U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheet — Sighting Report, Syracuse, N.Y.

This document consists of a U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheet completed by Mrs. Bessie W. Gahn of Syracuse, New York, regarding three separate sightings of an unidentified aerial phenomenon occurring between July 1952 and February 1953. The witness describes the object as a long, dark dirigible-like craft featuring two side windows with strong, bright lights inside. During the initial sighting in July 1952, the witness observed the object while it was stationary against a pink sunset; she noted that it rose slowly, closed one of its windows, and sailed away. In subsequent sightings, including one in February 1953, the object was described as moving rapidly westward at a low altitude. The witness expressed frustration with the reporting process, noting that she felt impatient with the Station Sergeant who asked many questions rather than looking for himself. The official Air Force evaluation, recorded on the cover sheet, dismissed the report as a 'confused report of three sightings' and concluded that the information provided was too sketchy and conflicting for an effective evaluation. The witness herself admitted to being unfamiliar with the nature of the object, describing it as a 'long dirigible' and questioning what it might have been.