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AF FORMt112-PART I
 APPROVED I JUNE 1948

  CO~NTRY
             GERlWiY
                                                                                     260-5
  SUBJECT
                                             AIR INTELLIGENCE INF
            EXTRACTS FROII AIR TIW'FIC CaffROL LOGS
  AREA REPORTED ON                                                                            FROM (A9'/>cr)

            SOVIE!' ZOIE GERWY                                                                      73501'H BASE COMPLU!N'r SQOlDROI
  DATE OF REPORT

            11 AUGUST 1953
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  PREPARED BY (O}ftctr)

            FRED L. ALLEN                    C.AFT.         USAF
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                                                                                                           AIR TBAn'IC COlfTROLLER
  REFERENCES ( Co•lrol n u ,.btr, dirtdirt, prtoiou, report, de., a, applicabl•)



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                       The followi11g information•• extracted f'l'OII Air Trattic Control Loga,
            TEMPELHOF, 11 August 1953.
                       10 August 1953:
                                  1936Z hours: British European Airways DC-.3 type ilrcraf't, GALJI,
                                                                flJing inbound for TEIIPELHOF via Center Corridor
                                                                reported obiHrrl.ng what appear.d to be red colored
                                                                rockets, behg ti.red approrl.llately ane (1) mle in
                                                                tront ot hia,                                                   •

                                 2245Z hOUl'IIS Bat Eisen lir Tratfic Control reported the following
                                                                1nt'oraat1on to T!MPELHOF Air Tra.tfic Control:
                                                                          The pilot of British European Airways 00•3 t1pe
                                                                Aircraft, GA.GIP, reported sighting a stationary red
                                                                colored light twenty ( 20) nautical miles West of Gentbin
                                                                ( 5224B/1209E). Light appe&Nd to be at approximateI.y
                                                                5,000 feet but not abo"9 5,500 teet.
                                 2315Z houras                  British Berlin Air Satety Center reported that the
                                                               SOYiets checked on this reported red light and could
                                                               not account for it.
                       11 August 195li
                                 0235Z hours:                  Pilot Leaser, Pan .hericen Clipper C-193.l t>nroute t.o
                                                               Hanaftr da the Center Corridor reported to TEIIPELHOF
                                                               Air Traffic Control when oTer the area twnty- (20)
                                                               nautical a.ilea •st ot Genthin. Pilot Lesser obae?"Yed
                                                               no light or activity of any description, but stated
                                                               that on Friday night (? August 1953) 1n this sue area,
                                                               be obsened grourd to air firing. Pilot Lesaer stated
                                                               th&t as his Aircraft approached this area (7 August 1953)
                                                               the groUJld to air firing stopped. Pilot stated he ns
                                                               unable to determine what type projectile was being
 _ _ _ _ INCLS.                                                fired.
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AF FORM 112-PART II
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                                                     B<1l'E; .A.a of thie report, thie office has been
                                                unable to contact Pan American Airlines Pilot Lesser
                                                to gain any further inforaation.




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                                                                            Air Intelligence Officer



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