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Dover AFB, Del., February 1953

Date of account
1953-02
Location
Dover AFB, Del.
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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1.DATE-TIME CROUP 2.LOCATION 22 Feb 53 23/0200Z Dover AFB,Del 3.SOURCE 10.CONCLUSION Varied 4.NUMBER OF OBJECTS One 5.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11.BRIEP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 40Min. Mhite object changing colors hovered fm 30 min then dis- appeared slowly over horizon.Object appeared to be hovering 6.TYPE OF OBSERVATION in a haze layer.Two a/c made unsuccessful attempts to close Gio und-Visual Air-Visual in on object. 7.COURSE CoMenrs:The planet Jupiter" is in the approx position in tha CT at this date & time although highor fion the horicon thon 8.PHOTOS Object remeined in approx saie position Lo min as obsered CY ground & air.2.Began sinking in the W (Venus would do OrN。 thi3).3. Presence of haze layer would make the light change 9.PHYSICALEVIOENCE in intensity & give apparnt movement N to S,both of whidh were ibuted to·object.4.Astronomer: Y· Was Venus. EN FORM FTD SEP 63O329 (TDE)Pvisa thl

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