o re Tl~t J. SOU I CE COMCL.UIIOII NUMII" Ofl OIJICTI L EHCiTH Ofl OBSIIItVATION 11. e1111' IUa.AI't ... ANAL'tlll 0, OISI.VATIOM 'HYSICA~ I~IOIMCI 25,000 scatte:e! T:MI~G.OU' \. Ct:A 'PION CONCU.J~ CM NUMIIR Ofl OIJICTI LINOTH 0' OIII.VATION ,., IU-AIIY ... AMALYitl TYptl Ofl OISIJt~ATION PHYSICAL EVIOI!NCI Intell1-5ene DiT iiq. c:r!".;. ~ se,tJ3her 19.53 C llet, Iatelll t.:3A:J !lla ~ Subaittod 111 1ccoNaaee v1 th ,J Lett.r No. 200..5. dat.ct :Q J"pril 1952, Subject a \J!U4n~u: .. J "lsie& ObJeeta !.!porting . \t eo!ll"ox~.;lB tl:r 20.5.5 hours ('j't', 17 .\U.J~t l 95J 1:1 unlJent 1!'tad !l:f!!l~ c b jeet was ti 1 t Ja~SUM.-labc,., j~ Objeet :1~: arecl to be a t r t ~t redd1M J).OW vi ~h a eur'W'ed l :taJill4 sd~. ~ :JOtlDda ,... berct. \JbjMt 414 ' t lr;ar to reaaJJable a or 3 star. ' tt wtzwt 16o/5Xr 5, ooo tt vin4a 120/SX. wiada CJ:ZOIS' ta.,._, ... 48 rr 15,000 tt wind 200/SXa Lt. ~1. USA UNCLASSIFIED On l?l.ugnat l9.5J flt. 20:S.S at local time. I wa1 atandillC near 111~ ~3 appro.xhatel7 100 ~rd1 IOU Drua Store in Satsua:a. Ala.ba::a, with m7 ~roth"! 'Is cg for the Little Dipp~r WBen we ~aw thls obJect ~aat of the h y. It ~ +.ravelir~ in .~ di ~ct \on !r.Jr.~ the 'Tor':h to the South at an inten4Je rate of I e .! a::d in r..y ottlzr.ation exc'!l'!d by tar ths spe~d or a .Jet aircra!t. It ,.!1 at a fa.i:ly hlgh altit1tde end travelll:-6 in atraight and 1 '7~1 .Llight. ~lle:e .r.-t.J r o &O"Ld a~;a :tated \fitll t~le "'~bja=t t~ .1\I~P~!~.re:! to c~ ..,_ 't-:-igut : ! t !!.sh ~lo.., witc thl! 1ttrat!.on a! t.!t1~i~ lasting appro~i.:~atel;~ thr~" recmdCJ. I dld not h<3o1lr or ee arq e.lrcr~.ft 1:1 tte ar.,1. :lt t r.e tlr.11l 01' !:u;ul i:'l!OJ prob not ~o:orth .follow-up c-1' IDtlll~ ottle.r. On 17 .. ~, 1953 ., ~oss ?A local u I wu at.-ndi~ Dill~ .iiJ 4J neproX1=-tl7 100 ,u-cla aou~ ot tbe Dru~ :;tore 1:1 .::.atsuma. A!abzr, <~1 +.n 17 ::roth.. 'Ia .. .,ere locki:uJ :!or the t.i ~tls Di :>~t!r tr. =n ~ saw t:lia obj.rc' 1A the :.q = t ot till ~iw)'. It ..,.. traYelin.g ?!U":tl.!.3l ~o the i1i.1ey !'rora t!oa Jortla to ~e Soutb at dll tnt rata ot speed D.n.d at 1 -~irl7 ~i.#l alti ;uJ The objee' a'lrtlsred to be s bri~t rec!di.Jb JlOW w1 th '! t:u.rva<! 'lt.J.Ll~ ~d : aete.~ .1 enl7 H:st1nc' t3ature. 'li:.1re waa o.,:, :JOUad as.JUC:iated ,:,:., ~ctt ' :J .ee~. ~t ~:a.-..... 1 !J~rai~t aDd le'Yel tl1 ~\ wi tb th8 J\6ratioa ot the rJi ti!l~ ~et..l~ nr; 3hort. ! i not .. .!~r or ,..,. BIIJ' a1rer .. tt.lll the a.rsa at the ti~e ot -he si ~:1.:1g. OD 17 A.._, 1,53 ' ~'S l=ll loaal t~. I ..a atD41n& Dlnr riiwF .,l a:h..,.i'eq 110 )'aNa Iouth "t the Dru4 ci\Gre 1a .11\ts.._, Ala'- wi.~ cr _. .._, We wre looiEiq Ule Lit,la DtppCII' vbea we MW ''S obJt But Gt tM Ill It trawel1JI8 1a a direction rt"CIII the North to ~-South ' aa raae ol ap1ed aa4 1a rq ea,iaatton exceeded by far 'he el)eec1 ot a jet ,eu..ft. I' !1\ a tairl7 111gb alt1 tude and tralinJ: in 3trai~t aad ll tli:lh' 'ftaen waa no sound aasoclat .. ~ith Ulu objee-t. It a to le ~ br~t rl44lu p. wiUa the dUI'a'i of slptlaa laatlac ap~on:mta~ thrM aec:onda. I cU.i ao heu' w Q' aiJ-eran 1D tbs _... at tba tt. td tu ~i~U ... UNCLASSIFIED On lt.luguat 19.53 at 20:.SS PI-! local tlce, I wa at~ndill6 !':ear Riwa7 4) arJ:roi1matel7 100 Jar SO'l tll ot the Dr.Ag Store tn Sat.r.ua, .\labaroa. w1 th m7 broth ~fe ..,ar! ng for the little Dtr~er ~hen ve cav this obJa~t in t~ East the hi~y. It tl't\V'!1 tn;:; .raro.llel t.a theo hi'~3.Y !:'ro.>.n t:.!' !7orth t.o the Soat..l:l at a n inte !l ... e rC~.i.~ ot sp~.ecl an~ at a f:.:.irly high sltitud.e. T~s obje:t. a.pp~a:-ed t o be a bright; rdrulilh glow ,;1 th &. curved leacii.ng i!d~t bei~ the OD-L c.;.~ l.i~ tea~ur.-. TA~1e ~R :1 J aoantl afsoc1at~Jd \'lltb th'J obj~:t. ! t .tlcw in stl'..lLj.t "\r.<l le,~l t'll~'lt witll th~ l1.rt, t.iO..! c!' tl:~ si:..Jlt.i:~ ~-1 ; Vtjr'1 Dhort. r ll'l n :.l' -' ,~r o r ::ee an.;,' ai.rc=aft Lt th~ a rea ~t t n e t b e o.f thi! THIS IS A TBDI CV t:-,. W1RLD f\ERONi- O ~ ; Otons M;l~ Gffu;; tutt l OLf 'A t .&U,UY IADIO JHF:la 555 J~P!~Q/D I P.C't' J:DU? /CHIEF AI I~ ~AL IN"fiLLIG::lCE CI:t!Ti::1 ~!:!IG.~T ?.;:"1.:Hs0;1 f17B On l O " DIVI.'~IO:J HQ iG~LLY AFB TEX UNClASSIFIED waa on my .,~ ho.ne tr~m t:r~ol:a, &laC; on C.!"'R7 4), h~ad!ng !ultc, I ... ~. ap::proa~ln, the a:ea of '}un.."liiOD Crek :e~n~:l Creol3 .lr~ Sat~u=.a, TO Hitl:AY APP&:t-Si TO AI2C?.l\FT DURATIO!'l LOC ,\ TIOIJ L o:. G I TU~IE VIE:l~IL I1'Y HEADQUA~Ti~5 ' .... E AIR MATERIEL vKLEY AIR FORCE Ui~Cr.:ASSJ~: .~a ) Septe~bor 1953 Co:r.r. ll nJ. n r Air }!.:,teliel AT'.L,li: Cbiet, ! .. 1r Tecbn!.cctl In~olligdnco Center, :-rri:.ut.-f"'ttercon Air i'orc" a:.o, 04io D1r,:tl~ cr tntcll1Genco