28959768.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  1 Oct 54 01/0900Z | ZERBST, GERMANY  |
|  3. SOURCE CIVILIAN (PAA) | 10. CONCLUSION OTHER: MUNITIONS TEST  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS ONE |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION SEVERAL SECONDS | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS PAA flight in Berlin Corridor observed 4 - 3 MIG's. Source also observed a falling obj 5 - 7 miles to the right of his a/c, while at 5,000 ft. Obj appeared to be falling vertically with trail much like a flare. Glow was intense and concealed the configuration of the obj. No smoke, just trail like flame. When obj struck t…

1 OCT 1954
GERMANY 706-54
ATIC #199165
AF 638422

Subject: Activity in
Soviet Zone Germany
4 October 1954
Edward J. Pilecki 1st Lt. USAF
1 Oct 54
UNCLASSIFIED
Capt. Pan American Airlines

1. On 1 October 1954, Captain Rickard, Pan American Airlines pilot offered to this office the following information:

a. PAA outbound flight #185 from Berlin to BHEIN/MAIN via the south corridor was approaching ZERBST Airfield (5208N/1208E) when Captain [blacked out] noticed MIG-15 type aircraft flying N to S in the area. The MIG-15 type aircraft were flying in "V" formation of 3 or 4 aircraft. Altitude of PA…