28953527.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP 23 Feb 53 23/0620Z | 2. LOCATION Queens, New York  |
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|  3. SOURCE Civ. Man | 10. CONCLUSION Astro (METEOR) Meteor object passed through 60° of arc in 12 seconds at same altitude. Deviations in speed attributed to illusions.  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One  |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 12 Sec. | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Brilliant yellowish orange light traveled at a high speed in a horizontal course. Maneuvers consisted of hovering, speeding, slowing down, and traveling in various arcs disappearing instantly.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Vi…

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Witness

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF
2D DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
72 E. 10TH STREET
NEW YORK 3, NEW YORK

IN REPLY REFER TO: 24-326

SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT
Sighted in Queens, N. Y., at
0120-0125 hours, 23 February 1953
SPECIAL INQUIRY

TO : Commanding General
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
ATTN: ATIAA-2C

1. Reference is made to Air Force Letter 200-5, dated 29 April 1952.

2. Transmitted herewith for the information of your headquarters, is r…

FILE NO: 24-326

UNCLASSIFIED

DETAILS:

1. At 1245 hours on 23 February 1953, Special Agent LOUIS C. NIEDERBERGER, this district, received information from [redacted], Bayside, New York, alleging that he had observed an unidentified object in the air at approximately 0130 hours 23 February 1953. [redacted] advised that he could be contacted at [redacted], New York City.

AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK

2. On 24 February 1953, [redacted] was interviewed at his office on the 16th floor of [redacted], New York City, and furnished the following information concerning the unidentified flying object which h…

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|  UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS REPORT OF INVESTIGATION | FILE NO. 24-326 | DATE 27 FEB 1953  |
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|  REPORT MADE BY HENRY M. LANGLOIS, S/A SIRW | REPORT MADE AT DO #2, 72 E 10th St., NY 3 NY | PERIOD 24 February 1953  |
|  OFFICE OF ORIGIN DO #2, 72 E 10th St., NY 3 NY | STATUS CLOSED |   |
|  CHARACTER SPECIAL INQUIRY |  |   |
|  REFERENCE None, this is an initial report. |  |   |
|  SYNOPSIS at 0120 to 0125 hours, 23 February 1953, from [redacted] and [redacted] Bayside, Queens, L.I., observed off-yellow orange tinged …

FILE NO: 24-326
UNCLASSIFIED

AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK (Cont'd)

(3) between 0120 and 0125 hours on 23 February 1953, and he observed the unidentified object for approximately twelve (12) seconds.

4. [Redacted] added that he had first observed the unidentified object from the corner of his eye while he was driving eastward on 29th Avenue in Bayside and had immediately stopped his car, dismounted, and stood outside to observe the object. [Redacted] does not wear glasses nor did he use any optical device to observe the object.

5. [Redacted] stated that his location at the time of the observation …