Patrick AFB, Fla., February 1953February 1953

Insufficient Data

Summary

On February 11, 1953, at 12:30 a.m., two airmen at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, observed a red colored object larger than Mars. The object moved in a zig zag pattern with pulsating motion at undetermined speed. It made no sound and disappeared in overcast conditions. The sighting lasted one minute. The object was sighted near the base theater. The Air Force evaluation concluded the report was insufficient data for evaluation, and noted it was possibly a stray planet, however insufficient data was available for evaluation.

Reported location

Patrick AFB, Fla., 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

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1. DATE - TIME GROUP
11 Feb 53  12/0300Z

2. LOCATION
Patrick AFB, Fla.

3. SOURCE
2 Airman

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
1 Min.

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual

7. COURSE
[blank]

8. PHOTOS
□ Yes
■ No

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
□ Yes
■ No

10. CONCLUSION
INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION.
Possibly Stray Planet, however insufficient data for evaluation.

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Red colored object appearing larger than Mars PD with pulsating motion disappeared in an overcast.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28953327