28953403.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 16 Feb 53 16/2230Z  |
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|  2. LOCATION | Raimer, Ala.  |
|  3. SOURCE | 2 Civ Men  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | One  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 20 Min.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground-Visual  |
|  7. COURSE | N  |
|  8. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  10. CONCLUSION | BALLOON Object presents characteristics of balloon sighting.  |
|  11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS | Metallic object appearing to be round at one angle and having swept back wings from another angle, traveled at high rate of speed. Maneuvers consiste…

FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
UNCLASSIFIED

|  COUNTRY | United States | REPORT NO. | IR-5-53  |
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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

SUBJECT: FLYOBRPT
AREA REPORTED ON: Raimer, Alabama
FROM (Agency): 3800th AU Wing Intell Section, Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, Alabama

DATE OF REPORT: 18 February 1953
DATE OF INFORMATION: 17 February 1953
SOURCE: C-3

PREPARED BY (Officer): Edward R. Swartz, 1/Lt, USAF, Wg Intell Off. Mr [redacted] & Mr [redacted]

REFERENCES (Control number, direction, previous report, etc., as applicable): 2130Z

SUMMARY: (Enter concise summ…

UNCLASSIFIED
SR 10
16 February 1953

I. Description of Incident

Two civilian men at this location sighted an unidentified object as 1630 EST while watching the flight of a B-47 aircraft cross their field of vision. A metallic looking object appearing round at one instant and flat the next was seen at an altitude of about two-thirds that of the B-47 which ATIC learned was at 35,000 ft. Its maneuvers consisted of climbing, diving, and sharp angle turns to the left and right in and around a few scattered clouds and it appeared to be faster than the B-47. Total time of sighting was for 20 minutes…