22.30N 158W (Pacific), December 1953December 1953

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Summary

On December 17, 1953, at about 5:48 p.m. local time over the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii, a military navigator reported objects on radar. The sighting was made from an Air Force WB-29 weather aircraft flying at about 1,500 feet at 164 miles per hour. The radar showed five blips over a period of about four minutes. The objects were not seen by eye.

The objects were elliptical and appeared about the same size as the WB-29. They entered the radar screen from the northwest and traveled west to east. Their estimated altitude was between 1,500 and 2,500 feet. Their estimated speed was about 2,000 knots. They left a trail that gave a comet-like appearance.

The Air Force record lists the conclusion as possible aircraft. The weather was cloudy with high alto stratus and good visibility.

Reported location

22.30N 158W (Pacific), December 1953

Date of incident

December 1953

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 20

of . i A, gd 1. DATE . TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION Sai 17 Dec 53 17/17h402 22.30N 158% (Pacific) : 3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION MILITARY POSSIBLE AfC 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS FIVE SEPERATE 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS ~~ Redar 4 min period 5 blips on radar, obj snot observed visually, objs entered screen from NW, flight to E. Alt of objs 1500-2500 ft » est 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION speed 2,000 knots. air-irercept radar 0 Yes H Ne 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 0 Yes O Ne FORM Wh FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) previous editions of this form may be used,