UFO Sighting 4 October 1959 2125 H

This document is an Air Intelligence Information Report regarding an unidentified flying object sighting that occurred on October 4, 1959, in the Philippines. The sighting was reported by two US Navy personnel stationed at the Naval Radio Relay Facilities Transmitter Station in Bago Bontay, Quezon City. The observers reported seeing a single object, described as round or ovate, and red or orange-red in color. At 2125H, the object appeared to be the size of a volleyball at arm's length, and by 2130H, it had diminished to the size of a cigarette head at arm's length. When viewed through a 30-power telescope, the object appeared triangular with a bright spot near its base. The object moved in a straight and level path, gaining altitude gradually while moving toward the northeast. The observation lasted for 15 minutes under clear, starry skies. The report notes that there were no aircraft in the area at the time of the sighting. The investigating officer, Major Julius G. Fox, Jr., noted that the witnesses themselves proposed two potential explanations: a hot air balloon with a fire in a suspended pan, or the re-entry of a Soviet moon shot that occurred on the same date. However, the report explicitly states that neither of these explanations was considered satisfactory by the witnesses or the intelligence office. The case was ultimately listed as unidentified, with no physical evidence recovered.