Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Memorandum for the Record: Interview regarding observation of unconventional or saucer-like aircraft
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An intelligence assessment of a witness report describing two greenish-yellow objects observed from a train. The Assistant Director of Scientific Intelligence concludes the objects were likely jet aircraft exhausts.
This memorandum for the record details an interview conducted regarding an observation of unconventional or saucer-like aircraft. The incident occurred on 27 October, involving a subject who was traveling by train. While resting in his compartment, the subject observed a greenish-yellow ball rising rapidly. He then observed a second ball rising in a similar manner. The objects were estimated to be at an altitude of 700 to 800 feet and appeared to follow a low trajectory near the train. The subject noted that the objects appeared to be whirling and left no trail. The author of the memorandum, Herbert Scoville, Jr., Assistant Director of Scientific Intelligence, evaluates the testimony and concludes that it does not support the existence of unconventional aircraft. Instead, he suggests that the objects were likely the exhausts of normal jet aircraft performing a steep climb, noting that the lack of prior observation of the objects until they were visible as exhausts supports this interpretation.
The testimony [illegible] does not in my opinion support the theory of a developed saucer-like or unconventional aircraft.
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Official Assessment
It is quite possible that the objects seen were the exhausts of normal jet aircraft in a steep climb.
The author concludes that the testimony does not support the theory of a developed saucer-like or unconventional aircraft, suggesting instead that the observations were likely jet aircraft exhausts.