28953203.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  6 Feb 53 6/0110Z | TRUK, ATOLL (PACIFIC)  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  MILITARY | POSSIBLE AIRCRAFT  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Comments: Obj was size of C-47, C-47 was in area, landing at 0235Z  |
|  ONE |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  NOT REPORTED | Bullet shaped shiny obj traveled approx 150 mph at an est alt of 400-500", obj was observed by OIC of Weather Bureau.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION |   |
|  GROUND VISUAL |   |
|  7. COURSE |   |
|  NE |   |
|  8. PHOTOS |   |
|  ☐ Yes |   …

1953 FEB 9 07:58
ACTION
1. ATIA
2. ATIA
3. ATI
4. C. Files
1 Witness

UNCLASSIFIED

DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10

C-1 DEFERRED
FM ADMIN CINCPACFLT PENAL HARBOR TH
TO DIR INTEL HG USAF WASH DC
ATIC WPAFB OHIO
CG ENT AFD COLO
INFO CNG ATTN DNI WASH DC
COMNAVNARIANAS

FLYOBRPT. FOLG MSG RECD FROM WEATHER BUREAU OFFICE TRUK VIA FLEET
WEATHER CENTRAL GUAM, DIC 060414Z. "SIGHTED UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
AT 0110Z BULLET SHAPED IN APPEARANCE MOVING NE ESTD 193 MPH HEIGHT
ESTD 4 TO 200 FEET DISTANCE ESTD 3 TO 4 MILES AWAY. OBJECT APPEARED
TO BE SLIGHTLY LARGER…

1953 FEB 9 10:11
1. ATIA
2. ATIAE
3. ATI
4. C. Files

C1 NIGHT MESSAGE
FROM ADMIN CINCPACFLT PEARL HAR
TO DI USAF HQ WASH DC
ATIC WPAFB OHIO
CG ENT AFE COLORADO
INFO CHO DNI WASH DC
COMNAV MARIANAS

PRIORITY
DECLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED U.S.

FLYGS PPT. REF MY 263/152.
COM NAS MARIANAS 353/172 NOTAL "NO KNOWN AIRCRAFT IN AREA AT TIME
OF SIGHTING. ANDERSON AFB RESCUE C47 LANDED TRUK 3202"

DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10

ACTION
UNCLASSIFIED
3
Cy-1

UNCLASSIFIED
SR 10
2
Guam (Truk Island) 6 February 1953

I. Description of Incident
At 1110 local time an Air Force officer in charge of the Weather Bureau Station on Truk sighted an unidentified bullet-shaped shiny object traveling an estimated 150 mph at an approximate altitude of 400 to 500 ft. three to four miles away. The object appeared to be "slightly larger than a C-47 aircraft" with no noticeable wings or tail section and gave a shiny appearance as if of highly polished metal.

II. Discussion of Incident
A check with Guam flight service indicates that a C-47 was in the area at the tim…

a later period six additional objects were noted. No vapor trails, exhaust, or sound was noted. This case is carried in the FTD files as being due to balloons, but aircraft seems a much more likely solution in view of the reported speed and maneuvers.

7. At Patrick AFB, Florida, on 18 July 1958, six separate observations of five different series of objects, described as lights, were reported. The initial object which set off the series of observations was a ramisonale balloon released from a point two miles south of the observer. Following this report were others describing various lights whi…