Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Sighting Report — Haifa, Israel, January 1953
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A report detailing a January 1953 sighting of a cigar-shaped object with three lights near Haifa, Israel. The investigation concluded there was insufficient data for evaluation.
This document is a preliminary sighting report regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on January 4, 1953, near Haifa, Israel. Four men, while returning from work in the Haifa Bay area, observed a cigar-shaped object emerging from clouds over a quarry located 4.5 kilometers along the Haifa-Nazareth Road at 4:12 P.M. The witnesses described the object as flying at a low altitude and at great speed. It featured three bright lights—one at each end and one in the center. The object reportedly changed direction and disappeared within 80 to 90 seconds. The report also references a separate, unrelated sighting of two flying saucers over Mt. Carmel on the previous Tuesday. The official conclusion provided by ATIC is that there is insufficient data for a full evaluation, and further verification has been requested from the foreign liaison office.
The object was fairly low, was cigar shaped, and moved at great speed. Three bright lights, at either end and in the center, made the object clearly visible he said.
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Official Assessment
INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION
The report documents a sighting of a cigar-shaped object with three lights by four men near Haifa. The object was observed at low altitude and moved at great speed before changing direction and disappearing. The report also notes a separate sighting of two flying saucers over Mt. Carmel the previous Tuesday.