Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Incident Report: Sighting over Borstall, Kent, 24 March 1953
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A military report from 1953 documents a civilian sighting of a yellow, fire-like object over Borstall, Kent. The official conclusion was that there was insufficient data for evaluation.
This document is a military field report dated 24 March 1953, originating from the 406th Fighter Bomber Wing at Manston, England. It details a sighting of an unidentified aerial object reported by a civilian witness near Borstall, Kent, at 1802Z. The witness observed a single yellow object, described as a 'trail of fire,' moving in a straight and level path at an estimated speed of 600 mph. The observation lasted for approximately two minutes before the object disappeared into a cloud. The report notes that this was the fifth such sighting in the area over the preceding 12-month period. Weather conditions at the time were reported as ground mist with a clear sky. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency, ATIC, was that there was insufficient data for a definitive evaluation. The report includes a handwritten annotation questioning whether the object could have been an aircraft using an afterburner. The document is marked as unclassified and includes standard declassification instructions per DOD Directive 5200.10.
WHY NOT A/C W/AFTERBURNER?
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Official Assessment
INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION
The object was described as a yellow trail of fire moving at 600 mph in a straight and level path. It was the fifth unidentified object reported in the area within the previous 12 months. The evaluation is listed as E-5.