Having boon Suprossed with the tremcadous resolving power of tho inatrue.
tont wo ccannod tho o':los with our naked oyo for cthor objocta such as birds
at high altitude. Cur rovard for this observation veo most ronariablo.

-&b about 14550 houro wo oichted a bright shimmering epac’s et vory
oxtrons altitude, porheps 50,000 fost poshans much lowow. ‘his opocls hovorod
at oa north aginuth to Richiwad of about 60 dogrceas. I trdod to pick up iho
Objost in tho tolessops and while trying to locates 1% in tho vory coal) flold,
about 15 minutes anglo, my friond locatod anothor cinilar epsok @ shost distance
eway. At this tins wo vero couvinsinsod that thoy wore birds, but bad not you
sighted ond fin tho gloss becuuse of the omall field. Suddonly enath3 tho spocks
ceased hovoring and durted off to the west and dicappoared. Still not givis
this mich theugnt I continuod to cearch for the original objcot. Stuer abot
throo minutos coarching I was ablo to bring 1% under observation and hold 4%
continnously for a poricd of tivo minutos until 1s44 hours.

At Pivot I thought I had found a largo bird, but closor oxanination
proved to bo an unucual objcot. The first glances gave an impression of a
hollscepter with tha roter stationary, but I was coon convinced I had naver
econ anything like this bofero. No holiosortor hoo wings too, nor hovore with
e utatiouary rotoY. I shouted to wy cuoste and all four told tho br2:5.t spook
undor obsorvation dabidbiitoventually disappeared. fn i c.cmined tho obfest
in tho glas9 vory carolully 1% scomed as though tho widts parte wore owe
faco foatuvos of a transparoni diccelile body. I conmnot bo cwo aa the objcst
only covered about ono fortioth of tho dianotor of tho fleld, which would rok
4% about 20 sosouds of aroz 1% was either vory cxmali cr vory highe At no tics
d4d any part appoar to rautato, Lut tho holiosop or Lila araa, four fn mahov,

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: otacared to bo scurvoundod by a thin vaporous ving abcub whitish blua iy colcr.

tho attechod ckotch » chowlng tho objcost as 1% appcarcd from tho bottca ulll
giva you vy inst dapresoica. dust ao i had boscue couvinsod this was a vac
target ballcsa rada of transparent pluotice, tho objoct bogantho movo.e 1% coved
wt inovedibie epood toward tho cost dlsaupsaving on the castern hovisca 24
obous 10 ccsendae ‘tho lniter motioa could only bo observed with the nviod cyo

c29 to tho tromendows opecd.

I spond about 4% hows a week looting through this ptaes while tarnc

theoting and en conficont that 1 observed a fuctual cbjcos oF vory tousunall te
a. ' “ “-* . . ‘wa ~ ~ ° . - :

GUUtNeee

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United States Depurtimeut of Justice

Federal Dureau of Lrvestingatian
1015 Second Avenue

Seattle 4, Washington
August 5» 1953

Dear Sirs

This will acknowledge your recent lottor concerning the unusual
object signted by you in the vicinity of Richland, Viashington, On
tho day tho letter was recoived tho matter was referred to the Socur=
ity Division of tho Atomic Enorgy Commission since it appeared that
such information would bo of primary interest to that organizaticn

and to the Army and Air Force.

You may be assured that your roport will bo treated factually.
In the event any of the interested services dosire to contact you

furthor, thoy will probably do so directly.
I appreciate your interest in referring this to our attention,

and hope that anything olse which comes to your attention which you
think might be of interest to this office will bo referred to us.

Very truly yours, )
4) ‘a oe
hi fl F

R. D,. AUERBACH
Special Agent in Charge

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JULY 1953 SIGHTINGS

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NUMBER DATE LOCATION
1 1h Ur Fairborn, Ohio
2 wa UL Opportunity, Montana 7S
3 13 Shaw /“B, S. Carolina ‘i
y 12 — Adrian, Michigan ~
5 a Godman APB, Kentucky /
G 10 \~ Forrest City, iwvencas”
7 9 = Sheppard AFB, Texas af
g 9u- Ft. Worth, Texas UV
9 ev Winker AFB, Oxlahoma
10 a Colvilic, Washington :
11 j— Atianta, Georgia
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12 6 ‘Tiers, Oklahoma
13 hf Tinker AFB, Oklahoma vod
14 . hal Fremont, Wisconsin
15 3u Tipp City, Ohio <«<~
16 3 Middletown, New York “
17 3° 39/32N---239/4H> Reno, Nevada 7
16 es Shaw AFB, S. Carolina ¢.

19 2 Tinker AFB, Oklahoma “~

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RUMBER DATE
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2 28 UL”
3 26
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6 25
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12 20 7
13 19
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16 18 \“
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JULY 1953 SIGHTINGS
31. + 15

LOCATION
Springfield, Ohio

Wimmeapolis, Minnesota ~
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Dayton, Onio |
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Tinker AFB, Oklahoma

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Corrine, Texas -

Central House, Alesta
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Washington, D.C.
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Key West, Florida
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Atlantic City, New Jersey

Offutt AFB, Nebraska J
Coloredo Springs, Colorado J
La Grande, Oregon J

Broockiyn, New York /

Sheridan, Vyoming,/

Key West, Florida ¥

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SIGHTINGS FOR JULY 1953

DATE LOCATION
= 3} enaere yee wil
a 29 Springfield, Ohio —
26 Dayton, Ohio
26 Nellis AF Base, Nevada
(26 Tinker, AF Base, Oklahoma
.“ 25 Washington, D. C.
~ 25 Dayton, Ohio
(“25 Perrin AF Base, Texas
25 Central House, Alaska
24 Key West, Florida
22 Atlantic City, New Jersey
“20 Offutt AF Base, Nebraska
w 19 La ents , Oregon
18 Key West, Florida
18 Sheridan, Wyoming
\/18 Brooklyn, New York
~ 14 Fairborn, Ohio
-14 - Opportunity, Montana
1413 Shaw AF Base, South Carolina
12 Adrian, Michigan
11 Godman AF Base, Kentucky
10 Forrest City, Arkansas
‘9 Ft. Worth, Texas
“9g Sheppard AF Base, Texas
Vv 8 Colville, Washington
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EVALUATION

Probably Astronomical - Meteor
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Balloon

Provabdly~Balloon - UAR
Weather Balloon

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Probably Astronomical \
Insufficient Data
Possibly Balloon

Balloon

Other - Probably searchlight on
aircraft

Ineuffietent Data ‘| §  .

Unsolved — - re \s

Balloon = UAR
Ineufftetent-Data

Probably Astronomical - Meteor
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Probebiy-Bekioor ~~
Insufficient Data
Possibly Astronomical - Meteor
Possibly Balloon ~

Astronomical (

Possibly Balloon

Posstbly Aircraft

Possibly Aircraft ~

Probably Astronomical

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UNCLASSIFIED

Sightings for the month of July 1953 continued

DATE LOCATION
./ 8 Tinker AF Base, Oklahoma
. 7 Atlanta, Georgia
“W 6 Stillwater, Oklahoma
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Tinker AF Base, Oklahoma
Middletown, New York

Tipp City, Ohio )

Reno, Nevada

Fremont, Wisconsin

Tinker AF Base, Oklahoma
Shaw AF Base, South Carolina

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a —~- }— Ramore,Ontario, Canade--~ ~~

EVALUATION

Probably Balloon

Other - Hoax

Other - Searchlight reflections
Balloon

Possibly Aircraft

Unseived “~/ 4
Astronomical - Venus

Possibly Aireratt —

Unsoived i | y
Probably Astronomical ° tr
Possibly Balloon

Probably Astronomical —

~* ADEPD AT 8 YEAR INTERVALS:
VECLASSIVIED AVTOR 12 YSARS,
DOD DIR 6200.10

UNCLASSIFIED

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