CYPRUS ISLAND (MEDITERRANEAN), October 1953October 1953

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On October 16, 1953, at 4 p.m., military personnel at Cypress Island, Mediterranean (location noted in the document) reported observing unidentified aerial objects. The sighting involved multiple witnesses who observed objects that performed unusual maneuvers, including abrupt turns and high speeds on a straight and level course. The objects later descended behind a roof of a building. Witnesses reported seeing distinct lights and the objects appeared and disappeared behind the building. Air traffic control was notified and queried about the sighting. An investigation concluded that weather balloons could not account for the observations, and the possibility of reflections was ruled out. The official conclusion stated the objects remained unidentified.

Reported location

CYPRUS ISLAND (MEDITERRANEAN), October 1953

Date of incident

October 1953

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 19

Original case file scans

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1. DATE - TIME GROUP
16 October 53 16/2000

2. LOCATION
CYPRUS ISLAND (Mediterranean)

3. SOURCE
Military

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Two

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
10 seconds

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual

7. COURSE
Not Recorded

8. PHOTOS
No

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
No

10. CONCLUSION
UNIDENTIFIED
Chocks for [illegible] area Vertical 10 [illegible] 1200 Mph + Mun. Chocks were 45 for balloons. No balloons released with two observers of a [illegible] [illegible]. Positional [illegible] [illegible]

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Obj. possibly [illegible] however objects had [illegible] or end of [illegible]

No white or bluish lights one behind the other, arced at a high speed on a straight horizontal course. Then described and made sharp [illegible] movements in the [illegible]. It [illegible] individual about 30 secs are in 10 seconds. Storage in apt opinion to unidentified. Whether or not lights were connected.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28956616