Iceland, February 1953February 1953

Insufficient Data

Summary

On February 18, 1953, a civilian sighting of a light was reported near Reykjavik, Iceland. The report came from Iceland Air Defense Force at Keflavik Airport. Three men saw a bright light at Melrakkasletta in northern Iceland.

The light was low and traveled toward the southeast. It was not steady. It faded and brightened several times. It was watched for about 10 minutes. The report gave no information about altitude, speed, or color.

The sighting first appeared in a local newspaper, which is why it reached intelligence officers late. There were no photos and no physical evidence. The Air Force listed the cause as insufficient data for evaluation.

Reported location

Iceland, 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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i 1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION

18 Feb 52 13/7.007 Teal snd

3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 3
Civilinn INSUFFICIENT DATA FER EVALUATEC:
i. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Is. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
{
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7. COURSE
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3. PHOTOS

QO Yes
i J Ne
7. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
| Q Yas ;

hd Ne

FORM

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