USAF record 28952772
28952772
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1. DATE - TIME GROUP 26 Jan 53 26/2300Z
2. LOCATION Sampson AFB, New York
3. SOURCE Aircraft
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 Min.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Wall
7. COURSE West
8. PHOTOS No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE No
10. CONCLUSION PROBABLY AIRCRAFT
11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Large rectangular shaped luminous object traveled E to W throughout an arc of 70° to 60° in a straight shallow climb. Object seemed to gain altitude rapidly, slowly fading away. Sound of object was a high pitched hum.
COMMENTS: 1. Object observed by theodolite. Clips too fast (70°/1 min) to be a star. No balloon launches at Sampson AFB.
2. Sampson AFB received ATC TFR and stated that Westbound Boston Airlines flight was in general area at 18:15 EST.
FORM FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used
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- Page 1 1. DATE - TIME GROUP 26 Jan 53 26/2300Z 2. LOCATION Sampson AFB, New York 3. SOURCE Aircraft 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 Min. 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Wall 7. COURSE West…
- Page 2 HEADQUARTERS 3650TH MILITARY TRAINING WING SAMPSON AIR FORCE BASE Geneva, New York UNCLASSIFIED CC 312.1 30 JAN 1953 SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects TO: Chief, Air Technical Intelligence Center…
- Page 3 [STAMP: 27 Jan/24002] [STAMP: PRIORITY] CC RAMSAY AFB GENEVA N Y DIR OF INTELLIGENCE N4 USAF WASH DC AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CEN RAIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO ANNATLIA-26 OR AFT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS…
- Page 4 AF FORM 112—PART I CLASSIFIED APPROVED 1 JUNE 1944 COUNTRY United States REPORT NO. [UNCLASSIFIED] (LEAVE BLANK) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT FLYOBJECT AREA REPORTED ON Sampson Air…
- Page 5 UNCLASSIFIED 27 January 53 At 1320 hrs., 26 January 53, I observed a luminous object about one hundred eighty feet long and twelve feet wide traveling through the sky from east to west at what…
- Page 6 23 January 53 UNCLASSIFIED At about 1822 hrs., 23 January 53, I was called from my room by [REDACTED] to see some object in the sky. Upon leaving the barracks to see the object he talked about, I saw…
- Page 7 JOINT MESSAGEFORM UNCLASSIFIED FROM: [REDACTED] SPACE ABOVE FOR COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ONLY DD ATIC TO: 20 CHERBOURG ATE GENEVA NEW YORK INFO: FROM: AIRCRAFT-1-1-3 Dear ATIC, No. 02513A concerning…
- Page 8 UNCLASSIFIED [STAMP: 02/18/15] [STAMP: SAMSON AFB] [HW: MORE THAN ONE] [HW: RTIC] [HW: 123] [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE FORM VALUE REASONS REASONS REASONS REASONS REASONS REASONS UNCLASSIFIED. BASED RE U.S.A.F.…
- Page 9 UNCLASSIFIED Sampson Air Force Base, New York 26 January 1953 I. Description of Incident At 2320 Z an airman at Sampson AFB, New York, visually observed one large luminous rectangular shaped…