Falls Church, VirginiaAugust 1953

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Summary

On August 27, 1953, near Falls Church, Virginia, a civilian witness reported an unidentified object. An observer noted a UFO shaped like a star with a white light about the size of a star moving over Falls Church. The object appeared to be the size of a star. No aerodynamic features were noted. No trail or exhaust was observed. The speed was estimated to be faster than a conventional aircraft and possibly faster than a jet. The altitude could not be estimated. The flight path was straight and parallel to the horizon. The object was last observed west of Arlington, Virginia, and passed into a distant location. The observation lasted for 15 seconds until the object disappeared behind cloud formation. The object was also discernible through the cloud. The Air Force conclusion was listed as Unknown.

Reported location

Falls Church, Virginia

Date of incident

August 1953

State / country

VA / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 19

1. DATE - TIME GROUP: 27 August 53 28/0152Z 2. LOCATION: Falls Church, Virginia 3. SOURCE: Civilian 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: One 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 15 seconds 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Visual 7. COURSE: NNE 8. PHOTOS: No 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: Yes 27 Aug | Falls Church, Va. | Fireball | b-4 FORM FTD SEP 03 0-329 (TDE) 10. CONCLUSION: Unidentified (Unknown) 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS: One UFO shaped like a star with a white light about the size of a star No aerodynamic features noted. No trail or exhaust noted.