UFO Sighting Report — Omaha, Nebraska, 7 September 1953

This document is a formal military report regarding an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sighting that occurred on 7 September 1953, near Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska. The report, transmitted by the 3902nd Air Base Wing, details the observations of multiple witnesses, including a former military fighter pilot whose reliability was noted as good. The witnesses described a single, round, red object, approximately the size of a 'half pea,' which exhibited erratic movement in short bursts. The object was observed for five minutes, during which it performed a 45-degree change in azimuth, with its speed increasing during the latter portion of the flight path before it disappeared behind trees and hills. Despite the visual report, radar equipment at the base, specifically the CPN-18, detected nothing unusual. The weather conditions were reported as clear with good visibility. The official conclusion provided in the document is 'AIRCRAFT,' though handwritten annotations on the document suggest a degree of skepticism, noting that the object's movements did not conform to standard aircraft characteristics and that the report was considered 'unsolved.' The document was later declassified under DOD Directive 5200.10 and is identified as the first UFO report reviewed by Project Blue Book.