Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Sighting Incident Report — Greensboro, N.C., 16 Feb 53
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A report regarding a 1953 sighting in Greensboro, NC, where an aerial flash was initially mistaken for a jet explosion. The event was officially identified as a meteor.
This document is a formal sighting report dated September 1953, concerning an event that occurred on February 16, 1953, at 1645Z in Greensboro, North Carolina. The report documents a single object observed by various witnesses. The observers reported seeing an explosion in the air, which led them to believe that a jet aircraft had exploded. This perception was shared by observers in the vicinity of both Virginia and North Carolina who witnessed the flash. The official conclusion reached by the reporting authorities, which included the Coast Guard and the Weather Bureau, was that the object was a meteor. The report explicitly notes that no known aircraft were lost during this time, effectively ruling out the possibility of an aviation accident. The document confirms that there was no physical evidence recovered and no photographs taken of the event.
Varied observers saw an explosion in the air thinking that it was an explosion of a jet a/c.
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Official Assessment
1. Coast Guard and Weather Bureau reported object as being a meteor. 2. No known a/c were lost.
The object was identified as a meteor by the Coast Guard and Weather Bureau. There were no aircraft losses reported in the area.