Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Sighting Report — Wilmington, North Carolina, 10 August 1953
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A 1953 sighting report from Wilmington, NC, describing a brilliant light moving across the horizon. The reporting official dismissed the witness as unreliable.
This document is a standardized sighting report form (FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE)) detailing an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on August 10, 1953, in Wilmington, North Carolina. The observation occurred at 0700 hours and lasted for approximately three and a half minutes. The witness described a 'brilliant light' that traversed 150 degrees across the horizon, moving from the northwest to the southeast. The report indicates that the observation was made via a ground-visual sighting. Although the form includes a section for photographs, it is noted that no photos were taken. The official conclusion provided by the reporting official is dismissive, characterizing the source as an 'unreliable' observer and labeling them as a 'typical saucer fan.' No physical evidence was reported in connection with the event.
Reporting official evaluates observer as unreliable and as holding a typical saucer fan.
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Official Assessment
Source reported observation over telephone. Reporting official evaluates observer as unreliable and as holding a typical saucer fan.
The observation involved a brilliant light moving 150 degrees across the horizon from the northwest to the southeast. The reporting official dismissed the observer as unreliable.