Air Intelligence Information Report — Unidentified Flying Object, 23 February 1953

This Air Intelligence Information Report, dated 26 February 1953, documents a sighting of an unidentified aerial object reported by two civilians near Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. The incident occurred on 23 February 1953 at approximately 2130 CST. The witnesses, identified as a husband and wife from Elkhorn, Wisconsin, were traveling when they observed a light yellow, ball-shaped object in the southwestern sky. They initially perceived the object to be an exceptionally bright star. Over the course of two to three minutes, the object moved toward the north, during which time it underwent a series of color changes, shifting from light yellow to orange-red, then to red, and finally to white before disappearing. The report, authored by Captain Dumont C. Mills of the 755th AC&W Squadron at Williams Bay, Wisconsin, notes that the weather conditions at the time of the sighting were clear with unlimited visibility. Despite the report, the witnesses were unable to provide estimates regarding the object's size, altitude, or speed. Furthermore, the report explicitly states that the object did not register on the radar screen at the 755th AC&W station. The official conclusion reached by the reporting officer was that there was insufficient data available to conduct a proper evaluation of the sighting. The document was distributed to various military commands, including the Air Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson AFB, the Air Defense Command at Ent AFB, the Eastern Air Defense Force, and the 30th Air Division.