Spot Intelligence Report: Flying Discs - Chicago, Illinois and Yarmouth Harbor, Nova Scotia

This document consists of two separate Spot Intelligence Reports compiled by the HQ 24th District Office of Special Investigations of the United States Air Force, dated 15 August 1952. The first report details a sighting on 19 July 1952 in Chicago, Illinois. A civilian woman reported observing six round, silvery objects darting about the sky in no discernible pattern, moving first on a horizontal plane and then on a vertical plane. The witness described the objects as being larger than stars but smaller than the moon. The second report concerns a sighting on 17 July 1952 near Yarmouth Harbor, Nova Scotia. A witness vacationing on the SS Yarmouth reported seven silvery objects. These were described as being divided into two groups: four half-circles and three full circles. The witness noted that the full circles were arranged in an inverted triangular formation. The objects were observed hovering momentarily, flickering, and then slowly descending toward the horizon before disappearing. The witness in the second case provided a diagram of her position relative to the sun and the objects. Both reports were transmitted to the Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for further attention.