Keywest Florida — August 1953

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Keywords: blinked, ltttllt, oovld, jsrpi, rap1al7, fruii, _onrarn, ipled1ail7, t3low, sqline, machaoic, oilera, ohangea, uterall1, oosezoyar, ob1er9m, ltqd1f7, 1jall, utlaez, qssina, lioi1, ob1e1, cbeaua, laimt, nftlt
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S. L.OfC~TH 0, OISIItVATION 7. COUti ) E I . PHOT!l~ ' I'.,.YSICAL. !VtOINCI 2. LOCATION 10. COMCL.UIIOM 11. ltttllt IUMMAaY AND AMALYIII AF f'OIM Y12-PART I o\iH'OOVlD I JUNE 1 :MI AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FLI!JSRPI' ~: t. ~ .. ~e ':Jttt. ~:on.ar :~ool, i;n.!. ted Jt.at.aa . .n-al Jase, : t!] ~as~, :o:1.aa, ~ .. sdr ved an :ieri.U ~oject. ill the Jvr tne town o f : 3Y .aat.. _:ta .._::-st .:.. . t:.n~ 'J~ t.et.ween .:eeaed rap1al7 frUii luv o n .. h e western 3~./llne to a ~u:.:1::. .l.l.r.t\!~Y _onrarn ana \)ver- .1eld, t~eza blinked ~ut i:IPled1Ail7 :>eJ.~.,.. ~aa.,OL;~ t.t3low the tta.rAm sqline. : n l Auguat. it a~ tne J ~oint. en :.ns borizon bu to ~.. ooscr.u-8d 01 clouds at t.:'ls zAit.A ot it.a !li~t. p 41th . ~ machaoic&l oilera.c:tart.s-~c ~ere o Ths oojec~ :-1rde re,pl.ar ohangea Ll uuur uterall1 ~ ita oosezoyar.1~a ou1. vu not. ob1er9M to ltQd1f7 a regu.lu 'U'O -nr\1Jall;r. The utlaez'ter doea nut. apper to oe u- t.n.l.7 ~ ae ft17 t'iole, aan QSSina ae pW'.)lioi1.7J ~ua., be, !hta ottlae U. DO \ .,.. tae ~ tb \e DOte tAa\ t..b ob1e1 a,....a te ._. ..._ allep\1eal ot b1a ow cbeaUa it laiMt llb.atsr ......... 8nd.lable te bill ata the Nftlt. t.bd hs be bid ... - Qb., W'lt.la *loll .. -_, t..uiar. Af FORM 112--PART II NCLASSiFIEC. tlle ta-.n.-..a 12 vu ::re aaril.7 at. the end. At. no t.~ ditl he nbibi\ ~ ~t:oit.e.llt. ak:out. tae st~tt~il:. 1P. rran :. j)reat.e data r~ all Mp~ata ot !lia ')bae"aUQD. "! st.ated ~ a.a ~ot. M9llu...i sli,tlUat~ to 3ft7 !18"8;JI:l8rs :lnd :1e :.-~ould not !.rnt. ~-to ~,.a t.,... twrt of M elec<Nn\ oor to .,1ot1ct. ~a 1'lv J"~bl!o .:-t.-dl.- s.....a-~rt JO.GDJt dry --re..atq !lt.4, vtt' i_lUJ.b re~t:ac 7J .2; vinda t w. t.hra11 t..atlta tr-.apez"eD\. II ....... ca-.-Npo, a ~ atchia~ t1'0II tile -ten .. -.-1 MtiYl-Uoe, or ocnerlll, ._ as. 111-t. 8eaote tor Ule l'.F FuRM 112-PART II llNCLASStFJEO _ nartb-nt.A 11M ..a tbt. b.e at..talp\ed to a cbolc OD tn. .:'ll.'st. ?tb by :.hi3 :wt.hod "'::..:.ou~t. tba Y1 thia bMi.a, he at.atd t..~ ot'ljct. aot.i.ced t1J-8t .JW ~ at, : the aad u...Gi.-t.el,-tbe aq l!.'le .,~icb ...,.. .to~ by tna b~. 1 t proce.aed ~enerll7 iue aat., exeep~ tor the 1D !)ercr~ eo.,.. .ao O&Sl.i &e oi ~ c i:.Jt.anco ;lr nei.lb~,.. at.-..p'-1 by t.'!.e ooa 3inee, he st.ated, l~ Jid aot. Ia.., .. ~ tbe ot J.a i.all, ~ b:La ~c i u a ~ :tatt.~ ~. ~t 1. .. u P.Q f 3"11ll.ar nu as~, ~liwlac to be abl to a t .._,.. oorw\Uat, bu\ he t.a~eci ne ia DO\ iD~erttR~ ta ~ , beiJal .aal7 1tfitb llbj-\ th.~U~ Ai ]OD!f ztam1nl .i.:l c:eleaaal ia tela a. MOala li&e to a a ,~. KT_.. !lpiM--t.e ad . 'the Si~U!t~ ~t.bqo t.bM t.At ~:e ~l1aed :ut ~tav t,"-)8 ,! J)Qtraract llith a aat. raIL,.aoill'J. ::e 1"ur~1-ar 3l.~nrd ~e 'bel1..,. flTSnr ~-- ..s.A tha' he 1a not. ftr7 , 1114 1a DDt. t~Euried, ..._, toe bla-~ llil.t... it. ~-a1NnR .....U.lltll' ... .., L-'iGd1.Dtf -~ r. Uua i.Jltertiewer ..~ud .. l"YU ~ t..l cet .n.&., , ~:ltaa, but-a.t firat. .. 'l&i w.lAl _. on -41 ~ excep ln ru ill rviut. u1" UU$6l"Yet.iu., Ulu J.a' W UNCLASS\F\ED Key West, Florida Description Betveen the hours or 2200 and 2230 EST, B atu~ent at the Fleet Sonar School, United States Na.vnl Base, Key West, Florida, oboerved an uniden- tified flying obJect ln the aky over the town of Key West. Tne ob~ect appeared to be approximately the alze of a pin point or a star, very bright vhite in color, proceeded rapidly from low on the vestern sky- lin~ to a point directly forward and overheiJ.d. Tne obJect then blinked O'..lt moar.ento.ril:f before d~acending be lo"' the ea5 tern 5kyl ine. ~lo at!ro dj ic reatures, trail, exh~uot, propulsion syste~, or ~o d vera ~oted. 3:rt:cd ~.ms report.~d 'l:J unknown, since t~e observer did not i'~"lo\1 the ob- ~'!c.:t.'c ~.rue tlize ot" tto distance fror.t hi:~. 7;1e observer .;tated that tee o"::>~:,~c t ti;>p~a.red t,n move in reculv smo(Jt h ctrclea. In ,ulry iJI'). t l fH tn the oor.;~rvcr 5 r;en"!~al r~pU~:lr.ion a.nd charl'.ct~r. Uia n .pl"Jif .1r" tn Sonn.r Opc!ra.tions otatcd that he had no i:."1vWl .. ~dge ut' t.h r , h i':l""\11!!" except riur lng duty ilOl4!"3. 'Th~ 91,;. rvisor gave him a ch~u,,.:!cr t''l.tlflg of \iPry g'lod", ''above r.:!prruch", ond des cribed him as u ~"" ~. ,,,n.:Jcienttous, g"od GtuJ'!nt -not out!ltanding but above avera..;~.. :1.! lut.erviever .1tated that the obGtar,e:-appeared to b.! atable, VlltJ:~tJted, and very consi::itent vith hi.i nnsvers ru;'ter cona14erable qt.itttt ~I n s ug. The 11eather \ ~,;. the t1me of the observation va.a rep,~rt~d &3 a broken overcast. Cloudi -~ report~d to be solid to the Y~Gt vhere the object .!i::t1ppe-ared. A t.!<:L .11. th c,..A office of U.S. \:e:lther BI.L!"e3.\l at Boca Chica Key reve~1~l1 ' -3Ulng ot 22,300 feet. There vare Gt!'t?'ral. aircraft in the area and one of them vaa equip- p~J vith a aearcnli~nt. There ia a probability that the obserntr saY t~e aearchlilht ac&n."linl the area. z;ovember 19S.3 We h~ve been so bt:sy wi 'th tl:e Black Ha~k, S. Dakota ca.se thJ. t I'"" onl;r j ust nO':'t t;otten do-,.":1 t o lookir.z o"'r~r t he l1.r3e b.:~.tch of acct - . :~I roaches t;..lt. i nc1.dent. in int~rest. ~hsre a.::-e .... few i .. ~rest1nz :3ii,;ht- 'i IJJ, '!Jut c.::1 n~J. of theJe is 1n!orr..6t1cm su!'!'..:..c1~:1t to r:~ke a f ollO'.'f-up 1 Augtst at f't!"T \'e~'f. ;,1-ll T:~re:tt Iollr;:r-~p if th~y ~:re 1110re recent n~v~ no su~g~sted exp1a~tioa. 'l'h! 2~ .ru . '"lt t.n ,~s :e -=Js also holJs p)s:otul., i.nt.erest fro::1 th~ s~'l~.-:potnt of r:\.1.!1 ... , .,, ... ..:. i ~'-'e f.:lct th~y wer~ obJerved fro m t he Control Tcr.;e:o:-;md by t:.hlli-: . ..J Jf D.!mi~o:1 It is ~, b I t h-,r i!J not r:ore infom.1ti.on on Creola, A.l.J.. 'fhese casea co'ftr tcrJ,. .., . , t e c1i.j'.s. 'I'here 1s po33ibly P3.7 dirt 1n these. p ror..a.bly ha to 1' ., .>idl Sl1r.~e sigh tin.g is deiini tely pu Ung ar.d l'i 11 1 '!~1.1in on rh ~ booka :LI UA~tx;:lained. ~ !'or :t.l!, -:~! ..lining JJ or so, t~ere is so little i n!"on:'ation co:t- cerr.i~ tt.ose >"::.;; . .~ nc. lu.a ob'lioua e~lanation.a that 1'.-he" is no potr- C!"'\ta.i ,.,iutev~r :-! .~il.ll1der1ng th .. aerioa~. Thus, o~!. o~ the total ::u::1ber t~ere ue 4 independent ~et3 l'tlich, 1!" ~tat!' &AQ tbe .~ere a?&Uacle, would ~ i."tterestinl to pursue. Pertonall7, : ~Jte !or sticiC.:-..c -:Titb the "3lack Hawk caae until -:-re l".an 3~'.!ee:sd it dry. I !'eel :erti1D trut it thu cue caa be expl&ined, others would t~llow suit.. CQDcernini the Back Ha.wk caae, we a-re p:oceftdtna slowly but surel7 ;;!. t~ the ir.vestiaation. Selia obJecta a.re c-::-t&i."lly indiea.t~C. b7 the eTi~:~c~. Sir.ce the observatio~ cove~d several houre &.""ld. s: r,"l tin6S -:ere both Visnal it i.J 1.-:po:-tant., in r.:.f estimation, .at ::e cc~t1r.ue to purs'.le thi~ :: 'L-.c8 t4ilur! to identil)' pir.pcints a ~ossible :-~al .ra.kness L"l our de!ense