28954136.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  28 March 53 28/2030Z | Mascoutah, Illinois  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Unknown | MIRAGE  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | NINE: First report I have seen of an honest to goodness mirage.  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  Not Reported | Dirigible type object appeared to move across road grow large, then reverse and disappear at a high rate of speed. Object was 600' long and silver-gray in color.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION |   |
|  Ground-Visual |   |
|  7. COURSE |   |
|  Not Report…

ACTION
31 MAR 1971 2 541 Z
ATIC
07:3

UNCLASSIFIED

RF077
WPA113
YMA079
YYB077
CEB987B089(
RR JEDWP JEDON JEPHQ JWFMH 444
DE JEDST 134
R 302240Z ZNJ
FM CG SCOTT AFB ILL
TO JEPHQ/DIR OF INTELL HQS USAF WASH DC
JEDWP/AIR TECH INTELL CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB
JEDON/CG ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO
ZEN/CG ATRC SCOTT AFB ILL
INFO JWFMF/CG TTAF GULFPORT MISS
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
GC552C PD FOR ATIAA-2C TECH INTELL FTYOBRPT PD
SIGHTING OF A DIRIGIBLE TYP OBJECT WAS MADE IN THE VICINITY OF
SCOTT AFB AT 1430C ON 28 MAR 53 PD OBJECT APPEARED TO MOVE A…

UNCLASSIFIED
AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
REPORT NO. ATEC IR-9-53
PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES

1. Object shaped like a dirigible, flying from South to North just above tree tops. Approximately five miles away from observer. First sighted at one O'clock position, as it reached 12 O'clock it changed direction of course without changing position and was only 1/4 mile away in a matter of seconds. Estimate of size 600 feet. It hovered for a few seconds then changing from its color of dull silver to a darker grey it d…

UNCLASSIFIED
FORM 112—PART I
(REPORTED)
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948

|  COUNTRY | USA | REPORT NO. | ATRC-IR-9-53 | (LEAVE BLANK)  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

SUBJECT
FLYOBERT

AREA REPORTED ON
Mascoutah, Illinois

FROM (Agency)
Ring Intelligence Officer
Scott Air Force Base, Illinois

DATE OF REPORT
28 March 1953

DATE OF INFORMATION
30 March 1953

EVALUATION
F-6

PREPARED BY (Agency)
Captain James H. Webb

SUBJECT
Civilian Employee

REFERENCES (Control number, direction, previous report, etc.)
AFL 200-5, 29 Apr 52 and TWK CC 552C, 30 March 1953

NO TWX
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THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Howard L. Davis, President
COLUMBUS 10
PHERSON McMILLIN OBSERVATORY

19 May 53

1st Lt. Robert Olsson
Wright-Patterson AFB.

Dear Lt. Olsson;

This is a belated report on the last batch which I received at the end of April.

Just as soon as our plans for employing Miss Gluck officially go through, I shall be able to send you a sheet with comments on each individual case, so that you will have my comments on each folder. The letter method has obvious drawbacks. But until that time comes and she can handle my typing and completion of forms, I had better stick to this le…