Haifa, Jerusalem, January 1953January 1953

Insufficient Data

Summary

On January 4, 1953, four men in the Haifa area saw an object in the sky. They were returning from work in the Haifa Bay area toward town. The time was about 4:12 p.m. The account came from a local newspaper, the Jerusalem Post, dated January 5, 1953.

The men described a cigar-shaped object that emerged from clouds over a quarry along the Haifa to Nazareth road. They said it was fairly low and moved at great speed. Three bright lights, one at each end and one in the center, made the object clearly visible.

The object disappeared in about 80 to 90 seconds after it changed direction. The report noted that two other objects were reported by several people over Mount Carmel the prior week.

The Air Force called this a preliminary report and requested more information. The record card lists the conclusion as insufficient data for evaluation.

Reported location

Haifa, Jerusalem, January 1953

Date of incident

January 1953

State / country

? / XX

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 17

Original case file scans

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Eo The following a quoted from the Jerusalem st dated\5 Jan 55 is

] forwardad as a matter of interest: :

| "Flying cigar over Haifa Sunday. Four men returning from work in the

1 .Haifa Bay area to town saw a "flying cigar" emerge from the clouds over a

quarry L.5 kilometers on the Haifa~Nazareth Road at L:12 P,M,, one of them

; + - told the Post today.
~The object was fairly low, was cigar shaped, and moved at great speed.’

: Three bright lights, at either end and in the center, made the object clearly

| : visible he said.

; The cizar disappeared in 80 to $0 seconds after it changed direction

; over NeveSha'aman.

§ Two flying saucers were s2en ovar Mt. Carmel last Tuesday by several
parsons. : HE

; . Comments of the preparing officer: This is a preliminary raport. Fur-

: ther information and verification has been requested from the foreign liaison
office and will be forwarded upon receipt, .

Rafarence ATIC Document 103459

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