28952847.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP 27 Jan 53 28/0234Z | 2. LOCATION Tucson, Arizona  |
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|  3. SOURCE Airmen and wife | 10. CONCLUSION Astro (METEOR)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One  |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 15 Seconds | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Round white object followed by a reddish-white trail traveled a high rate of speed. COMMENTS: The described object has all the characteristics of a meteor, except for a relatively long period of sighting (1 min), however, observer's wife states it was in view 15 seconds only.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual  |   |
|  7. COURSE…

27/1934MST
TACW-1, ALIE 18

UNCLASSIFIED
IR-6-53
Flucony, Alice

FLICBRPT
Tucson, Arizona
43rd Bomb Wing, Intelligence Division
7 February 1953
27 January 1953
B-6
Captain Rudolph H. Pestalozzi
AFL-200-5, dtd 29 APRIL 52

1. At approximately 19:34, MST, 27 January 1953, , of the 63rd Bomb Squadron, 43rd Bomb Wing, Medium, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and his wife Mrs , Tucson, Arizona, observed an unidentified flying object traveling in a general Southwest direction. The object was traveling at a high rate of speed and appeared to trail a rocket-type exhaust. (See diagram). The object appeared…

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43rd Bomb Wing, Intelligence Div
UNCLASSIFIED
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1. The object observed by S/Sgt and his wife was round, brilliant white in color and trailed a what seemed to be luminous rocket-type exhaust gases. The object was traveling at one altitude (unestimated by the observer) and appeared to be traveling four to five times faster than a modern jet fighter aircraft. There were no propulsion or exhaust noises and the object seemed to disappear due to distance after about one minute of observation.

The luminous trail of the object appeared to vary in length. The color of the exhaust from the o…

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IR-6-53
UNCLASSIFIED

43rd Bomb Wing, Intelligence Div 3 4

Mrs. (blacked out) observed generally the same thing Sergeant (blacked out) saw, however, due to near-sightedness was not able to observe this object for more than 15 seconds after sighting it.

Rudolph H. Pestalozzi
RUDOLPH H. PESTALOZZI
Capt, USAF
Chief, Intel Div

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

UNCLASSIFIED

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DIAGRAM
THREE TIMES
DIAMETER OF
OBJECT
REDDISH WHITE
VARIED IN
LENGTH
FLAME COLORED
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCLASSIFIED
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10