20mi SEKassel Germany radar-visual unidentified-object report — October 1957

Text extracted from the document: AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT USAF, ATI Dir 85-9 TO ASST, ATI DIR., Capt USAF (Name, signature, grade) ATTN: TSGT DATE: 7 Jan 58 SUBJ: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REFERENCE: None WAS OBS SIGHTING OF UCFO CONFIRMED? REMARKS: The object involved in this sighting was identified by radar as AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT. NO.FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS PLANNED SINCE THE OBJECT WAS NOT VISUALLY OBSERVED AND POSED NO THREAT TO FRIENDLY AIR OPERATIONS. APPROVED: ATID ANALYST Text extracted from the document: AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT: (U) UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT DATE: 17-7-59 1. (C) SUMMARY: (a) Found (b) Large, oval and flat (c) White, luminous and light-giving (d) Not obtained - one confirmed (e) N/A (f) No tail or engine (g) None (h) Observed 15-20 minutes (i) (a) Visual (b) 25 degrees at 45-50 degrees (c) Smaller than aircraft (d) Photograph elevation near horizon (e) Disappeared in haze on horizon (f) (a) Ground visual (b) 10X binoculars and naked eye (c) N/A (x) (a) 17:00z 15 Oct 1957 (b) Bright (s) Approximately 20 miles northwest of Kassel, Germany.