WARPKE West Germany radar-visual unidentified-object report — January 1962

The object was observed on the ground radar, it was also seen visually. The object was observed turning and maneuvering. Textual content from the document: Location: Soviet Zone, Germany Date (Local): 2 Jan 1952 Hour (Local): 2225 Satellites: (Det 5 ATIC, Ext 3279) - FELL CLOSE Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc): - Radar Analysis (AFCIN-IE1) - 1/2 Natural Phenomena (Ball Lightning, etc): - Aircraft, Balloons, Airships, etc: POSSIBLY AIRCRAFT Other: - Evaluation of Source Reliability: UNKNOWN, GOOD Analysis and Conclusions: FROM OD 3 JAN 52 MSG 2225Z CERT GERMANY: "FROM UHF LOC CAM STA RDR DETECT RED LIGHT IST OBSERVED 2225 RED LGT APPROX 15-20 SEC DUR RED LGT APPEARED 10-15 DEG ABOVE HORIZ MOVING FROM E TO W VERY FAST DISAP BELOW HORIZ NO SOUND HEARD NO OTHER RADAR CONTACTS VISUAL SIGHTING WAS CONFIRMED BY STAFF OF UHF LOC CAM STA LOCATED NEAR TOWN OF BEVERUNGEN GERMANY THIS REPORT CONTAINS SUMMARY OF MSG FROM ATIC. COUNTRY: GERMANY SUBJECT: (C) UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT DATE OF REPORT: 11 JAN 62 REFERENCES: USAF 693-500 I. The flying object was observed over the past German territory. It was under observation for about 10 minutes and then disappeared from view to the west.