Sighting Report: M/S Imanak, 10 November 1953

This document consists of a military communication and an associated sighting report regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on November 10, 1953. The report originated from the 63rd Air Division and was directed to the Director of Intelligence at HQ USAF. The sighting was reported by the Captain of the Danish ship M/S Imanak while at sea in the Atlantic, at coordinates 60.10N 37.50W. The witness described observing a light as large as a planet, moving at a very high altitude and fast speed for approximately four minutes. The object's flight path was recorded as 240 degrees true. Weather conditions at the time were reported as scattered clouds at middle altitudes with ten miles of visibility. The military evaluation, conducted by HQ 63AD, concluded that the data was insufficient for a definitive identification. The report notes that the duration of the sighting was considered excessive for a meteor unless a trail was present, and it mentions the possibility that the object could have been an aircraft. The evaluating agency also noted inconsistencies within the original report. The document includes standard military routing information and classification markings, indicating it was later downgraded and declassified.