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UFO case file · UFO-30855

Leibnitz Austria reported disc saucer observation — March 2, 1960

CE1Austria1960-03-02

Leibnitz Austria, Austria

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Case description

It moved off and disappeared after a few seconds, and a muffled sound is jet a/c could be heard. VIENNA-- THE VIENNA NEWSPAPER WIENER MONTAG TODAY PUBLISHED A FULL FRONT-PAGE PICTURE OF A WHITE-GLOWING OBJECT AGAINST A DARK BACKGROUND AND IDENTIFIED IT AS A REAL FLYING SAUCER-- THE MOST SENSATIONAL PHOTOGRAPH OF OUR CENTURY. IT QUOTED [redacted] AS SAYING THE OBJECT HOVERED FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS OVER A WOODED AREA ABOUT 45 FEET IN THE AIR. WHEN THE FLYING SAUCER DISAPPEARED AFTER A FEW SECONDS I HEARD A NOISE SIMILAR TO THAT OF A JET AIRCRAFT." UNQUOTE 1200 1200 07/1926Z MAR 2 E V 07/21952 MAR DY 292 MEMO ROUTING SLIP 1. [blank] NOTE AND RETURN: [blank] SEE ME: [blank] SIGNATURE: [blank] REMARKS [handwritten: Passed to us for action.] [handwritten: Once more to Coloirado? Office Lieut to office to office in Office of Majo decision] FROM NAME OR TITLE: [handwritten: Kittlaus] DATE: [handwritten: 6 Mar] ORGANIZATION AND LOCATION: [blank] TELEPHONE: [blank] DD FORM 95 1 FEB 50 "(Replace DA AGO Form 1, 1 APR 48, and AFIQ Form 12, 10 Nov 47, which may be used.)" [handwritten: PUBLISHED] UPI AT88 VIENNA, MONDAY, MARCH 7--(UPI)--THE INDEPENDENT VIENNA, MONDAY NEWSPAPER "WIENER PCHTAG" TODAY PUBLISHED A FULL FRONT PAGE PHOTO OF A FLYING SAUCER WHICH IT TERMED THE "MOST SENSATIONAL PHOTOGRAPH OF OUR CENTURY." THE NEWSPAPER SAID ONE OF ITS PHOTOGRAPHERS BY CHANCE SHOT WHAT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A FLYING SAUCER WHICH MOVED AT A HEIGHT OF ONLY 45 FEET. NEAR THE VILLAGE OF LIELTENTZ WE SUDDENLY NOTICED A GLOWING OBJECT MOVING AT HIGH SPEED TO THE EAST," THE NEWSPAPER SAID. SCHEDELBAUER SAID, "ACCORDING TO WIENER PCHTAG NEXT THE ROTATING OBJECT MOVED SLOWLY AND REMAINED STADY FOR ABOUT 1.5 SECONDS OVER A WOOD. "IT LOOKED LIKE A WHITE-GLOWING SPLUS," HE SAID. "IT RESEMBLED TOO MUCH AN 'UNKNOWN' PHOTOGRAPH AND MADE A FEW SHOTS. FORTUNATELY ENOUGH OF THEM WERE GOOD." SCHEDELBAUER SAID HE CLEARLY FELT RADIATED HEAT COMING FROM THE UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT. "WHEN THE FLYING SAUCER DISAPPEARED AFTER A FEW SECONDS' HEARING NOISE SIMILAR TO THAT OF A JET AIRCRAFT," THE NEWSPAPER SAID. IT SAID THAT NO SIGN OF A THICK-SHGA WAS NOTICED BY THE EXPERTST. The photographer said he saw a shining light far ahead as he rode a motorcycle through the countryside at 1 a.m. After six to seven seconds it flew off.

Recorded details

Local time
1:30 A.M.
Craft description
Reported object in Leibnitz Austria reported disc saucer observation — March 2, 1960; Disc / Saucer
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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