DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6979042
DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1953
REPORTED LOCATIONCreola Alabama
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On 1 August 1953 at 20:30 PM lceai time, I was just gettin into
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Hiway 43 heading in a SW direction. I could not mske out any shape to
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the color of the lights. It appeared to be giowiag a reddish color in
the leading part of the object and a dull amber glow in the rear parte
Tt was traveling at a very high rate cf speed and the duration of the
sighting coulaé not havea lasted two seconds before it disappeared to tke
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CREGLA ALABAMA ON HIWAY 43. LATITUDE 39 DEGREES 54 MINUTES NORTH
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AND AMBER GLOW . ; FROM NORTHEAST TO TKE SOUTHWEST ON VEST
SIDE OF HIWAY 4. OF CREOLA ALABAM. OBJECT WAS TRAVELING A
A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND DID NOT APPEAR To BE TOO DISTANT BUT AT
A FAIRLY HIGH ALT:(U0E. OBJECT SIGHTED FoR VERY FEU SECONDS AND No
SOUNDS ASSOCIATi. ‘HM LIGHTS. LIGHT DID NOT RESCMBLE STARS OR
METEOR AND APPEANIO FAIRLY LARGE IN SIZE. ifO DEVIATION FROM STRAIGHT
LEVEL PLIGHT Patil, OSSERVER DID NOT SEE OR HEAR ANY AIRCRAFT IN
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HEADQUARTERS
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3 September 1955
SUEJECT: Transmittal of AF Form 112
Tans Comrarder as
Air Materiel Command
ATTN: Chief, Ais Pechnical Iatellizence Canter,
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SUMMARY: (Ender concios summery of repert. ive ypuipcenes in Anal one-senience peragraph. Lia inclosures af lower left. Begin text af report om AS Form 1it—Pert iL.)
Five unidentified flylag objects observed ty ecix persons in vicinity of Creole
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Gnd él atante foes Ge OcGervere NO sounds weste associated +:7ita this cufjsect and
tae Giratica of sighticsg vee less than @ miimte. Indivicusl did aot ses oF Bear
eny aircragt in the area at the tine of the sightinzs. Location of the cticcrver
ut the time of the sighting was southwest cf Satcana, Alataca, lativvas 90 esgrece
50 rimtes North, loagitede 8 degrees 05 mimutes Vast. Lsliiatiiity o-+.
Cu 17? Augest 1953 at £055 hours iccai tine ie «ip. Wore Locking
for the Little Dipper wher iy ssw the slyinsg cbjcct. ¢ appeared as a brigat
reddich glow heading from the North to tae Scuta and ravallel to sat y 76 98 %i
Dast cidee Object was traveling at a high rate of sP0sG end at a fairly bizs
eltitrac. Both otservers agreed that tais ooject far excecdscd the spece of Jot
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time or Se ane wac in Satecma, Alatema, latituds 90 dcxrocc $1 rinstes Norta,
longitudes €€ desrecs 03 miuates West. Reliability C-3.
Reliability of observers is ag stated above.
NO luterception wes ottempred' since the sightings were lates ia belug sepurted.
fhe weather is reported as in Inclosure 47.
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