Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Air Intelligence Information Report — Unidentified Flying Object, 9 November 1956
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An intelligence report detailing a 1956 sighting of a large, orange-lit object near Eglin Air Force Base. The military concluded the object was likely an aircraft.
This document is an Air Intelligence Information Report (IR-5-56) regarding an Unidentified Flying Object sighting that occurred on 9 November 1956 in the vicinity of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The report, authored by 2nd Lt. Richard H. Lane of the Intelligence Division, Hq Air Proving Ground Command, details a four-minute observation of a single, long, narrow-shaped object. The witness described the object as being as large or larger than a B-36 bomber, noting a series of bright orange lights or flames that appeared larger than standard operational aircraft afterburner exhausts. The object was observed at a very high altitude. The official conclusion reached by the intelligence assessment is that the sighting was likely caused by an aircraft. However, due to the lack of definitive identification, the report notes that airborne observer data sheets were forwarded to the relevant sources to obtain a clearer picture of the specific aircraft involved. The document includes a notation that there was no report in the file at the time of processing. The report was prepared in compliance with AFR 200-2.
One long narrow-shaped object, as large or larger than a B-36. Tbere was a aeries of bright orange lights or flame relatively close together- appeared to be larger than the preae operational aircraft afterburner exhausts.
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Official Assessment
Description, duration, flight path indicate this sighting was probably caused by an aircraft.
The sighting was likely an aircraft, though the specific type could not be identified from the initial report. Airborne observer data sheets were requested to clarify the nature of the aircraft involved.