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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  17 May 53 | East St Louis, Illinois  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilians | INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | The length and time of sighting was not reported.  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  Unknown | Disc shaped aluminum colored object with a slightly raised dome on top side hovered a few seconds, dipped toward observers and disappeared with great speed to the NE.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION |   |
|  Ground-Visual |   |
|  7. COURSE |   |
|  NE 
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1. Atta
2. Aty
3. C. files

20 MAY 1939 09 28 3

RECEIVED
MAY 19 19:00

RA187
WPC246
YMA137
CRE795
YDD117

JEDST BR152
RR JEDWP JEDEN JEPHQ JWFNF 444
RE JEDST 149
R 191800Z ZNJ
FM CG SCOTT EFB ILL

TO JEPHQ/DIR OF INTELL HQS USAF WASH 25 DC

JEDWP/AIR TECH INTELL CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AO OHIO

JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLO

ZEN/CG ATRC SCOTT AFB ILL

INFO JWFNF/CG TTAF GULFPORT MISS

/GC398E PD FOR ATIAA-2C PD FLYORRPT PD SINGLE
UNIDENTIFIED OBJ OBSERVED OVER EAST ST LOUIS 1937 TO BWPPP HRS CST
17 MAY 53 PD ALUMINUM DISK SHIPPED OBD W/DARK EDGE AND SLIGHT DOME
ON TOP PD APPEARED LARGER THAN CONVENTI
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ROUTING
JOINT MESSAGEFORM
COMMUNICATIONS CENTER NO.
UNCLASSIFIED

SPACE ABOVE FOR COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ONLY

FROM: (Originator)
CG ATIC

TO: CG SCOTT AFB ILL

INFO:

|  DATE-TIME GROUP | 201930Z MAY 53  |
| --- | --- |
|  SECURITY CLASSIFICATION | RESTRICTED  |
|  PRECEDENCE ACTION | FOR: ROUTINE  |
| --- | --- |
|  ☐ BOOK MESSAGE | ☐ ORIGINAL MESSAGE  |
| --- | --- |
|  ☐ MULTIPLE ADDRESS | ☐ CRIPTOPRECAUTION  |
|   | ☐ YES ☑ NO  |
|  REFERS TO MESSAGE:  |
| --- |
|  IDENTIFICATION | CC308Z  |
| --- | --- |
|  CLASSIFICATION | RESTRICTED  |

FROM: AFOIN-ATIAB-5-9-E FOR INTELLIGENCE OFFICER

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AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)
UNCLASSIFIED 13

|  COUNTRY | USA Multiple | REPORT NO. | (LEAVE BLANK)  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT  |   |   |   |
|  SUBJECT | FLOORPT  |   |   |
|  AREA REPORTED ON | East St. Louis, Illinois | FROM (Agency) Wing Intelligence Officer | Scott Air Force Base, Illinois  |
|  DATE OF REPORT | 21 May 53 | DATE OF INFORMATION | 17 May 1953  |
|  ENLISTED BY (Agency) | Major James H. Webb | SOURCE | Mrs.  |
|  REFERENCES (Control number, country, physical report, etc., as applicable) | Meg GC 3082, Hq 3
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ACTION UNCLASSIFIED RESTRICTED
SECURITY INFORMATION

29 MAY 1953 09 16 Z 17 May 53 17 56z
RF140
WPF073
CBB157
JEDST B134
RR JEDWP
DE JEDST 101
R 271420Z ZNJ
FM CG SCOTT AFB ILL
TO CG ATIC SRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
/S/C729E ATTN: ATIAA-2C PD REURMSG AF010PAATIAE
-5-9-E AF FORM 112 WAS FWDD 21 MAY 53 IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFL 200-5
PD INFO CONTAINED IN ORIGINAL WIRE WAS IN ACCORDANCE W/ABOVE
MENTIONED LTR CMA PAR 7 CMA INSOFAR AS POSSIBLE PD COMP DATA WAS
NOT AVAL AT TIME WIRE WAS SENT PD
27/1412Z MAY JEDST

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

UNCLASSIFIED
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UNCLASSIFIED

|  N M L | X W | 1 A R  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  D S P | C R | F G A  |
|  T R O | P O | M C G  |

Date: 17 May 53
L.C.T.: 7:30 pm
Location: STL
St. Louis, Mo.

|  Q:  |
| --- |
|  F:  |
|  R²: N:  |

REMARKS:
Most probably a twilight jet.

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

UNCLASSIFIED

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