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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP 10 Feb 53 10/1115Z | 2. LOCATION Richmond, Va.  |
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|  3. SOURCE Civ (6 persons) | 10. CONCLUSION SEARCHLIGHT  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Two  |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 Min | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Circular in shape. 20' in diam which appeared luminous, colored orange in the center and blue on the edges. "Slow speed." Obj.'s hovered over a 75' water tower and looked like puppets on a string.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual  |   |
|  7. COURSE SW  |   |
|  8. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | COMMENTS: All witnesses, in same area of sighting gav…

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HEADQUARTERS TACTICAL AIR COMMAND
Langley Air Force Base
Virginia

In Reply
Refer To
TOECO 350.05
SUBJECT: (Incl) Report of Unidentified Flying Object (FLYOBRPT)
TO: Director of Intelligence
Headquarters USAF
Washington 25, D. C.

Forwarded herewith is a FLYOBRPT received from the 21st District
Office of Special Investigations, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia.

FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:

1 Incl
Ltr 21st Dist OSI
file 24-0, 25 Feb 53

GEO. M. MANCUSAKIS
WOJG, USAF
Asst Air Adj Gen

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

If inclosure(s) __…

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18 MAR 1953

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF
21ST DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, LANGLEY FIELD, VIRGINIA

File No. 24-0 25 February 1953

SUBJECT: UNUSUAL AERIAL OBJECTS,
Richmond Quartermaster Depot,
Richmond, Virginia, 10 Feb 53
SPECIAL INQUIRY

TO: Commanding General
Tactical Air Command
Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
ATTN: Director of Intelligence

1. This report pertains to the observation of unusual aerial objects by four (4) persons at the Richmond Quartermaster…

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Subj: Unusual Aerial Objects, etc. UNCLASSIFIED 240

direction, turned north towards Camp and then reversed the n reversed themselves and proceed out of sight toward the south, traveling at a "tremendous rate of speed". Camp stated that the period over which he observed the objects were approximately five (5) minutes. Camp stated that he heard no sounds emitted by the objects during the time he observed them.

4. On 11 Feb 53 Jessie H. Kent, Civilian Guard, Richmond, Quartermaster Depot, was interviewed and stated that at approximately 0615 hours, …

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Subj: Unusual Aerial Objects, Etc. 24-0 18 MAR 1953
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thirty-five (35) miles per hour "dancing and darting about".
Fields, who was in a vehicle, followed and observed the objects
as they proceed south to the water tower mentioned in paragraph
3. Fields met Camp at 8th Street, stopped and observed the objects
with Camp. In the vicinity of the Water Tower the objects "darted
and danced about" and then "danced out of sight" to the south at
a slow rate of speed, approximately 35 miles per hour. Fields
stated that at no time was there any noise emitted …

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21 st Dist OSI (IG)
Subj: Unusual Aerial Objects., UNCLASSIFIED

11. Additional information concerning the above sightings will be forwarded your Headquarters upon receipt by this office.

S/ DWIGHT J. SCOVEL
Lt Colonel USAF
District Commander

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