Unidentified Aerial Object Sighting on 27 July 1950 in Germany

This document is an Air Intelligence Information Report (IR-248-50) dated 30 August 1950, concerning an unidentified aerial object sighting that occurred on 27 July 1950 at Wiesbaden Air Base, Germany. The report details an observation made by a member of the 1602d Air Transport Wing while sitting on the porch of the MATS barracks. The witness described the object as resembling an automobile headlight, tilted to reveal an elliptical surface, and noted a slight oscillation along its lateral axis. The witness alerted Pfc R. M. Grisillo to the object, noting the sunlight reflecting off its body. The object remained visible for approximately four minutes before performing a sudden, simultaneous acceleration and disappearance. The report notes that the description provided by the witness was substantially similar to that of a Sergeant Pretko. Intelligence officers contacted two control tower operators on duty at the time of the incident; however, neither reported seeing anything unusual. The operators suggested that their position in the tower, relative to the sun's rays, would have made it difficult to discern an object in the direction reported. The report concludes that there was insufficient data for evaluation. Additionally, the document includes a separate, unrelated press clipping from the New York Times dated 31 July 1950, regarding a pilot named Jim Graham who reported a 'flying sausage' collision near Williamsville, Illinois.