28953197.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  4 Feb 53 5/0200Z | Lancaster, Pa  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION Comments: Both Mars & Venus in West. Color more closely associated with Mars, however insufficient data.  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  one | Orange coloredobj estimated to be 3 times the size of a star hovered several minutes 30 deg above the horizon then flew out of sight.  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |   |
|  --- |   |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION |   |
|  ground visual |   |
|  7. COUR…

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1953 FEB 5 10:25 OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE
WPB084
YMA063
JEDLS A015
OPOP JEPHQ JEDWP JEDEN 333
DE JEDLS 1B
OP 050130Z
FM CO FLTOPNS OLMSTED AFB MIDDLETOWN PENN
TO JEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQS USAF WASHDC
JEDWP/CG WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
INFO JEDWP/CG AMC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
ATTN AT1AA-2 MBEBF-2-2-E 4 FEB AT APRX 2100E MR JOHN RIPPLE
LANCASTER R D 6 REPORTED SIGHTING AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT
14 MILES WEST OF LANCASTER PA. HE REPORTED IT TO BE ABOUT THE SIZE
OF THREE STARS AND ORANGE IN COLOR. IT WAS APRX 30 DEGREES ABOVE
THE HORIZON AND HOVERED SEVER…