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Declassification Authority NND 923007 bd \6geD AISS UFCB Lo —_— em an eee + erence ener eerenemeettse 7 | REPORT NUMBER | DATE/TIME OF SICHTING iRECD AISOP | atss-urop~103-56 | 17/0250Z Apr 56 | 23 Apr 56 EoomTTOr OF SIcHrENG ioceaD By | A/V over Fairfield, Utah : S/Set DeRudder | WANS REGD I AGRIONTAKEN | Letter ; No investigation authorized INVES UNIT {DATE INVES ASSIGN EGNED ASSIGNING OFFICER | by ' | N/A | N/A | N/a | | /A a | w/a | | | NTR el (DATE FORM 5 | 23 Apr 56 rn een 5 ee nae | Due to the duration of the sighting, the position of the UFOB as SE Oe compared to the position of Yenus …

ee Meg Declassification Authority NND 923007 \A <¥ . ; GS a9 y, ~m, / ; oe HEADQUARTERS Office of the Commander 2849TH AIR BASE WING : Hill Air Force Base, Utah APR i 3 1956 SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Ooject Sighting TO: Commander Air Defense Command Ent Air Force Base Colorado Springs, Colorado - The inclosed report of an unidentified flying object is herewith forwarded in accordance with the provisions of Air Force Regulation 200-2. 1 Incl WiGules 0, tees eee. Statement (Capt Petit) ; Lt Colunel, USAF Commander 4602D AISS UPOCH REPT hs DATE-TIME GROUP -.. Af V over kaivpiell, Ute ; Ppoenga…

Declassification Authority NND 923007 hot 17 April 1956 I, Thomas P. Petit, Captain, USAFR, AQ-770390, do hereby make the following statement of the sighting of an unidentified flying object. I have been a rated flying officer since March 19h and have approximately 1300 total flying hours; 230 are in jet aircraft. I am presently assigned to the 313th Fighter Bomber Squadron (Reserve) at Hill Air force Base in. the capacity of Operations Officer. On 16 April 1956 at approximately 1950 MST while on an IFR, 1,000 feet on top night flight from Kirtland Air Force Base to Hill Air Force Base at 37,0…

Declassification Authority NND 923007 right, horizontally then vertically with no regular pattern. The speed would be estimated to be very rapid and certainly one which no aircraft to my knowledge could accomplish, The object did not disappear until I penetrated the overcast into Salt Lake City Radio. The object was in my Sight for approximately 25 minutes, 3 The manner of observation was air to air. I was flying T-33A, Serial Nr 53-5097 at 37,000 feet on a heading of 290 degrees at an indicated air speed of 230 K. Home station is Hill AFB. , lh. The sighting occurred on 16 April 1956 between …