UFO case file · UFO-26747
KEFLAVIK ICELAND reported disc saucer observation — October 6, 1952
KEFLAVIK ICELAND, Iceland
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On or during October 6, 1952, at or near KEFLAVIK ICELAND, Iceland, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Disc shaped, pinkish-orange object observed over Keflavik Airport by four officers of 932 ACW Sq. Object traveled at high speed, 2-3,000 feet, hovered momentarily over airport. ADC DASH 4989 TO AAGT AAF KEFLAVIK ICELAND INFO CR WASH DC CHIEF ATIC UFAPE HICHOS WASHINGTON DC ADC HQS 2ND COLORADOE SPRINGS COLO TO ICELAND DEFENSE FORCE 2135 LOCAL TIME UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT OVER KEFLAVIK AIRPORT SIGHTED MOMENTARILY OVER AIRPORT. OBJECT REPORTED HOVERING AT EXTREMELY HIGH ALTITUDE BETWEEN AIRPORT AND OCEAN. DISAPPEARED. ACTION Unidentified Flying Objects over Keflavik Airport, Iceland 13 October 1952 REPORT MADE BY: Captain DUTY OF PERSON MAKING REPORT: Pilot DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT: "As of 9-05" to 9-15 PM TWO small lights, about 1/2 degree apart, and about 10-15 degrees above horizon, traveling with about 1-2 degree of arc per 15 seconds, or a rate of 4-8 degrees per minute, elevation slightly descending. Objects disappeared below horizon after about 10-15 minutes. Something out of the ordinary was observed. I called it to the attention of the tower operator, and he saw it too, but he had no explanation for it. The image appears to contain a photograph or illustration of multiple unidentified flying objects (UFOs). Air Force program that investigated unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in the 1950s. DURATION APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES." MOTION AND APPEARANCE OF LIGHT REPORTED BY BOTH TOWER OPERATORS AND DUTY OFFICER AT FIGHTER-INTERCEPTOR SQUADRON OPERATIONS OFFICE.
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