Sighting of Unidentified Flying Objects — West Germany Zone, 7 September 1957

This intelligence report details a sighting of three unidentified flying objects by four guards at a tank depot in the West Germany Zone on 7 September 1957. The witnesses, identified as Heinrich Best, Bernhard Kahl, Heinrich Walper, and Ernst Weihrauch, were interviewed sixteen days after the incident. They described the objects as egg-shaped with cone-shaped tails, approximately 15 meters in diameter. The objects exhibited a complex color scheme, featuring light red, a blue forward section, and a light red trailing cone surrounded by violet. The objects were reported to be grey with red sparks and emitted no sound. The flight paths were described as arcs, with the objects appearing at various headings and elevations above the horizon. The duration of the sighting was reported as 20 seconds, with the smoke trail visible for 2 seconds. The report notes that the observers were located at separate guard posts and were interviewed individually, yet their accounts remained consistent regarding the characteristics of the objects. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center was that the objects were meteors. The document was prepared by Captain Guy W. Dennis of the USAFE ATI Directorate and approved by Colonel George R. Hundt.