Sighting Report — Wegenstetten, Switzerland, September 13, 1953

This document is a sighting report filed regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed in Wegenstetten, Switzerland, on September 13, 1953, at approximately 2:00 AM. The observer described a rectangular object that was four times the length of a passenger plane's wing. The object was reported to have six rows of fifteen dark windows per wing section and was colored half aluminum-bronze and half dark. The witness claimed the object traveled from north to south at a speed of 150 km/sec, covering 45 degrees of arc in four seconds, and was completely soundless with no visible engines. The observer noted that the sun illuminated the object from the east and that the stars were clearly visible at the time. In the remarks section, the observer described the object's disappearance on the horizon, noting that it required a tenth of a second to vanish and that the upper edge appeared to slip onto the lower edge. The official conclusion provided by the evaluating agency is that the sighting was a meteor, and that the detailed description provided by the witness was the result of an overactive imagination. The report includes a form (FTD SEP 63 0-329) and references an attached sketch that is not present in the provided documentation.