Hahn AB Germany radar-visual unidentified-object report — March 1954

On or during March 1954, at or near Hahn AB Germany, Germany, the source reports the following sequence: PAREN E PAREN ROSE VERTICALLY AT VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED WITHOUT ALTERING ITS ORIGINAL FORMATION. PAREN A PAREN VISIBILITY EXCELLENT OBJECT OBSERVED AGAINST CLEAR SKY. WEATHER BUREAU STATES NONE SIGHTED AT TIME OF SUBJECT REPORT. ONE TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT FLYING REPORT CLEAR BIG SKY TWO CHOICE VI IGHT WHITE LIGHT FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 52 KNOTS WINDS AVAILABLE FROM WILLIAMSPORT PA HEADQUARTERS WINDS ALOFT AT 6,225 FT. REPORTED IN THE AREA NO. 10 AS FAR AS TOWN NO INTERCEPTION OF IDENTIFICATION ACTION TAKEN BY AIR, THE 7752D ACWS WAS CONTACTED TO INQUIRE IF THESE UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS HAD BEEN DETECTED ON THEIR RADAR THE 7752D ACAW SO ADVISED THIS HQ THAT THEIR WEAPON HAD BEEN BENT SINCE 0820 HOURS NO. 12 BOONE CAREY JR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER NCCA ALLEN DEL WILLIAMSPORT WEATHER BUREAU LOCATED FIFTY MILES NORTHWEST OF WEATHERLY PA SENT A PIBAL ALOFT AT APPROX 1333 HOURS WINDS AT THAT TIME WERE FM THE NORTHWEST AT FORTY KNOTS THE WILLIAMSPORT WEATHER BUREAU SIGHT OF THEIR WEATHER BALLOON AT 17,200 FT COMPUTATIONS BY THE WEATHER BUREAU WITH THE WINDS AT THE TIME THE WEATHER BUREAU LOST SIGHT OF BALLOON WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY TEN(12) MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE WILLIAMSPORT WEATHER BUREAU IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT THIS WEATHER BALLOON WAS IN THE WEATHERLY PA AREA AT THE TIME THE UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS WERE OBSERVED . 23JAN45 FM COMDR ESTTH ADEF OP NCCA WIL DEL TO AIRCONDE ADEF COMMAND ENT AFB COLORADO MINP COMDR TECH INTEL CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFS OHIO ATAIO AIR OFFICE IC CENTER HQ USAF WASH DC INFO SENT COMDR EADF STEWART AFS NEWBURGH NY DEPTU/COMDR 261ST AIR DIVISION (FEF) ROSLYN NY AFUP 259 PF NO.1, DESCRIPTION OF OBJECTS: FLYING, FOUND IN SHAPE, DISC SIZED: APPROXIMATELY THAT OF A HALF DOLLAR, HEIL IN A HAND OF ABOUT A AEMS LENGTH. THE FLYING DISCS WERE FLYING IN CIRCLES WHEN FIRST OBSERVED. COLOR: SILVERY, FOUR (4) FLYING DISCS, THREE(3) OF THESE UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS WERE OBSERVED FLYING IN FORMATION WHILE THE FOURTH AIRCRAFT FLEW IN A CIRCLE TO THE REAR OF THE AIRLINER. THESE OBJE WERE OBSERVED ALSO TO HAVE DOMES ON THEIR UPPER PORTIONS OF THE DISC. ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WAS SIGHTED WITHOUT INCIDENT BY THE WITNESS PITMAN (1E) MINUTE LATER FLYING A TRACK OF EAST TO-HONEY/WEST.