Air Intelligence Information Report: 912th AC&W Squadron Sighting, Ramore, Ontario, 30 June 1953

This document is an Air Intelligence Information Report regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on June 30, 1953, near the 912th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron in Ramore, Ontario, Canada. At approximately 2345 EDST, at least ten personnel observed an orange, oval-shaped object in the northern sky. The object was reported to have moved from the north to the southeast and then back to the north over a period of approximately twenty minutes. Witnesses described the object as having no visible means of propulsion, no windows, no doors, and no sound. The squadron's search radar was non-operational at the time due to a mechanical failure in the power generator, preventing electronic confirmation of the sighting.

Individual statements from the witnesses vary significantly. While most described a glowing, elliptical object, Airman James L. Smith provided a highly unusual account, claiming that a door opened on the object and a two-headed man wearing shorts exited and spoke to him, claiming to be from 'beyond Pluto.' Other witnesses, including officers and civilian employees, provided more conventional descriptions, with several eventually concluding that the object was the moon. The official conclusion of the report suggests the sighting was 'possibly astronomical,' attributing the phenomenon to the moon rising behind a heavy, broken overcast, which created an optical illusion. The report notes that the reliability of the witnesses was considered uncertain, citing inconsistencies in their testimonies and the fact that some of the personnel involved had been consuming alcohol during the evening. The document includes multiple sworn affidavits and statements from the personnel involved, as well as a summary of the event prepared by Captain Louis J. Savino. The report was later downgraded and declassified under DOD Directive 5200.10.