Unidentified Flying Object Sighting Report — Syracuse, New York, 29 April 1953

This document contains an intelligence report regarding an unidentified flying object sighting that occurred on 29 April 1953 in Syracuse, New York. The report, filed by the 655th AC&W Squadron, details an observation made at 1125 EDT by four women located at 118 Writer Street. The witnesses described the object as a round, silver, disc-shaped craft that appeared to be stationary at an altitude estimated between 12,000 and 15,000 feet. The object was noted to have left a puff or exhaust trail. The duration of the sighting was approximately five minutes. Weather conditions at the time were reported as good with unlimited visibility. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating authorities was that there was insufficient data for a definitive evaluation, with a note suggesting the object might have been a balloon. The file includes a subsequent piece of correspondence from the McMillin Observatory dated 22 June 1953, addressed to 1st Lt. Robert Olsson at the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson AFB. In this letter, the author requests that a 'Form A' be completed for the Syracuse sighting to assist in further analysis, noting that the case was of interest. The document also contains internal routing information and administrative markings indicating its declassification status under DOD Directive 5200.10.