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WEST GERMAN PEDESTRIAN SEES MYSTERIOUS STATIONARY LIGHT IN GREAT BEAR CONSTELLATION

📅 21 November 1956 📍 Muehlheim, Germany 🏛 Bad Soden Team 📄 Air Intelligence Information Report
UFOUAPMuehlheimGermanyMarsProject 10071956

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A civilian in Muehlheim, Germany, reported a stationary orange light in the Great Bear constellation on 21 November 1956. The military investigation concluded there was insufficient data to evaluate the sighting, noting the presence of Mars in the vicinity.

This document is an Air Intelligence Information Report (IR-3448-56) produced by the 7050th Air Intelligence Service Group (AISG) in Germany, dated 27 November 1956. It details a sighting reported by a civilian in Muehlheim, Germany, on 21 November 1956. At 2105 hours, the observer reported seeing a stationary orange light in the Great Bear (Ursa Major) constellation. The observer noted that the object appeared similar to the planet Mars in both color and size. The light remained visible for approximately 30 seconds, during which time it blinked two or three times before disappearing. The observer explicitly stated their belief that the object was not an aircraft. The report was prepared by Major George Ureke and approved by Colonel Herbert L. Crisler. The official conclusion provided on the Project 1007 record card notes that Mars was in the vicinity of Ursa Major at the time of the report. Due to the limited nature of the data provided, no formal evaluation was conducted, and the case was officially classified as having insufficient data for evaluation.

The observer at MUEHLHEIM (4002N-0853E) did not believe that it was an aircraft.

Official Assessment

Mars in vicinity of Ursa Major at report. No evaluation attempted on the limited data presented. Case listed as insufficient data.

The object was observed for 30 seconds and described as an orange light resembling Mars. The observer did not believe it was an aircraft. The report concludes that Mars was in the vicinity of Ursa Major at the time of the report, but no formal evaluation was attempted due to limited data.

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