60.10N 37.50W (Atlantic), November 1953November 1953

Insufficient Data

Summary

On November 21, 1953, at about 9:38 p.m., the captain of a Danish ship in the Atlantic Ocean reported a light. The position was off the coast of Greenland. The light was watched for about four minutes.

The light was described as as large as a big planet. It moved at very high speed and very high altitude on a course of about 246 degrees true. Weather at the spot was estimated to be scattered clouds with ten miles visibility. A check of flight plans found nothing.

A regional Air Force headquarters first evaluated the sighting as an astronomical event. The Air Force record, however, lists the conclusion as insufficient data for evaluation. It noted the direction of flight and other data were missing, the duration was long for a meteor, and there were inconsistencies in the report. It also noted a possible aircraft.

Reported location

60.10N 37.50W (Atlantic), November 1953

Date of incident

November 1953

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 20

Original case file scans

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1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION Ji
Jo mov 53 10/21007, 60.108 37.50W (Atlentic)
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION p
Light evaluated as an astronomical phenomena by Hq 63AD.
civilian(Danish Ship) | case regarded as Insuf Data. Direction of flight and additional] |
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS data missing. Duration in excess for meteor unless this containg |
hae persistance of a trail. Possible a/c. Inconsistancies in rpt.
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
four mins Light as large as a planet in flight at very high alt and
5. TYPE OF OBSERVATION fast speed, visble for four minutes. .
ground visual 4
7. COURSE | Feo
not reported : Fe 5:
8. PHOTOS i
O Yes *
3 Ne
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE i
0 Yes : 3
0 Ne :
FORM itis :
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28956986