--- PAGE 1 --- Authority: NND57597 HEADQUP. RT E RS 2466th AIR FORCE- RESERVE COMBAT TRAINING CENTER (CONACl_ • Atterbury Air Force Base Columbus, Indiana RIO SUBJECT : UFOB --- 13 JAN 1954_ AF607182 TO : Director of' Intelligence Headquarter s , United States Air Force t-Jashington 25 , D. c. l. In lieu of AF Form 112b as required by AFR 200- 2, 26 August 1953, the following inf'ormation is submitted to conf'orm to paragraph 6b of cited regulation : a. Description of the objects : (1) Shape : Circular ring of smoke ; cloudy substance that stayed in a plane. No upper or lower structure could be seen. (2) Size : Observer would not estimat e size with the exception of' us ing the word, "large ". No relati ve comparison. (3) Color : White, cloudy, gase·ous .. (4) Number: Two (5) Formation: Staggered like two jets in flight, tightly following each other . (6) Discernable features or details: Four bright or brilliant equidistant points of light 'Within the same plll]le , rotat­ ing slowly clockwise and seeming to be the source of cloudy aura, white in color. (7) Tail, trail or exhaust: Compared favorably with Jet take­ off when observed at night. Bluish vhite with vaporish trail. (8) Sound : None to the ear, although observer s stood outside of car to make sure . (9) Other pertinent or unusual features : Controlled downward t i lt f'rom direction of approach to hovering point. Com­ plete level stability while hovering. Take-off in upward tilt with bright points of light fixed, two to the r ear and two forward. Incredible speed when disappearing. --- PAGE 2 --- --- PAGE 3 --- Hq 2466th AFRCTC, Atterbury AFB, Columbus, Indiana., RIO, Subj : ti'OB b. Description of course of objects: • (1) Attention: Observers attracted by brilliant moving • light. (2) Angle of flight: Observers were in moving car and travelling East. Looked North at approximately 20° elevation. (3) Angle of flight on disappeiu-ance: Undetermined by observers; spoken of as, "sharp upward travel", in southwesterly direction having approached from the North. (4) Flight path and maneuvers: I n-line approach with steady decent; stationary attitude at one spot; then tremendous acceleration on in-line flight at an abrupt angle. (5) Manner of disappearance: Seemingly instantaneous surge to maximum speed, keeping formation. (6) Length of time observed: Approximately three (3) to four (4) minutes. Observation period included two (2) moves and ·one chan~ of direction of car travel fig­ ured at about two (2) minutes elapsed time . Total time , then, was five to six minutes. c. Manner of observation: (1) Ground- visual. Area of final observation was flat, north of city congestion, with no buildings nearby. (2) No optical aids employed. (3) Not applicable . d. Time and tate of sighting: (1) Time : 0002 to 0008Z Date: Observers unable to remember exactly. (2) Light conditions : Between dusk and night. e. Locati on of observers : (1) 85° 49' East 39° 03 1 North Seymour, Indiana. f. Identifying information of all observers : (1) Civilians - Mr Hiram and Mrs Gladys Jones; Mr Jones, 60. 100 South Chestnut Street, Seymour, Ind. He is a drugist. Owner-operator of Jones Drug Store . Not prone to exaggeration; direct forthright attitude toward people; within his Imo,-1ledge , he is truthful, honest. --- PAGE 4 --- Hq 2466th AFRCTC, Atterbury AFB, Columbus, Ind. , RIO, Subj: UFOB g. Weather/wind conditions: (1) Period covers the week of 8 December to 15 December 195.3. (a) Dec 8 - 10: Overcast 10 - 12: Cle.