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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  2 August 53 02/0530Z | Satsuma, Alabama  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | Astronomical (METEOR)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Object similar to meteor.  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  Few Seconds | Object appeared to taper to the rear to a point with the severe object glowing an amber color. One object was all that was first sighted heading E to S at an intense rate of speed. No sound. It did not resemble a star or a meteor. The object large in size and was at an altitude…

UNCLASSIFIED
STATEMENT OF
SATSUMA, ALABAMA

On the night of 1-2 August at approximately 12:30 AM local time, I was on my way home from Creola, Alabama, on hiway 43, heading south, I was approaching the area of Gunnison Creek between Creola and Satsuma, Alabama, when I saw an object in the sky East of the hiway. To me the object had a curved leading edge which was the only feature that seemed to be distinct in shape. The rest of the object appeared to taper to the rear to a point with the entire object glowing an amber color. One object was all that was sighted on a heading from North to the So…

IONS IN FEET
WORLD AERONA

234 MRS
To Meridian
(Joins 408) 88°5' E
To Credit 374
(Joins 408) 87

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CAUTION
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CAUTION
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WORLD AERONAUTICAL CHART INDEX
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UNCLASSIFIED
2 SEP 53 16 57
Attn F. P. File

UPD105E
YDB134
VTA162
VMX129
JESBY A217
RR JEDEN JEDUP JEPHG JEPFF JWFMB 555
DE JESBY 586Y
R 011915Z ZNJ
FM COMDR 1703RD AT GP BROOKLEY AFB ALA
TO JEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASHDC
JEDUP/CHIEF AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEDEN/COMG GEN AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLO
JEPFF/CHIEF I TELLIGENCE DIVISION HQ MATS WASHDC
JWFMB/COMDR CNTLD MATS KELLY AFB TEX
UNCLASSIFIED
/R
OTNB-J-1 ATTN ATIAA-2C WRIGHT PATTERSON ATTN
INTELLIGENCE OFFICER KELLY AFB PD FLYOBRPT ON 31 JULY 1953
AT 2000-2030L ONE UNIDENTIFIED OBJEC…

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ON 2 AUGUST 1953 AT 0030L ONE UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT SIGHTED APPEARED TO BE AMBER GLOW HEADING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ON EAST SIDE OF HIWAY 43 BETWEEN CREOLA AND SATSUNA ALABAMA. OBJECT WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. LEADING EDGE APPEARED CURVED AND SOMEWHAT DISTINCT WITH BLURRED TAPERED APPEARANCE TO THE REAR WITH OVERALL GLOW. NO SOUNDS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LIGHT AND DURATION OF SIGHTING WAS ONLY A FEW SECONDS. LIGHT DID NOT RESEMBLE STARS OR METEOR AND APPEARED LARGE IN SIZE AT FAIRLY HIGH ALTITUDE. OBJECT FLEW IN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT PARALLLEL TO HIWAY 43.…

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HEADQUARTERS UNCLASSIFIED
MOBILE AIR MATERIEL AREA
BROOKLEY AIR FORCE BASE
ALABAMA

IN REPLY
REFER TO: NOIP 3 September 1953

SUBJECT: Transmittal of AF Form 112

THRU: Commander
Air Material Command
ATTN: Chief, Air Technical Intelligence Center,
ATIA A-2C
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

TO: Director of Intelligence
Headquarters, USAF
Washington 25, D. C.

Transmitted herewith is AF Form 112 in accordance with Air Force Letter 200-5 dated 29 April 1952.

FOR THE COMMANDER:

Harry Griffin
HARRY GRIFFIN
Major, USAF
Intelligence Officer

1 Incl
AF Form 112 (Pers I and II)
w/8 incls (i…

COUNTRY
United States of America

REPORT NO.

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# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

SUBJECT
FLYCRAFT

AREA REPORTED ON
Brookley Air Force Base, Alabama

FROM (Agency)
Intelligence Office, Brooklyn AFB, Alabama

DATE OF REPORT
3 September 1953

DATE OF INFORMATION
31 July through 17 July 1953

EVALUATION
B-3

PREPARED BY (Agency)
Harry Griffin, Major, USAF

SOURCE

REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable)
AFL 200-5

SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begi…