SIGHTINGS OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

This Central Intelligence Agency report, dated April 20, 1954, compiles international press reports regarding sightings of unidentified flying objects between November 1953 and January 1954. The document highlights two specific incidents. The first occurred in Peshawar, Pakistan, on the night of December 21, 1953, where two brilliant objects were observed at an altitude exceeding 4,700 meters. Witnesses reported the objects arrived from the southeast, emitting red and green flames, and traveled toward Afghanistan. A local newspaper, Makedonia, noted that similar objects were observed over the Khyber Pass in January 1953. The second incident took place in the Union of South Africa on November 28, 1953, as reported by the newspaper Die Landstem. Dr. D. Beyers of Uppington reported that while driving between Kenhardt and Calvinia at 0510 hours, he observed a bright yellowish-green light that illuminated the clouds from behind. The object, which he described as having the appearance of burning hydrogen, moved vertically and horizontally. The report notes that the observer had reported this incident to the Department of Defense in Pretoria, but the department did not make the information public.