Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Sighting Report: Unidentified Green Object, Pepperrell AFB, 4 September 1953
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AI-Generated Summary
A green object sighted near Torbay Airport on September 4, 1953, was tracked by radar and initially suspected to be an aircraft dropping a flare. ATIC later concluded the object was likely a meteor observed simultaneously from multiple locations.
This document consists of a series of military communications regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on September 4, 1953, near Pepperrell Air Force Base in Newfoundland. At 2355Z, an unidentified object was sighted visually and via Ground Controlled Approach (GCA) radar near Torbay Airport. The object was described as a green flare that appeared to be dropped from an unidentified aircraft. It was tracked traveling at 100 knots at an altitude of 1,000 feet, heading north-northwest, similar to a C-47 aircraft. The object reportedly moved north for 12 miles before turning and heading south, eventually fading from GCA radar at a distance of 15 miles. The incident was reported by the 64th Air Division to various commands, including the 6611th, 6612th, and 6621st Air Base Groups. Following an evaluation by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the official conclusion was that the object was likely a meteor. This conclusion was based on the fact that the object was seen simultaneously by GCI personnel at Argentia, who observed it due west of their station, suggesting a celestial origin rather than an aircraft-related event.
IT IS ASSUMED THAT THE OBJECT REPORTED AS A GREEN FLARE DROPPED FROM UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT AT TORBAY AIRPORT AT 04/2355Z WAS PROBABLY A METEOR SEEN SIMULTANEOUSLY AT ARGENTIA BY GCI. PERSONNEL ALSO DUE WEST OF THEIR STATION.
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Official Assessment
It is assumed that the object reported as a green flare dropped from unidentified aircraft at Torbay Airport at 04/2355Z was probably a meteor seen simultaneously at Argentia by GCI personnel also due west of their station.
The object was initially reported as a green flare dropped from an unidentified aircraft, but subsequent evaluation by ATIC concluded it was likely a meteor.
Key Persons
- Maj PovalshiRecipient of document/action