Borneo, February 1953February 1953

Insufficient Data

Summary

On February 25, 1953, hundreds of residents in Borneo gathered to watch a bright, star-like object rotating in the sky above the oil town of Seria. The object appeared to emit twin jets of vapor. Witnesses called it a flying saucer and estimated its height at 30,000 feet. The sighting lasted 40 minutes. Similar sightings had been reported over Borneo several times recently. The Air Force evaluation was listed as insufficient data for evaluation.

Reported location

Borneo, February 1953

Date of incident

February 1953

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 17

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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1. DATE - TIME GROUP
25 FEB 53

2. LOCATION
Borneo

3. SOURCE
Civilian

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
40 min.

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual

7. COURSE
Stationary

8. PHOTOS
[ ] Yes
[X] No

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
[ ] Yes
[X] No

10. CONCLUSION
INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION

Insufficient Data for Evaluation.

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Bright satellite obj in sky appearing a rotated at estimated alt of 30,000ft. Emitted twin vapor trails. Observed several times on previous occasions.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28953598