33.59N 55.14W (Atlantic), November 1953November 1953

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Summary

On November 23, 1953, a UFO was reported near Marham, Norfolk, England. A Royal Air Force pilot observed an illuminated object with windows similar to a passenger airliner, with flames appearing from its rear. The object was first spotted at 10,000 feet, heading 260 degrees at a speed greater than 215 knots. It disappeared within 13 seconds. Another sighting occurred at Robert Alston Patterson, a Royal Air Force pilot with 13 years of flight experience, who saw the object under bright moonlight at an altitude of 10,000 to 12,000 feet. Wind was 20 degrees at 15 knots. The area had scattered clouds. A Royal Air Force B-29 aircraft accompanied the sighting. The base intelligence officer concluded the object's phenomenal speed indicated it could not be a conventional aircraft or jet.

Reported location

33.59N 55.14W (Atlantic), November 1953

Date of incident

November 1953

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 20

1. DATE - TIME GROUP 19 NOV 53 1030 Z 23/11/1953 3. LOCATION 29.27N 00.41 (MARHAM) 3. SOURCE [illegible] 10. CONCLUSION [illegible] 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS ONE [illegible] 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10 Seconds 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Red illuminated [illegible] with A/C like [illegible], & object had [illegible] from rear, [illegible] etc. 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Air-Visual 7. COURSE North Erly 8. PHOTOS Yes No 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Yes No FORM FTD SEP 43 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.