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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  26 Feb 53 26/1239Z | Kingsville, Md  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION POSSIBLE AIRCRAFT  |
|  military | Comments: Since source was riding in an automobile, it is believed that obj was not properly observed. There is great possibility that obj was an a/c at a far distance reflecting the rays of the sun. No check on a/c in the area.  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS |   |
|  one |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  approx 30 sec | Unusual luminous obj was sighted in the NE approx 40 deg above horizon. When fir…

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF
4TH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
BOLLING AIR FORCE BASE, WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
UNCLASSIFIED
24-0-252
9 APR 1953
SUBJECT: FLYOBRT
Sighting of Unidentified Aerial Objects on
26 February 1953, at Kingsville, Maryland, and
5 March 1953, at Baltimore, Maryland
ROBERT F. PLOTT, Capt., USMC
SPECIAL INQUIRY
TO: Commanding General
Headquarters Command, USAF
Bolling Air Force Base
Washington 25, D. C.
Headquarters Command, USAF Air
Provost Marshal Office File &
Record Check Sheet.
Date …

UNCLASSIFIED
24-0-252
SUBJECT: Sighting of Unidentified Aerial Objects on 26 Feb 53, at
Kingsville, Md, and 5 Mar 53, at Baltimore, Md - Capt, USMC FLYOBRT - SPECIAL INQUIRY

to be about two-thirds as long as the major axis. estimated
that at two and one-half feet from his eye the projected diameter of
the object would be about one-eighth of an inch.

"After about fifteen seconds the brightness diminished somewhat
and for an estimated five seconds the aerial object assumed the mushroom-
shaped appearance of the caustic produced by the reflections of sun-
light on the smooth interior of a weddi…

|  1. DATE TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  26 Feb 53 26/2310Z | Pepperrell AFB, Newfoundland  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  military | OTHER: FLARE  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Comments: Green obj moving downward at a high rate of speed indicates meteor. Source has probably overestimated size (compared to moon) in excitement. Upon completion of interrogation of  |
|  one |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | of most observer, object evaluated as a flare.  |
|  not reported |   |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Brief Summary: Green obj about the size of the moon emitted sparks as…

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Multiple
Multiple
21 Mar 53 0834
23 MAR 53 1010

REC79
WPE371
YDAB92
TYA123
TD3118
JEE 3162
JEX A49
RR JEDWP JEPHQ JEDEN 33
DE JEXC 96
R 231849E
FN CG NEAC PEPPERREL AFB NFLD
TOJEDWP/ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEPHQ/ DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH DC
JEDEN/CG ADC ENT AFB COLO
NEOCOC-I 33022 REFERENCE OUR MESSAGE NEOCOC-I-33134. UPON COMPLETION OF INTERROGATION OF OBSERVERS, OBJECT EVALUATED AS A FLARE.
23/1942E MAR JEXC
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ACTION
17TH ORIGINAL IMMEDIATE
OPERATIONAL
RE266
WPA333
YDA363
TYD035
TDA032
JEZ C329
JEX C31
1953 FEB 27 10:18
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APO
ACTIC
AFR
07:40
DAKA BIG
McLeak
They prob. were estimated
pigs when visited

OPOP JEPHQ JEDWP JEDEN 333
DE JEXC 1
OP 273355Z ZFF
FM CG NEAC PEPPERRELL AFB NF
TO JEPHQ/HQ USAF WASHDC
JEDWP/CG ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB DAYTON OHIO
JEDEN/CG ADC
NECOC-1-03134 ATTN DIR OF INTELLIGENCE. FLYOBRPT. AT 2313Z 26 FEBRUARY
1953 AN UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE MOON WAS SIGHTED OVER
THE PEPPERRELL AFB - TORBAY AIRPORT AREA. OBJECT APPEARED GREEN IN
COLOR…

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CLOUD COVER. MOON AND STARS WERE VISIBLE AND NO WEATHER CONDITIONS
EXISTED TO CASUE SUCH AN INCIDENT. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL
BE SUBMITTED UPON DETAILED INTERROGATION OF OBSERVERS
27/21252 FEB JEXC

Savnos like a meteor

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Pepperrell Air Force Base, Newfoundland 26 February 1953

I. Description of Incident
An Air Force major and enlisted personnel from this base observed a green object with a trail of sparks traveling downward at a high rate of speed and disappearing behind mountains to the east. The size of the object was compared to that of the moon. Time of sighting was 1910 local time and the existing weather conditions were generally good.

II. Discussion of Incident
Project Blue Book's contract astronomer is of the opinion that the object seen was an exceptionally bright meteor. The size of the objec…