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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP 1 March 53 01/1945Z | 2. LOCATION Princeton, New Jersey  |
| --- | --- |
|  3. SOURCE Civilian | 10. CONCLUSION Astronomical (VERUS)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One | Determined to be caused by Venus by the intelligence Officer concerned.  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Not Reported | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Circular, silver, stationary object was observed in the West. Object was still in sight 3 hours after initial observation.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Group 1-Vessel  |   |
|  7. COURSE Skull-earn  |   |
|  8. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No  |   |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE ☐…

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In reply refer to
AFOIN-ATIAE-5
01/19452
PC:Wetman
N.T.
RMO/jos/65365
24 MAR 1953

SUBJECT: (UNCLASSIFIED) Letter of Commendation

Commanding Officer
Detachment #3
4670th Ground Observer Sq
Trenton, New Jersey

1. The Air Technical Intelligence Center recently received your report of an unidentified aerial object seen by GOC personnel at 1945, 1 March 1953. It wishes to commend the prompt action taken by 1/Lt Richard F. Watson and A/2C Raymond J. Swallow, Jr., in going to the scene of the sighting and identifying the unknown object as the planet Venus, thereby saving the ATIC considerable …

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

|  COUNTRY | United States | REPORT NO. |  | (LEAVE BLANK) |   |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

**SUBJECT**
Report of Unidentified Aerial Object

**AREA REPORTED ON**
Princeton, New Jersey

**FROM (Agency)**
Det #3, 4670th Grd Obsr Sq, Trenton, N.J.

**DATE OF REPORT**
3 March 1953

**DATE OF INFORMATION**
1 March 1953

**EVALUATION**
*(blank)*

**PREPARED BY (Officer)**
RICHARD F. WATSON, 1st Lt, USAF

**SOURCE**
*(blank)*

**REFERENCES** (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., …

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP 1 March 53 02/0115Z | 2. LOCATION Olean, New York  |
| --- | --- |
|  3. SOURCE Oleman (SOC Member) | 10. CONCLUSION Astronomical (VENUS)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One | An amateur astronomer believed the object to be planet Venus.  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 75 Minutes | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Large, round, bright object. Was seen for 1 hour and 15 min through a 150X telescope. Observer did not state whether object moved so out.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual (TX)  |   |
|  7. COURSE  |   |
|  8. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No  |   |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE …

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UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED

HEADQUARTERS
763D AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND WARNING SQUADRON
Lockport, New York

OPD-I 319.18 6 March 1953

SUBJECT: Transmittal Of FLYGERTs

THRU: Commanding Officer
4707th Defense Wing
Attn: Director of Intelligence

THRU: Commanding General
32d Air Division (Defense)
Attn: Director Of Intelligence
Hancock Field, Eastwood Station 6
Syracuse, New York

THRU: Commanding General
Eastern Air Defense Force
Attn: Director of Intelligence
Stewart Air Force Base
Newburgh, New York

THRU: Commanding General
Air Defense Command
Attn: Director of Intelligence
Ent Air Force Base…

AF FORM 112
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
UNCLASSIFIED

|  COUNTRY | U.S.A | REPORT OF AIR RELATED TO BE AVAILABLE  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT  |   |   |
|  SUBJECT | Report of Unidentified Flying Object (Flyohrpt)  |   |
|  AREA REPORTED ON | Western New York State | FROM (Agency)  |
|  DATE OF REPORT | 3 Mar 53 | DATE OF INFORMATION  |
|   | 2 Mar 53 | EVALUATION  |
|   |  | C-2  |
|  PREPARED BY (Officer) | ROBERT V. KURTZ, 1st Lt., USAF | SOURCE  |
|   |  | Ground Observer Corps  |
|  REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) | AF…