DOW-UAP-D164, Flying Object Report, Indiana, 1953

Department of War · 12/1/53 · Document

DOW-UAP-D164, Flying Object Report, Indiana, 1953 is indexed as a Department of War record with incident date 12/1/53. This document is a Flying Objects Report prepared in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-2, which established guidance for reporting unidentified flying objects. The report records an incident near Seymour, Indiana, in which two civilian reporters stated that they observed two airborne objects while traveling by car. The report does not identify an exact event date; its weather assessment addresses conditions during the period December 8 15, 1953. The report describes the incident as consisting of a brilliant moving light and two large, white, cloudy or gaseous objects in a staggered formation. It further describes four bright points of light within each object and a bluish-white, vapor-like trail. The report describes the object kinematics as an in-line approach with a steady descent, a stationary interval of unreported duration, and a rapid departure along an abrupt upward angle toward the southwest. It records an estimated direct observation period of three to four minutes, with a total elapsed period of five to six minutes that included changes in the vehicle s route. All descriptive and estimative language contained in this report reflects the reporter s subjective interpretation at the time of the event. Such characterizations should not be interpreted as a conclusive indication of the presence or absence of any intrinsic object features or performance characteristics.

Notable / anomalous element

• Description of course of objects: (1) Attention: Observers attracted by brilliant moving light. (2) Angle of flight: Observers were in moving car and travelling East. (native PDF text, page 3)
• Physical evi dence of the sighting: None.. (native PDF text, page 4)
• Description of the objects: (1) Shape: Circular ring of smoke; cloudy substance that stayed in a plane. (native PDF text, page 1)
• Dr Fisher uncovered the story by saying he had a letter from his son in the Air Force in Saudi, Arabia, who claimed to have seen a "Flying Saucer". (native PDF text, page 5)

Details

• Description of the objects: (1) Shape: Circular ring of smoke; cloudy substance that stayed in a plane. (native PDF text, page 1)
• No upper or lower structure could be seen. (2) Size: Observer would not estimat e size with the exception of' us ing the word, "large ". (native PDF text, page 1)
• No relati ve comparison. (3) Color: White, cloudy, gase ous.. (4) Number: Two (5) Formation: Staggered like two jets in flight, tightly following each other. (6) Discernable features or details: Four bright or brilliant equidistant points of light 'Within the same plll]le, rotat ing slowly clockwise and seeming to be. (native PDF text, page 1)
• Bluish vhite with vaporish trail. (8) Sound: None to the (native PDF text, page 1)
• plll]le, rotat ing slowly clockwise and seeming to be the source of cloudy aura, white in color. (7) Tail, trail or exhaust: Compared favorably with Jet take off when observed at night. (native PDF text, page 1)
• Bluish vhite with vaporish trail. (8) Sound: None to the ear, although observer s stood outside of car to make sure. (9) Other pertinent or unusual features: Controlled downward t i l t f'rom direction of approach to hovering point. (native PDF text, page 1)
• Com plete level stability while hovering. (native PDF text, page 1)
• Take-off in upward tilt with bright points of l ight fixed, two to the r ear and two forward. (native PDF text, page 1)

Tags: War Department, Indiana, Air Force, Flying discs, Unidentified object, Lights, Saucers