Incident Report — Eau Galle, Florida, 21 January 1953

On January 21, 1953, at 1300Z, an unidentified source reported a sighting of three oval-shaped, white objects near Eau Galle, Florida. The witness, who was standing on the tracks of the Florida East Coast Railroad approximately six miles north of Eau Galle, observed the objects for a duration of three seconds. The objects were described as being six feet in diameter and between six and twelve inches in thickness. They were observed traveling due east at an estimated altitude of thirty feet. The witness reported that the weather conditions were calm and clear at the time of the observation. Furthermore, the witness noted that there were no extraordinary maneuvers performed by the objects, no visible means of propulsion, and no sound associated with the sighting. The incident was reported to military authorities, including the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Official military documentation regarding the event consistently concludes that the report is exceedingly brief and contains insufficient data for a formal analysis or evaluation. A separate, unrelated entry in the document mentions a meteor sighting in the North Pacific on January 22, 1953, which was initially mistaken for an aircraft due to its parallel flight path, but this is distinct from the Florida incident.