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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP 9 Dec 53 9/1230Z | 2. LOCATION Thule AFB, Greenland  |
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|  3. SOURCE military 9 | 10. CONCLUSION ASTRONOMICAL: METEOR  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one  |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2-3 seconds | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Bluish white, oblong light, no tail, exhaust. At times obj gave impression of light shining through it. Flight S to N. Speed estimated 1,000 mph.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION air visual  |   |
|  7. COURSE north  |   |
|  8. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No  |   |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE ☐ Yes ☐ No  |   |

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INTELLIGENCE REPORT NO. T - IR - 10-53

SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object Sightings

COUNTRY & AREA: Greenland, Thule Air Base Area

DATE OF REPORT: 10 December 1953 DATE OF INFORMATION: 9 December 1953

PREPARING OFFICER: Harold H. Miller, Captain, USAF

SOURCE(S): See Below

REFERENCES: 6612th Air Base Group Messages TNOPI 7610 and TNOPI 7623

The following information was compiled from interrogation of six (6) observers of UFOB sightings on 9 December 1953. Due to the similarity of the sightings over a relatively short per…

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usually reliable. For preparing officer's evaluation see paragraph 9.

2. The following information was elicited in interrogation of D. B. Zook, 1st Lt., pilot and R. H. Zeigler, 2nd Lt., Radar Observer of the 318th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Thule Air Base, Greenland. Both observers concur in details and opinions:

a. Observers were on an airborne training mission at the time of sighting, approximately 091230Z. They were flying an F-94 aircraft at altitude 26,000', heading 090°, speed 230 knots, at a position of approximately 22 - 23 miles South of Thule Air Base, when…

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the time of sighting was F-94 observer aircraft (paragraph 2) which was
2 - 3 miles behind. Negative information available from other sources.
For weather sequence see paragraph 8. Observer believes this sighting to
be same object as in foregoing sightings and that object was orbiting in
area. For preparing officer's evaluation see paragraph 9.

4. The following information was elicited from further interrogation
of D. B. Zook, 1st Lt., pilot of F-94 and observer of sighting reported in
paragraph 2:

a. This sighting was made during the same flight at approximately
091235Z. Obser…