Incident #312 Sighting Report — Limona, Florida, 4 May 1949

This document is an Air Intelligence Information Report regarding a sighting of an unidentified flying object on 4 May 1949 in Limona, Florida. The witness, a 60-year-old Public Health Nurse, reported observing a bright, shining, and flaming object in the sky from her front porch at approximately 0500Z. She initially estimated the object's size to be that of a dinner plate, which later appeared to shrink to the size of a tea saucer. The object was described as round with a ragged, flaming border that drooped at the bottom, creating a short, tail-like effect. The witness reported that the object moved slowly back and forth, up and down, and from side to side with an irregular quivering motion, eventually disappearing below the horizon. The sighting lasted for approximately 15 minutes. The witness's attention was initially drawn to the object by her two dogs barking in the yard. The investigating officer, First Lieutenant Reuben N. Norman of the 307th Bombardment Group, noted that while the witness appeared to be of high integrity and average intelligence, her estimates of speed and size were likely below normal. The official conclusion reached by the intelligence assessment was that the object was the moon, which was in the process of setting at a 290-degree azimuth. The report includes detailed weather conditions at the time of the incident, noting a ceiling of 25,000 feet and thin broken clouds. The document was processed under Project 10073 and includes various administrative routing slips and hand receipts indicating its distribution to the Air Materiel Command and the Director of Intelligence at Hq USAF.