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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6778873

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONNorth Truro Mass

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1. DATE - TIME GROUP
3 Dec 553 =O3/23°7

3, SOURCE
military Possible a/c observation. No data presented to indicete that
this sighting could not be attributed to an a/c. Request for

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS specific info on an a/c inarea not complied with (not received)
one

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION /[11. GRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

Return shape and size of a/c. Erratic changes in alt, speed in
excess of 700 mph. Visual from 3025 a/c flying at 210 knots

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | at 10,00 ft picked up on air radar. Obj was 10 mile Irth
wif Viet ¢ aft of observer at 10,000 ft headingon course of 030 degs. wx

ground radar ¢xoAt'- was clear.

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

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3-DEC 23152 PILOT REPORTS EVAL OF SIGHTING A-1 PD

1. SHAPE UNDETERMINED APPRX ACFT SIZE RED 1 ERRATIC CHANGES IN

ALT SPEED EXCESS OF 7¢0 MPH

2. 23872 OBS APPROX 5 MIN

3. VISUAL & ELECTRONIC: VISUAL FROM ACFT B-25 SPEED 2195 ALT 16,920 CliA
OBS ELECT GND RADAR & A/EB RADAR F-94-C

4. 41350N 71820W NORTH OF OBSERVER 10 MILES 19,099 HEADING 932

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$. CLEAR 15 44-39 WDS CALM ALTIMETER 3017

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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.

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FROM: AFOIN-ATIAE-12-}-

Reurmsg ACQOIN 12010 regarding the ground-redar, air-radar, and ground-visual obser-
vation of an unidentified flying object at 2307Z 3 Dec 53. Request interrogation of
observers be made and specific information on aircraft in the area eat the time of

sighting. Electronics Data Sheet is being forwarded your Headquarters this date,

In reply cite Project Blue Book.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
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FROM: AFOIN-ATIAE-12-10-E

Reourmsg AFOIN-ATIAE-12-7-E regarding unidentified flying object report. This
message number should be changed to AFOIN-ATIAE-12-3-E.

COORDINATION

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