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UFO case file · UFO-26777

AKUREYRIICELAND radar-visual unidentified-object report — October 29, 1952

CE11952-10-29

AKUREYRIICELAND

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Case description

On or during October 29, 1952, at or near AKUREYRIICELAND, the source reports the following sequence: PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD LOCATION: AKUREYRI ICELAND DATE-TIME GROUP: 26 Oct 52 TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Radar, Air-Visual, Air-Interest Radar SOURCE: Civilians NUMBER OF OBJECTS: 4-5 COURSE: Unknown BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Four or five spherical-shaped objects were seen flying at high speed over the northern coast of Iceland. The text in the document is as follows: USA-MATE IR-747-52 UNCLASSIFIED Unidentified Flying Objects Iceland 29 October 1952 Lt. INFORMATION RECEIVED: Sighting of a group of flying objects over Akureyri Airfield, Iceland. No trails were observed. BRIEF SUMMARY: Three round objects were sighted traveling at a high rate of speed over the airfield. It is reported that they were also sighted by other observers on the ground.

Recorded details

Local time
6000
Craft description
Reported object in AKUREYRIICELAND radar-visual unidentified-object report — October 29, 1952; Sphere / Orb; Light Formation
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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