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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 11 Dec 52  |
| --- | --- |
|  2. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 11/00011 ON 11/1500H  |
|  3. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  4. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Non-English ☑ English  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Non-English ☑ English  |
|  6. SOURCE | Varied  |
|  7. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Four  |
|  8. COURSE | 1. Object reported on briefing message to CG, AMC.  |
|  9. COURSE | 1. Object reported on briefing message to CG, AMC.  |
|  10. CONCLUSION | ☐ Was Galloon ☐ Probably Galloon ☐ Possibly Galloon  |
| --- | --- |
|  11. WORSENITY OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐
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AFH DE AIR
PP JFDWP
ACA B17
AIR DE ACA
OPOP AIR ZVA ZWL JNPCR

AIA B19
ACA DE AIA
JAPYC A12
JAPY SURVR JAPYC

PAPAFHASE NOT REQUIRED. SEE CRYPTO-CENTER
BEFORE DECLASSIFYING
UNCLASSIFIED

SECTION ONE OF DAILY INTSUM PD THIS MSG SHOULD BE
ACCORDED SPECIAL HANDLING

PP JFPNQ JEDEN JFPNB JEDKF JWPML JWZMN JESBA JWFQD JFPRN JFDWP JFPLC
JFLTA JWFBM JNPCR JKDCR 151515
DE JAPYC 10B
2XX
FM CG FFAF TOKYO JAPAN
TO JFPNQ/NQ USAF WASHDC
INFO JKDCR/CG AAC ALASKA
JFDFN/CG ADC ENT AFB COLO
JFPNB/CG FASTAIRDEF STEWART AFB NY
JFDKF/CG CFNAIRDEF KANSAS CITY MO
JWPML/CG WFSTAIRDEF HAMILTON AFB CALIF
JWPML/CG A
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TIME PD US EMBASSY OFFICIALS HAVE COMMENTED THAT JOB OF ORGANIZING ELECTIONS IN WAR-TORN COUNTRY IS STUPENDOUS TASK REQUIRING MONTHS OF CAREFUL PLANNING PD INVITATION TO GOVERNOR'S APPEARS TO BE FIRST CONCREE STEP TWORAD ESTAB COUNTRY-WIDE ELECTIONS PD INDIA-PAKISTAN CLN 2 PAREN GOVT OFFICIALS REACH AGREEMENT ON AIRLINE OPERATIONS CLN GOP PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCES CONCLUSION OF 3 DAY TALKS IN KARACHI BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES GOI AND GOP CONCERNING OPR ASPECTS 2 AIR ROUTES INDIA TO AFGHANISTAN VIA DELHI CMA LABORE CMA DANDENER CMA KABUL AND BOMBAY CMA ABMEDADED CMA KARACHI CMA KANDAHAR CMA KABUL P
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UNCLASSIFIED

Source: Wire from US Army Military Attache Karachi, Pakistan - Wire dated 12 Dec 52
CAFIN:94713 (14 Dec 52)

Karachi press reported that Thursday morning (varying times between 0730 and 1000 AM) four objects, believed "flying saucers", sighted and reported by several persons in Karachi area. Objects were said to look like white metal discs by some and like translucent circular objects by others. The fours objects reportedly were flying at high altitude and high speed leaving white smokey trail behind them. One reporter had different version stating "saucers" were actually aircraf
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UNCLASSIFIED

ATIC Document 101-66 (A) forwards several newspaper clippings that appeared in the Karachi, India. Press on 11 and 12 December 1944, pertaining to flying saucers sighted at Karachi area.

The RPAF reports that no RPAF aircraft were operating at high altitude in the Karachi during the times saucers were sighted. Further investigation and inquiry on the reports will be made if the information justifies.

ATIC comment: The above mentioned inclosures, newspaper clippings, were not with the report.

DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10

UNCLASSI
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ATIC DOCUMENT 110602, Karachi, 12 Dec 52 UNCLASSIFIED

Four flying saucers looking like white metal discs and leaving a white smoky trail about 15 yards long flew in parallel formation over Karachi at about 8 a.m. yesterday at a great height and disappeared in the direction of the Karachi Industrial Trading Estate. This is the concensus of reports received from observers who telephoned or came to report in person. According to these observers the phenomena was seen by scores of people in the streets. Possible explanations: Local authorities claim that at about 7:30 a.m. four aircraft at a very

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