Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Memorandum for the Record: Interview regarding observation of unconventional or saucer-like aircraft
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A memorandum detailing a sighting of two greenish-yellow aerial objects from a train. The Assistant Director of Scientific Intelligence concludes the objects were likely jet aircraft exhausts.
This memorandum documents an interview regarding an observation of two greenish-yellow, ball-shaped objects made by an individual traveling by train on October 27. The witness, who was resting in a darkened compartment, observed the objects rising rapidly. He initially estimated their altitude between 700 and 800 feet. The objects appeared to be whirling and followed a single trajectory without a trail. A searchlight was also observed on the ground, though it did not appear to be tracking the objects. The author of the memorandum, Robert Scoville, Jr., Assistant Director of Scientific Intelligence, concludes that the testimony does not support the existence of unconventional or saucer-like aircraft. Instead, he posits that the objects were likely the exhausts of normal jet aircraft performing a steep climb, explaining why they were not seen until the exhausts became visible to the observers on the train.
It is quite possible that the objects seen were the exhausts of normal jet aircraft in a steep climb.
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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 suggests the sightings may have been jet aircraft exhausts during a steep climb, noting that the lack of ground sightings until the exhausts became visible supports this theory.