28953142.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 3 Feb 53 3/2215Z  |
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|  2. LOCATION | Dietrich, Idaho  |
|  3. SOURCE | Civ Men  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | One  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 42 Min.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground-Visual (8 X Field Glasses)  |
|  7. COURSE | 250  |
|  8. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  10. CONCLUSION | BALLOON Inconsistencies in reported speed and duration of sighting Description of object and flight indicate Balloon observation.  |
|  11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS | Silver-colored, oblong in shape & round in front three corn…

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1. Atca
2. Atrac
3. C file

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1. 1953 FEB 5 10:25
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YDC022
YDC022 1953 FEB 5 10:25
XYB029
XMA018
XXB008
XA018
JWPGU 01
JEDWP JEPHQJEDEN JWPML 444
JWPGU 60
0429502
JC 29TH AD DEF GREAT FALLS AFB, MONTANA

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TO JESWP/ AIR TECH INTEL CEN UNIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEPHR / DIR INTEL NO USAF WASHINGTON 25 DO
JESW/ CG ADC ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO
JUPHL/ CG WASF HAMILTON AFB CALIF

GFDOID 297 PD FLYSREPT PD PAR ONE SILVER COLORES
OBJECT CMA OBLONG IN SHAPE CMA ROUND IN FRONT AND THREECORNERED IN REAR
NO EXHAUST PR TRAIL AND NO VISIBLE MEANS OF PROPULSION. OBJECT
APPEARED LARGER AND FASTER THAN FOUR JETS THAT WERE FLYING OVER. ALTITUDE
VARIES FROM LOW TO FIVE MILES. DIRECTION OF FLIGHT WAS SSE. APPEARED
TO BE TRAILING A LINE OF SOME SORT. PAR RUG. FIRST CIGHTING AT 03/28152
AND LAST CIGHTI…

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AF FORM 112
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)
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|  COUNTRY | UNITED STATES | REPORT NO. | 12-2-53 W. | (LEAVE BLANK)  |
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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects Report

AREA REPORTED ON: Boise, Idaho
FROM (Agency): Det #3, 4773rd Ground Observer Squadron

DATE OF REPORT: 4 February 1953
DATE OF INFORMATION: 3 February 1953
EVALUATION:

PREPARED BY (Officer): Kenneth B. Todd, 2nd Lt, USAF
SOURCE: Interview with observer on telephone

REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable)
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RMC/jos/65365
17 FEB 1953

In reply refer to
AFOIN-ATIAF-5

Mr. [redacted]
Dietrick
Idaho

Dear Mr. [redacted]

Regarding your sighting of an Unidentified Flying Object on 5 Feb 53, the Air Technical Intelligence Center would greatly appreciate your completing the inclosed USAF Technical Information Sheet and, upon completion, forwarding it to this Center. This Center also desires to know if it would be possible for you to ask your fellow-witnesses - [redacted], [redacted] and [redacted] to complete additional forms to be forwarded…

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AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  FROM (Agency) | REPORT NO. | PAGE OF PAGES  |
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|  Detachment #3 4773rd Ground Observer Squadron Boise, Idaho | IR-2-53W 2 | 2  |

1. The unidentified flying object was described as follows: silver in color, there was no indication as to type of propulsion and no sound was audible. Oblong in shape round on leading edge with fish tail shape on trailing edge. Size unknown, however observers reported there were two (2) or three (3) single jets and one (1) bomber in the vicinity at time …