Air Intelligence Information Report: Unidentified Flying Objects Reporting (FLYOERPT) - Platteville, Wisconsin

This document is an Air Intelligence Information Report regarding a sighting of an Unidentified Flying Object near Platteville, Wisconsin, on June 28, 1952. The report was prepared by the 126th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron at Truax Field, Madison, Wisconsin, and transmitted to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. According to the report, a witness observed a round, tear-drop shaped object, pale green in color, at approximately 10:50 P.M. The object was estimated to be the size of a dime held at arm's length. It traveled in a smooth arc, following the curvature of the earth, at a 'tremendous speed' in a North-North-West direction before disappearing behind trees. The sighting lasted for approximately two seconds. The report notes that the weather was clear, though lightning was visible in the western sky due to an approaching cold front. No physical evidence was found, and no radar contact was made. The investigating officer, 2nd Lt. Edward U. Maranda, assigned the observer a rating of 6-F, noting that there was no knowledge of the observer's identity. No interception or identification action was taken due to the delay in receiving the report, and there was no evidence of other air traffic in the area at the time. The document includes a reference to a letter from a Dr. Gilbert D. Waite.