28952853.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 27 Jan 53 28/0300Z | LOCATION | Davenport, Iowa  |
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|  3. SOURCE | Civilian | 10. CONCLUSION | Astro (VENUS) Venus  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | One | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS | Lighted Piball scheduled release from Moline, Illinois, at 0300Z. A traffic patrolman observed a red and white ball of light W of Davenport. Est size 100' diam, velocity 100 mph - infinite before disappearing. Single source. Attempted to close on object without success.  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 44 Min. |  |   |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground-Visual |  …

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31ST AIR DIVISION
FORT SNELLING, MINNESOTA
UNCLASSIFIED
WD 319.1
SUBJECT: FLYOBRPT
TO: Commanding General
Central Air Defense Force
Post Office Box 528
Kansas City, Missouri
Forwarded herewith is FLYOBRPT in accordance with AFL 200-5, 29 April 1952.
FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:
1 Incl
s/t ROBERT L. BOWMAN
FLYOBRPT (trip) Captain USAF
Asst Adjutant
41595
INT 319.1 (10 Feb 53) 1st Ind 16 FEB 1953
HEADQUARTERS CENTRAL AIR DEFENSE FORCE, P. O. Box 528, Kansas City, Mo.
THRU: Commanding General, Air Defense Command, 1st Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado
TO: Director of Inte…

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

|  COUNTRY | RONORT NO. | (PLEASE RE-USE)  |
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|  USA |  |   |

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

**SUBJECT**
FLYOPRPT

**AREA REPORTED ON**
State of Iowa

**FROM (Agency)**
Detachment #8, 4672d Ground
Observer Squadron, Des Moines, Iowa

**DATE OF REPORT**
2 February 1953

**DATE OF INFORMATION**
27 January 1953

**EVALUATION**
B-2

**PREPARED BY (Officer)**
FRANCIS C. HALL, 1st Lt, USAF

**SOURCE**
State Patrolman #178
Robert Lutter

**REFERENCES (Control number, direction, previous report, etc., as…

AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
UNCLASSIFIED
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) Det #8, 4672nd GOS
REPORT NO.
PAGE 2 OF 3 PAGES

1. The date of the sighting was 27 January 1953. The object sighted appeared to be a round and spherical ball of light, one in number. It was estimated to be fifteen (15) miles west of first sighting, and appeared to be easily several hundred feet in size. In comparison it appeared to be about six to eight inches in size at arms length. The object made no sound and left no exhaust or trail. It never, at any time changed shape.

2. It was first…

AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)
UNCLASSIFIED
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
|  FROM (Agency) | DET #8, 4672nd GOS | REPORT NO. | PAGE 3 OF 3 PAGES  |
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12. Comments of preparing officer. The preparing officer personally questioned Patrolman Lutter at about 2200 C.S.T. He has had military service during WV II and had training in Aircraft identification. Since he is a State Patrolman and took several precautions to be sure this sighting was not an illusion, it is believed that he is a reliable source. The information in his report did not s…