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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP 8 April 53 08/2300Z | 2. LOCATION Sandrestrom AB, Greenland  |
| --- | --- |
|  3. SOURCE Military | 10. CONCLUSION Astronomical (METEOR)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One 3 Seconds | It was believed by the Intelligence Officer of Pepperrell AFB, Newfoundland that object was a celestial phenomenon.  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3 Seconds | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS White light was observed by 2 pilots of MATS a/c at an altitude of 15,000 ft. Object traveled a steady course which seemed to be in a shallow descending turn.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Air-Visual  |   |…

UNCLASSIFIED
8 April 1953

Sondrestromfjord Air Base, Greenland

I. DESCRIPTION

At 2300Z two observers flying a MATS aircraft reported sighting an unidentified white light 110 miles SW of Sondrestrom Air Base, Greenland. The estimated speed of this light was 1000 mph, altitude estimated to be 15,000 ft. and direction of travel 0°. The object maintained a steady course, but seemed to be in a shallow descending turn. The observing aircraft was at 9000 ft. with an airspeed of 165 knots and a true heading of 30°. The white light was observed on the starboard side at 50°, fading out at approximate…

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2. ATT
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6/23/97
Commission Adj
Greenland

WPD188
TYD231
JEX D397
PP JEDWP
DE JEXC 142
P 092000Z
FM CG NEC PEPPERRELL AFB NE
TO CG ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO

ACTON
02/23/97
Commission Adj
Greenland

ATIC
FEB 10 07:5

NEOCOC-I-00024 ATTN: ATIAA-2C RECEIVED FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM CO SONDRESTROM AB GREENLAND 09034Z APR 53 " ONE UNIDENTIFIED WHITE LIGHT OBSERVED 6600N/5330W 110 MILES SW OF SONDRESTROM AB GREENLAND ESTIMATED SPEED 1000 MPJDIRICTION OF TRAVEL 0 DEGREES ALT ITUDE 15000 FT SIGHTED BY CAPT FREDERIC SWENSEN AND LT EDWARD N DICKS AT 2300Z 8 APR 53 INFOR RECEIVED THIS HG…

DESCENDING TURN APPROX DISTANCE TO OBJECT 50 TO 100 MILES OBJECT VIEWED FOR APPROX 3 SECONDS FROM MATS ACFT 455 <3 ALTITUDE AT 9000 FT AIR SPEED 165" PRELIMINARY EVALUATION THIS HEADQUARTERS
CELESTIAL PHENOMINON
09/2038Z APR JEXC

Cy-1

COMMISSION TO OBJECTIONS MONTHLY VOU OF A ONE HUNDREDTH MORE
00000-I-GOLET YEAR: VIVY-30 NECESSARY BOTTOMING MESSVOK 2500 CO
10 CO VIXO REIGHL SYLAHESON VAN OHIO
20 CO SEC DEGREESEPT VAN HI
5 0000000
DE TEXC IVS
SE TEDAL
TEX DIAA
LADUTY
RUDING

AF FORM 112-PART-1
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
UNCLASSIFIED

|  COUNTRY | SUBJECT NO. | AFTER RELAT.  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  Greenland | IR-19-53 |   |

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

**Subject:** Unidentified Aerial Object (FLYORPT)

**Address:** Sondrestrom Air Base, Greenland
**Date of Report:** 13 April 1953
**Time of Report:** 8 April 1953
**Contact No.:** C-6

**Name:** NATAD J. PETERSON, Captain, USAF
**Title:** CO, Sondrestrom AB

**Address:** NATHAN J. PETERSON, Captain, USAF
**Location:** CO, SONDRESTROM AB

**At 2300Z, 8 April 1953, two observers, Captain Frederic Swensen and Lie…

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Howard L. Bevis, President
COLUMBUS 10

EMERSON McMILLIN OBSERVATORY

19 May 53

1st Lt. Robert Olsson
Wright-Patterson AFB.

Dear Lt. Olsson;

This is a belated report on the last batch which I received at the end of April.

Just as soon as our plans for employing Miss [redacted] officially go through, I shall be able to send you a sheet with comments on each individual case, so that you will have my comments on each folder. The letter method xx has obvious drawbacks. But until that time comes and she can handle my typing and completion of forms, I had better stick t…