Air Intelligence Information Report — Gentile Air Force Depot, 3 August 1953

This document is an Air Intelligence Information Report dated 5 August 1953, concerning a sighting of unidentified aerial phenomena by two employees of the Gentile Air Force Depot. The incident occurred on the evening of 3 August 1953, between 2130 and 2200 hours, near the Brockville Pike in Dayton, Ohio. The witnesses, who were in an automobile, reported observing two objects in the air. They described the objects as lights, noting that no specific shape could be discerned. The objects remained motionless for approximately 15 to 20 minutes before executing a gradual turn and disappearing in a northeasterly direction. The witnesses estimated the speed of the objects to be between 40 and 50 miles per hour and their altitude to be approximately 10,000 feet. One observer noted that the lights were of a pink or yellow color and that there was no trail or exhaust associated with them. The witnesses reported that there was no sound and that no air traffic was observed in the area during the sighting. The report includes multiple completed U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheets, which provide additional, sometimes conflicting, details from the witnesses. One witness described the objects as appearing like two headlights on a car, while another mentioned that the lights were concentrated like a spotlight. The witnesses were interviewed by the Security Indoctrination Office, and the report was signed by Major J. H. Tretter, the Depot Inspector. The official conclusion stated that the significance of the reports could not be determined by the office, and no further identification action was deemed possible due to the lack of physical evidence or radar confirmation. The document is marked as unclassified and includes notes regarding its subsequent downgrading and declassification.