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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  4 Jan 53 4/2345Z | Eau Gallic, Florida  |
|  3. SOURCE Civ Man | 10. CONCLUSION Astro (METEOR)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One | Slight bank attributed to illusion. Likely Meteor observation. Object passed through more than 100' of arc in 2-3 Sec No sound.  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 - 3 Seconds | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Object similar to "Davis A/C Wing" and larger than B-36 a/c with 4-10 reddish lights traveled at an altitude of 500-700' at a high rate of speed. No sound. Source is Civil Service employee who is believed to 
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JESPT 53

OPOP JEDEN JEDWP JEPYB JEPHQ 444

DE JESPT 79

OP 352939Z

FM 6541ST MTW AFMTC PATRICK AFB FLA

TO JEPHQ/ DIR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH D C

JEDWP/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO

INFO JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO

JEPYB/CG ARDC BALTO MD

D/ ATTN: ATIAA-2C MTFPW-172 FLYOBRPT AT 1845 HRS 4 JAN 52 4 MILES NORTH EAU GALLIE FLA ON US ROUTE NR 1 AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT WAS SIGHTED BY MR (CIV EMPLOYEE IN PHOTO LAB SECT THIS HQS) OBJECT LOOKED LIKE A "DAVIS A/C WING" NO FUSELAGE BUT LARGER THAN A B-36 ON LOWER SURFACE AT LEAST 4 AND NOT
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OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE
693001
693002
WLC
4/1/44
SE
2A374
WPC114
OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE
1 ATTA
4/1/44
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AF FORM 112
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
UNCLASSIFIED
AF FORM 112 APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948

|  COUNTRY | US A. | REPORT NO. | TR - 1 - 53 | (EAR FOR RELATIVE) | UNCLASSIFIED  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

**SUBJECT**
Unidentified Flying Object

**AREA SUPPORTED ON**
Four (4) Miles North San Gallia, Florida

**DATE OF REPORT**
9 January 1953

**DATE OF INFORMATION**
5 January 1953

**LOCATION**
C-2

**PREPARED BY (REPORT)**
Captain Allen E. Debnau, Wing Intelligence Inf. Civilian Employee (Base Photo Lab)

**SIGNATURES (Printed on wire, director, personal r
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BOR 10 FEET THICK

REAR VIEW

Blue Lights

Bottom View

Ind#3
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WTPPW 9 January 1953

SUBJECT: The Testimony of Mr. [redacted] Regarding Unidentified
Citing:

QUESTION: Mr. [redacted], would you please briefly describe the object
with regard to its shape, size, and color.

ANSWER: The object was diamond in shape, elongated from wing tip
to wing tip, similar to a B-29 and no larger than a B-36.
As to thickness, I would judge it from eight to eleven
feet in thickness at its thickest point, tapering out to
the wing tips as a conventional aircraft. The color was
non-descriptive gray with no metallic sheen. There was
underneath the wing more than four but no mo
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MTPW Subject: The Testimony of Mr. [redacted] Regarding Unidentified Citing

QUESTION: Where was the location of your point of observation?

ANSWER: I was at that time on my own property which I was clearing for a house to be built. This property is located on the south side of Otter Creek on Otter Point. Otter Point is almost four miles north of San Callis, Florida. This property is on US Highway 1, east side and west bank of the Indian River.

QUESTION: What was the distance, direction, and altitude of the craft?

ANSWER: I had walked to my car and was facing approximately south. I glanced t
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UNCLASSIFIED

Eau Gallie, Florida 4 January 1953

I. Description of Incident
At 2345 S a civilian employee of Patrick AFB observed an unidentified aerial object for three seconds. Source compared the object to a flying wing and said that it was at an altitude of less than five hundred feet, flying at about 500 mph in a SSW direction. Source saw at least 4 blue lights on the lower surface of the object. The weather was cold and clear with little or no wind. No other person observed the object.

II. Discussion of Incident
The source appears to be an unusually reliable and experienced observer.

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