Rangoon, Burma, April 1954April 1954

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Summary

In 1954, a white object was reported over Rangoon, Burma. The report was filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

The witness described a white object with a smoke trail. The case is noted as an example of how reports of a known aircraft can vary.

The Air Force concluded the object was definitely a Canberra jet, flying at about 420 mph at 46,000 feet, en route from Singapore to Calcutta.

Reported location

Rangoon, Burma, April 1954

Date of incident

April 1954

State / country

? / XX

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 20

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 1

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4 COUR 0 Other
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|. DRIGP SUMMARY OF BOHTING N. COMMENTS | |
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