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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6778941

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONMARYLANDAREA

FRAMES5

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1. DATE · YIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
10 Dec 531 11/0306z MARYLAND AREA
. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION ASTRONOMICAL: METEOR
Military and Civilian over area.
Meteor observed
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one one
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION S. LENGTH OF OBS ATION 11. BRIEP SUI 11. BRIEP SUM MARY AND ANALYSIS MARY AND ANALYSIS
2-3 seconds Ball of fire moving horizontally.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION .
ground & air ground & air visual visual
.COURSE
horizontal
. PHOTOS
Yes
No
9. PHYSICAL VIDENCE
Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous odiu
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PPJ JEDEN JEDUP_ JEPFF JEPHO 444
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IM CONDR ISSITH ADN VE"TOVER AFD MASS
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TO JEDEN/CONDR ADC EIT AFB COLORADO
JADNP/CONDR ATIC JADNP/CONDR ATIC VRIGHT PATTERTON AFD ONIO URIGHT PATTERTOH AFD ONIO .
JEPHO/DIR/INTELL I USAF EASH DC JEPHO/DIR/INTELL 12 USAF EASH DC
JEPFYYCONATS ANDREUT AFB ND JEPFYYCONATS ANDREUT AFB HD
L.IFO ZEN/CONATLDIVNATS WESTOVER ATB MASS L.IFO ZEN/CONMATLDIVNATS WESTOVER ATE MASS
WPL 343 UFOB. IN ACCORDANCE VITH PAR 6 HPL 343 UFOB. IN ACCORDANCE WITH PAR AFR 2:0-2 TOLG 2::-2 TOLG REPT SENTD: REPT SPNTD:
1. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT 1. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT
. OELONG
E. 4 FT LONG
c. NEGATIVE
D. ONE
E. NOT APPLICAELE
F. NEGATIVE
c. E'HAUST FLANE EMANATING FROT THE TAIL
NEGATIVE

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1. ONUECT :AISNTLY LIGHTED EY DIFFUSED GLOW - INDIVIDUAL LIGHTS
.
mSILT.
O BOURTE OF OBJECT
OTICED OBJECT FR PLTS SEAT. .
MALLY .
ALt.
RSCAIED AT ALT 0
c. -
D. STRAIGHT AND D LEVEL FLT COURSE OF 285
1LAS MAGNETIC.
z. c0, 20.D
3. MAIE" O ODTERBATION
A. AIn V A. AA VIUAL VIQUAL
B. MOT APPLICAELE E. NOT APPLICABLE
c. C-97, 48401, 15, 000 FT., ALL DEGREES C-97, 48461, 15,008 FT., AZL DEGREES MAGNETIC, TAS 235 MAGNETIC, TAS 235 KNOTS,
5STH ATS, KELLY AFE, TEXAS. 5STH ATS, KELLY AFB, TEXAS.
4TIRE AND DT OF SIGHTING 4TIME AND DT OF SIGHTING
315Z 11 DEC 53
E. E. NIGHT NIGHT
PAGS THREA JEPEO 190
3. 3. HILES NE OF PITTSBURGH.
6. IDE TIFICATION OF OBSERVERS
ITS, ACFT CONDR - EXC
. EXC
ER - SAC - EXC
. ENGR STH ATS S - EXC
7. WEA & WINDS ALOFT COND
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6.IDENTIFICATION OF SERVERS .
A. CAPT, SSTH ATS, ACFT CONDR - EXC
T LT CO-PLT, 56TH ATS EXC
ENGER - SAC - EXC .
D EAG ATS - EXC
7. WEA & WINDS ALOFT COND .
A• CLEAR. WIND FR DEGRESS AT 35 KNOTS .
E. NEGATIPE
C. UILTD .
D. UNRESTRICTED .
E. NOT APPLICABLE
NOT APPLICABLE .
. NO MOON - ABUNDANT STARS. .
9.NOT APPLICAELE 9. ROT APPLICAELS
1NOT APPLICABLE 1NOT APPLICABLE
11. TRANS WORLD 11. TRANS WORLD AMERICAN AIRLIUES REPTD SIGHTINGS REPTD • •
12. REMARKS
A FIRST REPTD TO PHILL A. FIRST REPTD TO PHILLIPSEURGH RADIO AFTER LIPSDURGH RADIO AFTER PHILLIPSEURGH PHILLIPSEURGH QUERIED .
ACFT COMDR IF HE HAD SEEN FLYING SAUCER. ACFT COMDR II .
B, CIRVIS REPORT PREV
11/2145Z DEC JEPEO .
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By the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, Dec. OTTAWA, Dec. 12.-Canadian 12.-Canadian lest est
Air Force radar experts Air Force radar experts scanned
the skies for the skies for "thing" today
after-a crew- after-a crew-of a ofa trans-Canada trans-Canada
Air Lines plane reported spot- ga
light light tud
ting a strange greenish-blue ting a strange greenish-biue ste
ed over Lake Ontario. to
ed The pilot and co-pilot of the
ld, Id, TCA plane, bound from New
to. to- York to Toronto, said they said they had had con con
ier sighted the light about 9 about 9 p.m. lev
yesterday. ma
It It I brightened the clouds as it
E descended slowly, they reported. moi
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