FLYING SAUCERS IN EAST GERMANY

This intelligence report, dated August 23, 1952, details the sworn testimony of Oscar Linke, a 48-year-old former mayor of Gleimershausen, regarding an encounter with an unidentified aerial object in the Soviet Zone of Germany. Linke, who had recently escaped to West Berlin with his family, testified before a judge that while traveling with his 11-year-old daughter, Gabriella, near the town of Hasselbach, they observed a large, metallic, pan-shaped object in a forest clearing. Linke described the object as having a diameter of 13 to 15 meters, featuring two rows of holes along its periphery and a black, three-meter-high conical tower on top. He observed two individuals in shiny metallic clothing near the object. Upon being called by his daughter, the individuals jumped onto the tower and disappeared inside. The object then began to emit a hum, changed color from green to red, and rose from the ground, rotating like a top. It eventually ascended and flew off in the direction of Stockholm. Linke reported finding a freshly dug, circular hole in the ground where the object had been, which matched the shape of the conical tower. Other local residents reported seeing an object they mistook for a comet. Linke stated that he had never heard the term 'flying saucer' prior to his escape and initially assumed the object was a new Soviet military machine, noting his fear of the Soviet authorities' reaction to such technology.