5MILESEOFMANILA PHILLIPPINES radar-visual unidentified-object report — November 5, 1954

On or during November 5, 1954, at or near 5MILESEOFMANILA PHILLIPPINES, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Circular, lens shape with flat bottom, 35-40 feet in diameter, observed in daylight attached. The report concludes that the object sighted was unidentified. I will now proceed to act as an OCR (Optical Character Recognition) system and produce the text found in the document: AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT HEADQUARTERS 61ST FIGHTER INTERCEPTOR WING (BFSAAMA) APO 323 SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object BACKGROUND: On 6 November 1954, a report was received from the Operations Officer 5th Air Force, Far East Air Force, concerning an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) sighting in the Philippines. DETAILS: On 5 November 1954, at approximately 1915 hours local time, an officer and enlisted man assigned to the 3rd Radar Plotting and Control Unit, located approximately 5 miles southeast of Manila, Philippines, observed an unidentified object in the sky. The object was first observed at an altitude of approximately 15,000 feet and was moving in a northeasterly direction at a speed estimated to be between 300 and 500 knots. The object was observed for approximately 5 to 7 minutes before it disappeared from sight. The text at the top of the image indicates this is a "Source impression of UFOs", suggesting this is a technical analysis or depiction of a reported unidentified flying object. It contains a hand-drawn diagram showing the flight path and position of an observed UFO.