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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE  TIME GROUP LOCATION
10 May 54 Reading, Pennsylvania
22/0420z
3.SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
civilian POSSIBLY AIRCRAFT
4. NUMBER OBJECTS
one
5. LENGTH OF VATION
minutes Glowing white object. Roaring noise. Manuverd slowly in circle
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Noise became louder as object moved ward moon.
ground visual ground visual
7. COURSE
West
8.PHOTOS .PHOTOS
Yes
qNo Q.No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE EVIDENCE
Yes .
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thie form may bo used.
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HEADQUARTERS SSECOND ARMY
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MARYLAND
UNCLASSIFIED
AIABB-O 24 May 1954
SUBJECT: Letter
TO: Co.mmanding General
Stewart Air Force Base
Newburgh, New York
Forwarded for your information is the attached letter reporting an uni-
dentified aerial object.
Mashe ahe
1 Incl: CEORCE L. WALKER
Ltr, Colonel GS
subject as above, dtd Executive Officer
11 May 1954.
UNCLASSIFIED
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Muth HEADQUARTERS
470OTH AIR BASE GROUP
STEWART AIR FORCE BASE
NEWBURGH, NEW YORK OPRS/cBV/cg
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SUBJECT: Report of Unidentified Aerial Object (UFOB)
TO: Director of Intelligence
Headquarters USAF
Washirgton 25, D. C.
1. Inclosed for your information is a copy of letter from Head-
. . quarters, 2d Army, Fort George G. quarters, 2d Army, Fort George G. Meado, Maryland, subject: Letter of Meade, Maryland, subject: Letter of
dated 24 May 1954 and a copy of a letter from Mr. dated 24 May 1954 and a copy of a letter from Mr.
dated 11 May 1954 in which Mr. reports an un-
identified aerial object. identified aerial object. Also inclosed is a copy of Also inclosed is a copy of a letter from the
Staff Operations Officer of this headquarters concerning
this sub ject, this subject, dated ane 1954. une 1954.
2. A formal formal report can not be nade in accordance with AfR 2oo-2 report can not be nade in accordance with AFR 20o-2
dated 26 6 August 1954 inasmuch as this headquarters does not have suf- August 1954 inasmuch as this headquarters does not have suf-
ficient inforuation to follow the format prescribed information to follow the format prescribed in that regulation. n that regulation.
FOR THE NDER:
Lousn
3 Incls SHERYE A. LARSEN
1.Cy Itr fr Hq 2d Army dtd 24 May 544 2d Lt., USAF
2Cy ltr fr dtd Asst Adjutant
1l Mey 1954
3. Cy ltr fr Staff Oprs Off, Hq 4700th
ABGp, Stewart AFB, to
dtd 3 Jun 54
Condr, ADO, Ent AFB, Colo Springs, Colo
. Comdr, Air TechIntel Cen, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Comdr, EADF, Stewart AFB, Newburgh, NY
UNCLASSIFIED
T54-8564
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54:310
UNCLASSIFIED
it. Penn, Reading, Pa.
May 11, 154
Comnanding offiear
U. S. Arny Raserve Training Center
12th and Bern St.
Readins, ?a
Dear Cir:
Monday evonlng at I 11:2) o.n. I cane hone from
work, and, as usual, Iout in our garage
behind our house. As I shut t oors on the garege,
I heard'a roaring noise u in sky, looked un
In the skyand glowing object, slowly
nanouvering aroun a cirole Then sudden-
ly the roar louder, and the object·started
moving raoidly tovard noon, which at the time
Seeing it was moving
away fron me, I very quickly sunmoned my nother,
who, in turn, also saw the brilliantly glowing
object moving Dast the moon.. Staying only a faw
seconds, she hurriedly went uostairs and awakened
I ana boy 17 years of vory sound
aind. I've seen jets fl know that
a jet could
the sky. Cecondly, why in
obfect was? 'lanes al-
lights cn their wing
tios. I will not aw was a flying sauoer.
But! what I saw wos ho lane, 3 any
other kind of non-lade ai orne object. Iwill also
say, though, thit the 1as reall 13Pe.
Please bolieve everytltng I have told you; this
is no hoax, or nade up story for oublieity.
UNCLASSIFICO
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UNCLASSIFIED 54-310
Ooananding Officer -2- May 11, 1354
loase do sone investigating of the Tsttor, or
wy questlons. I will anxtously aveit your nswer.
Yours truly,
2. Icnalso sending cooies of this lotter
to rs. the the Civil
Dafense of Derks County, and 2 Caotam
Comanding Officer of the UrNiRrO.
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2.
UNCLASSIFIED

HEADQUARTERS
4700TH AIR R RASE GROUP
STEWART AIR FORCE BASE
NEWBURGHNEW YORK OPRS/CBV/cg
OPERATIONS ST OFFICE
3 June 1954
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Mr
Mt. Penn
Reading, Pennsylvania
Dear Mr
In reply to your letter of May 11, 1954, I wish to commend you for
your interest as well as your proper thinking in notifying military
authorities concerning the alleged unidentified object you saw in the
sky.
shall try to
answer your questions concerning the above-mentioned subject. As to
whether the object wa another planet, I would say the answer is
"no". Jet aircraft de ke violent movements such the object
you saw. possible that what you w was a radar
weather device used ir recording winds
aloft and other data that is so necessary in maintaining the global all-
weather Air Force that we have in being today. I noticed on my map weather Air Force that we hav e in being today. I noticed on my map that
your home town of Reading, Pennsylvania is in close
Pennsylvania, where the Civil Aeronautics Authority has weather station.
Also, I might add that weather balloons have been known to
cess of 200 miles. Due to the terrain features around Reeding, Pennsylvania,
it is very possible that one of this type could or fall
due to up e air.
I would like to say in closing
saucer-- however, I again wish to commend you for your alertness. I hope
.I have given you a reasonable answer your questions.
Very
s/t CLARK B. VAN LEUSEN
Major, USAF
Operations Staf icer
UNCLASSIFIED
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