Diedesfeld, Germany, July 1954July 1954

Insufficient Data

Summary

On July 29, 1954, in Diedesfeld, Germany, a civilian witness reported seeing two silver, shiny objects in formation that appeared round like confetti. The objects moved in a circular flight path at a light angle. The sighting lasted four minutes. The witness noticed the objects while watching jets. Jets were actively flying in cloud layers over the area. The objects were in formation for fifteen seconds. The Air Force evaluation was marked as insufficient data.

Reported location

Diedesfeld, Germany, July 1954

Date of incident

July 1954

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 29 July 1954
2. LOCATION: Diedesfeld, Germany
12. CONCLUSIONS: [checkboxes for Was Balloon, Probably Balloon, Possibly Balloon, Was Aircraft, Probably Aircraft, Possibly Aircraft, Was Astronomical, Probably Astronomical, Possibly Astronomical, Other, Insufficient Data for Evaluation, Unknown]

3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local [blank] GMT 29/1515Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: [checkbox] Ground-Visual, [blank] Air-Visual, [blank] Ground-Radar, [blank] Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS: [checkbox] Yes [X] No
6. SOURCE: Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 4 Minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: 2
9. COURSE: Circled

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Silver, shiny, two in formatio. Round like confetti. Circular flight path. Objects in formation 15 seconds. Total observation 4 minutes. Noticed while watching jets. Jet actively in area cloud layers over area.

11. COMMENTS: Insufficient data.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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