UFO Sighting Report — Simiutak, Greenland, October 1953

This document consists of a series of military cables sent on October 25, 1953, from the 6611th Air Base Group at Narsarssuak, Greenland, to the Director of Intelligence at HQ USAF in Washington, D.C. The cables report the sighting of two unidentified aerial objects near Simiutak, Greenland, at coordinates 64°45'N, 46°30'W. The initial report, identified as INT 1161, states that the sighting began at 0815Z and lasted for approximately one hour. The first object was described as a white, glowing light that appeared stationary, located approximately four miles southeast of Simiutak. The second object was described as being in a northeasterly direction from Simiutak and was observed changing colors from red to green to white. A civilian aircraft was reported to have passed over the area at approximately the same time, but contact could not be established. A follow-up report, INT 1163, notes that the objects were no longer visible after 0940Z due to the approach of daylight. The report provides meteorological data, noting clear to scattered conditions at 8,000 feet with visibility exceeding 20 miles. The document concludes with an assessment by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) that the objects were astronomical in nature, specifically identifying them as the celestial bodies Venus and Vega. The report indicates that further interrogation of the observers was planned to confirm these findings.