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*. / q 1. DATE - TIME GROUP 15 April 53 16/2452 2. LOCATION Tucson, Aricona 10. CONCLUSION ( ITD: , ru I hb 4 — ier oop | “D) de Dame) "2 e, . ‘4 ° Gearetiy : Mine (durotion) ud nunbor 3 resarded as an aircraft. 11. BRIEP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Pilitary & Civilian eT De NLT E OT BES 5. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION Few Seconds int hold 3 13n - 1 tin = 30 See Four recdish-orange objects traveling at a high rate of specf 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION any a c. Mee ole EL ARC @ were Ose ved ab time intervals. Lakth Growid-Visual source ale stated that ovjects appeared to be flicksrins afl 7. COURSE eaci object :ad…

Southvestern United States 20 April 1953 Personal Interrogation of Witness On 15 April 1953, four separate siggtings were made of unidentified brizht lights, All sightings were made froa 32° 12 N 110° 579 J between 2145 to 2210. Twice the lights were observed heading in a direction from north to south and then turning to a northwest heading and disappearing. ‘The odserver eatinates the sightings to be at an extremely high altitude. ‘The only ‘mown serial activity was a C46 aircraft departing Davis-ionthan Air Force Base at 2159 for Travis Air Force Base, California. APPROVED: THOMAS J. S MAC M…

UNCLASSIFIED  TH-23-F53 Raadquarter Air Divisi we 1 2 le On the night of 15 April 1953, four wiidentified sightings of lights over Tusson, irisona, wera observed and reported, a» The first sighting was orange-red, predominating color waa oranges It vas first sighted coming from the north on a heading of south then making a Yizht turn to a northwest heading. ‘The light appeared to slow down Defors waking the turn to the northwest. it appeared to be at an oxtremely high altitude, ‘the path was definite and not eratic. ‘lo aerodynamic features, trail — system, or “ound were notade ‘The speed rese…

UNCLASSIFIED nedquerters 2th Air Division 7 R-23 -53 Taviowenthem AVS, Tuencm, Arise 2 a  %o There vae no known oetecrologiosl sctivity wiieh may have enused this PHAR S, Four pheterrapne vere taken of these sightinrs, °-:earse of che slow &ceed of the Mim and short exposure time of 15 secomig the Sila ves blank when Sars loved. 9» He pesdtive type of identification was wade. (“valuation 7'=3) Aga Chie*, Intelligence “iviasion DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVAL.. DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.’ OE ee DOD DIR 5200.10 = * i y . HY \ UNCLASSIFIE® =: <a ——====— aaa =

Form A U. S$ AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET | This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much | information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will nor be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so thot, if it is deemed necessary, we …

Page 2? 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, whet did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Cirele One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. None a. Bright moonlight b. A few b. Dull moonlight Cc. Many» ¢. No moonlight - — pitch dark d. Don’t remember Cd. Don't remember i: 9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky? (Circle One): a. Yes ie b. No c. Don't remember 10, IF it wes BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, wos the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?: Pa ie (Cirele One) (. A mile or more away (a distont car)? } ec. Ablock away? d. Several yo…

| 16. Tell in @ few words the following things about the object. @. Sound 2c IUA 17. Drew @ picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details of the object thet you sow such as wings, protrusions, ete., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trols. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. — Up ‘18. The edges of the object were: (Circle One): Fuzzy or blurred | e. Other — Like a bright sto Ce y outlined d. Don’t remember 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how mony were there? s FERETT Viawe (ATE…

Page 4 20. Draw @ picture that will show the motion thot the, object or objects made. Place an “A® at the beginning of the path, a "B® at the end of the path, and show ony changes in direction during the course. oa PP y 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was in its longest dimension. Liners) feet, 22, How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the following objects held in the hand ond at about arm’s length? (Circle One): -@. Head of a pin’ g. Silver dollar —_— h. Baseball c. Dime 1. Grapefruit d. Nickel ij. Basketball e. Quarter …