PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6778734

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONKEFLAVIKAFB ICELAND

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I.' DATE& TIME GROUP 2 LOCATION
27 Nov 53 27/1830Z. KEFLAJIK K AFB ICELAND
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
MILITARY ASTRONOMICAL: METEOR
NUMBER OF OBJECTS 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
ONE
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEP 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS AND ANALYSIS
SEVEN SECONDS Bluish light moving light moving eastward at 500-600mph. Climbed from Climbed from
1000 to 1000 to 5000 5000 ft and ft and disappeared.
6.TYPE O 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION OBSERVATION
7.COURSE 7.COURSE
east
. PHOTOS
Ye
XI No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
0 Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE)
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Mlutti
JR-526-53 27/18302
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(Unclassified) Uros Near Keflavik Airport, Iceland
Headquartars, Losland Alr Cefonsa
Icsland Force, Keflavik Airport, IceLand
20 Nor 53 27 2ov 53 B-2
CHARLES d. FONLEY, AjOR, USA7 0-47 3070
3COZ
1. This raport contains infornation on the Uroh aighted from a -47
airerat by twe UsA pilots naar Koflavik AirD 1830Z on 27 Nov 53.
Copias Iceland
and the ingland.
APPAOTD: APPAOVD:
CRARLES J. FOILMX CRARLES J. TOLAX
Magor, USAF
Intelligonce Of Intelligonce fieer leer
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GWNGRADED AT 8 YEAR INTE"
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEAIS.
ATIC: C0P) DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCLASSIFIED 753-14048

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it disappeared.
The sihting was congiamed by co-oilot, daotain . GrURIr,
1971at 4A0S Cquadron, this base. However, he had only obsarved it 1 for a second
or tho and hed nothiag that seen a bluiah Li.sht in
an eastorly direction.
been ilving for l2 yoars and has flown F-84 type jot
alreruft. He stated that the Light regomblod the flame of a jst olveraft. He
airborne jet aireraft
at nght. Major Maek was convinend that the liaot was not a celastial dody.
and
C-47 were airborne in this area during the time of sightinz. Haykjvik control
recorted that aireraft were being worknd by that facility during the time
of the sighting. The 65th Air Division reported that no jet aireraft were
airtome, and further recorted negative cadar plots
by s pmands
COSTENT
8. lacking would tend to supgort Vajor Rack'a opinion
that the li.ht may have been a jot flame, this O
as 3 possible aatronomical phermonemon.
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YTAR INT
15 2 DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 TERVALS:
DOD DIR 5200.10 YEARS.
UNCLASSIFIED TS3-14048