Lagarfljot River Iceland reported egg oval observation — August 6, 1954

COMMENTS: "Corraboratory attempts by ADC failed due to period of 5-10 weeks from pt record and necessary intervals, not aircraft, unknown origin." DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 5D 24-21-159 8 December 1954 SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT TO: Commander Air Technical Intelligence Center Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Ohio ATTAA-2c 1. Col SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT SUMMARY: The information contained herein was transmitted to the Intelligence Division by Col. EVALUATION: The information given indicates that the object sighted was not a known type of aircraft, weather vehicle, meteor, or any other identifiable air object. The object is reported as being approximately egg shaped with a brilliant ball of fire emitting from the front or forward end. The object was reported to be traveling at a high rate of speed as estimated between 800 & 1000 mph. The object was observed over a mountainous area near the Lagerfljot river in Iceland on 6 August 1954. Performing optical character recognition (OCR) on the text in the image: CONFIDENTIAL HEADQUARTERS SUMMARY OF INFORMATION PREPARING OFFICE: FILE NO: D TS-100-1-13 SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. At 0350, 3 September 1954, the Reykjavik Police Dept. and the Icelandic Coast Guard reported that an unidentified luminous object was observed over Lagarfljot River, near the town of Egilsstadir, in eastern Iceland. No aircraft were reported in the area. Supporting case details: Reported craft or object: Light Formation; Egg / Oval Institutional response / aftermath: Government or official action