Air Intelligence Information Report: Unidentified Flying Objects Reporting (FLYOBRPT) - 20 July 1952

This Air Intelligence Information Report, dated 22 July 1952, documents an Unidentified Flying Object sighting reported by Sergeant Francis Young of the Harrisburg Filter Center. On 20 July 1952, at approximately 0200 EST, Sergeant Young observed multiple strange, lighted objects south of his station on North Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The objects were sighted at intervals of nine to twelve minutes and were described as being at a very high altitude. Some of the objects were observed in a formation in trail. The witness noted that the objects appeared to be descending, becoming brighter in color, and then fading out of sight. Sergeant Young reported that there was no sound or exhaust associated with the objects. The weather conditions at the time were described as having unlimited ceiling and visibility. No other aircraft were reported in the vicinity during the observation. Sergeant Young's report was verified by another unidentified airman who was also present at the station. The report notes that the Harrisburg Filter Center forwarded the information through the 26th Air Division. Additionally, the report confirms that the Air Control and Warning (AC&W) radar was unable to detect any unidentified objects during the time of the sighting. The document was prepared by 2d Lt. John L. Spieral at the Middletown Air Materiel Area and was distributed to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) and the Director of Intelligence at HQ USAF in Washington, DC. The report is marked as unclassified and serves as a formal record of the incident under the FLYOBRPT reporting procedure.