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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  20 Nov 53 20/2130Z | 36.55N 76.00 (Atlantic)  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  military | BALLOON (RAWIN) Evaluated as a possible RAWIn balloon by CINCLANT.  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  15 mins | Estimated altitude at 55,000 ft, small egg-shaped, silver in color.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | air visual  |
|  7. COURSE | NE  |
|  8. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE | ☐ Yes ☐ No  |

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SUBJECT: DEC 4-2 MATTERS
CLASSIFICATION: R1 1918
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AND IS FORBIDDEN FOR YOUR INFO AND MAY
DISTRIB ACTION. VOTOR, THIS IS MY ANTI-INTRO
REPORT NUMBER ONE WHICH CONFIRMS MY SAME
REPORT TO AIRCONTROL AND WORKING FROM CURTIS,
MERCHANT AT 2521417. SINGLE UNIDENTIFIED OBSERV.
DATE 36-35 NORTH, LONG 76-80 WEST, SIGHTED
2521452. LOST EA…

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REPORT TO AIRCONTROL AND WARNING PORT CUSTIS,
INCINIA AT 2021417, SINGLE UNIDENTIFIED OFFICE,
AT 34-55 NORTH, LONG 76-80 WEST. SIGHTED
2150Z, LOST EAT 37-12 NORTH, LONG 75-58
EST AT 2021437. SIGHTED ON COURSE 000 ESTIMATED
SPEED 1000. WHEN LOST, ON COURSE 245,
ONE SPEED, VISUAL, ATTITUDE 55,000.
BRIEF SMALL, FOG-SMATED, STAMP IN COL…

N.Y. Herald Tribune 11/17/53

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* The Air Force last night released this first photo of the "Flying Stiletto," dagger-shaped research plane designed to fly at 2,000 miles an hour.

# A. E Displays 'Flying Stiletto'

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (AP)—
The Air Force cautiously lifted the secrecy curtain today from its "flying stiletto," a dagger-shaped research plane designed to fly 2,000 miles an hour at extremely high altitudes.

The jet-propelled craft, the X-3, was built by Douglas Aircraft Co. under sponsorship of the Air Force, Navy and National Advisory Committee for Aeron…

NOV 1953 SIGHTINGS
30 - 15

|  NUMBER | DATE | LOCATION  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  1 | 28 | Brookley AFB, Colored  |
|  2 | 27 | Houston, Texas  |
|  3 | 27 | Saudi Arabia  |
|  4 | 27 | Phoenix, Arizona  |
|  5 | 27 | Keflavik ARPT, Iceland  |
|  6 | 25 | Clemson, South Carolina  |
|  7 | 21 | Kirtland, New Mexico  |
|  8 | 21 | Kirtland AFB, New Mexico  |
|  9 | 20 | Marietta, Ohio  |
|  10 | 19 | Panama City, Florida  |
|  11 | 19 | Norfolk, England  |
|  12 | 19 | Island of Corvo  |
|  13 | 18 | Manitowoc, Wisconsin  |
|  14 | 17 | New York City  |
|  15 | 17 | Alamos, New Mexico  |
|  16 |…

NOV 1953 SIGHTINGS
1 thru 14

Folder #2

|  NUMBER | DATE | LOCATION  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  ☑ 1 | 14 | New Orleans, Louisiana  |
|  ☑ 2 | 10 | Dayton, Ohio  |
|  ☑ 3 | 8 | Prince George, B. C.  |
|  ☑ 4 | 9 | Pepperrell AFB, Newfoundland  |
|  ☑ 5 | 7 | Long Beach, California  |
|  ☑ 6 | 5 | Indiana-Illinois area  |
|  ☑ 7 | 4 | Ashley, North Dakota  |
|  ☑ 8 | 2 | Norton AFB, California  |
|  ☑ 9 | 1 | Big Noose Lake, New York  |
|  ☑ 10 | 1 | Pocata, Potok Guadaloupe Island  |

DECEMBER 1953 SIGHTINGS

|  DATE | LOCATION | OBSERVER | EVALUATION  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  1 | Dayton, Ohio |  | Insufficient Data  |
|  3 | Holloman AFB, New Mexico | Ground (RADAR) | Insufficient Data  |
|  3 | North Truro, Massachusetts | Ground (RADAR) | A/C  |
|   |  | Air (RADAR & Visual) |   |
|  3 | Belmar, New York |  | Insufficient Data  |
|  4 | Houston, Texas |  | Balloon  |
|  8 | Gulf of Siam (HO Bulletin)(INFO) | (Luminous Light Waves) |   |
|  8 | St Louis, Missouri |  | A/C (B-50)  |
|  9 | Thule AB, Greenland | Air Visual (Military) | Astro (METEOR SHOWER)  |
|  10 |…