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ONE PERSON CMA AND SE TO NE ACCORDING TO 2) RPT BY ANOTHER PERSON PD
TKEERE WERE TWO OBSR MADE RESPECPIVELY W/DIR INDICATED PD 15ST OBSR WAS
MADE AT 1129 ChiA 2D AT 1143 PD OBSR LAS VISUAL PN OBJ LEFT NO TRAIL OR
EXHAUST PR) THE SOUND WAS A GREAT ROAR CNA UNBROKEN AND CONSISTANT PD)
OBSRS DIP NOT SEE OBJ AS IT DISAPPEARED PD OBSRS WERE AT EXTREME S END

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OF THE OBS PD THE OBS APYARENTLY TRAVELED FR NZ TO SW ON A STRAIGHT LINS CHA
ACCORDING TO 13? RPT BY ONS PERSOW CMA AND GW TO NS ACCORDING YO 29 LPT BY ANOTIER
PERSON PD THERE WARS ‘THO OBSA MADE RUSPECTIVELY W/DIR INDICATED PD 1ST O5gR

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EXHAUST PD THS SOUND WA3 A GREAT ROARLCMA  WSROKD AND CONSISTANT FD OBSRS
DID NOT SEE OBJ A3 IT DISAPPEARED PD OBSR3 WERE AT EXTREME 3 SND OF HOSP ARBA
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AF FORM 112
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Previous Report: Electrical ‘‘essage G 426 es :
SUMMARY: (Eater congies cummerg of report. Giles significance in final ons-centence peragraph. Lis inclorurce af lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 113—FPart I.)

1. This report contains information of the sighting and hearing of a bright
Silver object frou Sampson A‘B Hospital, Geneva, N.Y. at 1129 and 1143 hours »9
October 1953.

2. irs @QpRAM, Sanpson APB Hospital, reported first by telerhone then
oy letter form the visual observation and the heaping of a bright silvery object. As
seen by irs@@m, the object resembled in size a tea-cup, three (3) inches in di-
aneter, as one looks into it. ‘The object appeared to be of conpletely uniform out
line and appeared to bp traveling on its edge, It traveled through tre sky froa he
69 SY at an altitude estinated to be between 19,000 and 12,000 fset. ‘the speed of
whe object, as described by the observer, seensd to be between that of a proneller~
driven and a jet aircreft; the object seened to linger over the area where observed.
‘ne observer told of watching the ooject for ap roximately one (1) minute or so, then
of running to her neighbor's quarters to swvaon her, When both the cbserver and her
neighbor returned outside to look, the object could not be located; out the sound,
waich was described as a great, unbroken and consistent, seened to continue es loudly
as before for approxiwately another two (2) or more minutes.

3. ‘the second witness, 9 year-old QQ, was reported to hove hastened to
her mother, Mrs ces , and told her of seeing an object similar to that

ooserved by irs MMMM «This second observation was reported to have been made at
1143. The only difference noted by the first witness was the size, waich tha child
described as being that of a silver dollar. ‘The sound of the object was similar in
description and volums, No estimate of altitude,

4, Further investization revealed little more, excert that from the description
of the first observer the object traveled at an altitude of approximately 11,000 fest,
the object traveled in a straight-line course, There wers no maneuvers observed. ‘The
observation was made at an angle of approximately 45 degrees fron the point of obser-
vation,

5. A check of weather conditions revealed:

2000—-250 derrees at O6K

4090-260 degrees at 05K

6090-250 dezrees at 10K

6000-300 degrees at 12X

was, 19000-27) decrees at 12K
12000-240 degrees at 211:

6, Further details concerning above information were unknown to source,

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INCLASSIFIED EARL BE. LA CLAIR, ifajor, USAF
Asst Wine Tne %« Oprs Officer

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Previous Report: lectrical Message G 426

1. This report contains information of the sighting end hearing of a bright
silver objeot froma Jaapson APS Hospital, Geneva, li.X, at 1120 and 1143 hours, 9
Octeber 1953.

2, MrOUQ Saapson 4/3 Hospital, reported first by tolephone then
by letter fora tie visual observation and the heaving of a bright silvery object. As
geen by Mrs the objsct resembled in size a tea-cup, tires (3) inches in die
master, as one looks into it. ‘ths object appeared to be of completely uniform oute
line and appeared to bre traveling on its edge. it traveled through the sky from Ns
to SW ab an altitude estiuated to be bstwees 10,000 and 12,000 feet. The speed of
the object, as described by the observer, seemed to be between that of a propeller=
driven and a jet aircraft; the object seemed to linger over the area where observed,
The observer told of watching the object for approximately one (1) mimte or so, then
of running to her aeighoor's quarters to sumson her, When both the observer and her
neighbor returned outside to look, the object could not be located; but the sound,
which was described as a great, unbroken and consistent, seemed to continue as loudly
as before for approximately another two (2) or more minutes,

3. The second witness, 9 year-old GD, was reported to have hastened to

her mother, bt — a pe and told her of seeing an object similar to that
ooserved by Hrs This second observation was reported to have been made at

1143. The only difference noted by the first witness was the size, which the child
described as being that of a silver dollar, The sound of the object was similar in
description and volumes. lio estimate of altitude,

4. Purther investigation revealed little more, except that from the description

of the first observer the object traveled at an altitude of approxinately 11,000 Leet,
The object traveled in a straight-line course, There were no maneuvers observed, The

+See was made at an angle of approximately 45 degrees from the point of obser-
vation,

5. A cheek of weather conditions revealed:
2000=250 devrees at 06K
40008260 degrees at 05K
6000=250 degrees at 10K
8000=300 degrees at 12K bal
10000-270 degrees at 12K rerct AS Sit HE
12000~2),0 degrees at 2K UN‘

6. Further details concerning above information were unknown to source,

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HEADQUARTERS in —
1 EI 3650TH MILITARY TRALNING WING \ CLASSIF [ED
b SAMPSON AIR FORCES BASE .
Geneva, New York i o.
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SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects 14 Oli 1958
TOs Chief, Air Technical Intelligence Center

Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
ATTN: ATIAA=2c

1. Reports concerning an unidentified flying object have been
received by this headquarters and forwarded herein.

2. A copy of the electrical message which was forwarded in

accordance with AFL 200-5, 29 April 1952, and AF Form 112, ‘ir In-
telligence Information Report are inclosed,

FOR THE COMtANDIn:

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1. Rpt fr irs J.L. Tobin R, V. BATTERSZY
(9 Oct 53) let Lt.,  USAP

2. Cpy of Electrical Message Aent Adjutast
(426 = 9 Cct 53)

3. AF Form 112
(12 Oct 53)

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Sampson Air Force Base
October 9, 1953

Wing Intelligence Officer UNCLASSIFIED
Andrews 8, Room 134 !
Sampson Air Force Base | .

Re: Unusual Round Aircraft

Dear Sir:

At approximately 11:15 this morning I was hanging out clothes in the
wooded area behind ovr quarters, GQ, when I became conscious of an
unusual, loud roaring noise, I looked toward the direction of the

sound, the northeast and in a moment saw a silvery object. This was
traveling high in a westerly direction, seemingly over the main base,

Suddenly to my amazement the object seemed to be a silvery circular
disk traveling on its edge. My thought was "Flying Saucer" and I

ran to get my neighbor, Mrs. » 8o that she too might
observe it and hear the unusual sound, With her brother, we hastened
to the clear area west of their quarters, but could see nothing, only
the continuation of the roar, It was deafening in its pitch and my
ears ached for almost an hour afterwards, I have never heard anything
like it. It wasn't like jets which hit a crescendo and are gone or
the drone of other airplanes with a slight break, but a constant,
monotonous sound. I noticed no vapor streaks as from jets.

I would guess that I actually saw the object about 11:20 and that
with the others heard the roar for five minutes as we discussed
"“sausers" and the sound. Then I deliberated very seriously before
calling in the information, If it had been only the appearance, I
would have discounted what I saw, but coupled with the sound which
two others thought unusual, I reported the craft. The operator
connected the line with Captain Haley at Seneca Ordnance as he was
the one to report to.

At 11:42 our dauthter who is almost nine, came dashing in to
tell me she had seen a flat silvery object, traveling from the
southwest over the hospital, making a funny noise, She thought it
had "smoke going in front of it", She had not heard me talking to
Mrs, QP or Captain Haley, but she had been out playing with our
sixteen months old son, From the size she showed with her hands,
the object had hooked to her about the size of a silvery dollar,
while to me it had seemed more the size of bowl of a teacup, rather
than the size of a saucer to use the popular terms, Captain Haley
called me back to tell me a singlé jet was circlirg Ordnance,

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By 1:30 I head other aircraft in the area, but the sound was
completely different. Sevenl times I went out, but could never

see any. For this reason I feel the strange craft was MUCH LARGER
and WUC! HIGHER than any of these and produced a much greater noise.

The day was haze, very slight breeze, warm enough to be out without
a& sweater or coat. There were white clouds in streaky layers.

I can best describe the altitude in terms of a clock. Standing at

the five, and looking between the ten and eleven, the object was

about three inches in diameter. I could see the entire circular

edge, with the silvery streak brightest up and down thru the center

but nothing which changed the circular shape. It was seemingly still
for the few seconds while I stared at it for I waw it so very distinctly.
Yet it was gone so quickly from sight though not from hearing.

I have been one of those skeptics who laughed about "Flying Saucers".
Yesterday I heard them discussed and my thought was not to discover
a “Flying Saucer", but to identify aircraft for my own satisfaction.
In almost ten years working on newspapers, I haverewer had such a
terrifying or awe-inspiring experience: it is absolutely incredible.
I am glad two other persons heard it that I know and I hove there
are others who saw it to substantiate my report.

Very truly,

/s/

3650 Medical Group
Sampson Air Force Base, N.Y;

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