Sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects, 19 January-15 May 1954

This Central Intelligence Agency report, dated 30 July 1954, compiles information regarding sightings of unidentified flying objects in Western Europe between 19 January and 15 May 1954. The document explicitly states that the information provided is unevaluated. Three specific incidents are detailed. The first occurred on 15 April 1954 in the Correge Department of France, where two residents observed an elongated, cone-shaped object featuring red and green lights at its base, moving from the northwest toward the southwest at a high altitude. The second incident took place on 26 April 1954 near Sare, France, close to the Pyrenees border. A group of individuals observed a cigar-shaped object traveling rapidly at an altitude of 2,000 meters in the direction of Spain. The final incident occurred on the morning of 13 May 1954 in Norrbotten Province, Sweden, where three individuals in three separate areas reported seeing a brilliant, silver-colored sphere with a tail. The report cites various newspaper sources, including Le Figaro and Vatan, as the origin of these accounts.