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2466th AIR FORC E RESERVE C OMBAT TRAINING C ENTER (C ON AC ) 
Atterbury Air Force Rase
C olumbus, Indiana
RIO
SUBJEC T: UFOB
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TO; Director of Intelligence
Headquarters, United States Air Force 
Washington 25, D. 0.
1. In lieu of AF Form 112b as required by AFR 200-2, 26 August 1953, 
the following information is submitted to conform to paragraph 6b of cited 
regulation:
a. Description of the objects:
(1) Shape: C ircular ring of smoke; cloudy substance that 
stayed in a plane. No upper or lover structure could 
be seen.
(2) Size: Observer would not estimate size with the exception 
of using the word, "large". No relative comparison.
(3) C olor: White, cloudy, gaseous.,
(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 plane, rotat­
ing slowly clockwise and seeming to be the source of 
cloudy aura, white in color.
(7) Tail, trail or exhaust: C ompared favorably with Jet take­
off when observed at night. Bluish white with vaporish 
trail.
(3) Sound: None to the ear, although observers stood outside 
of car to make sure.
(9) Other pertinent or unusual features: C ontrolled downward 
tilt from direction of approach to hovering point. C om­
plete level stability while hovering. Take-off in upward 
tilt with bright points of light fixed, two to the rear 
and two forward. Incredible speed when disappearing.


Hq 2466th AFRC TC , Atterbury AFB, C olumbus, Indiana., RIO, SubJ: UFOB
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 disappearance: Undetermined by 
observers; spoken of as, "sharp upward travel", in 
southwesterly direction having approached from the North.
(4) Flight path and maneuvers: In-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 change 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) G round-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 Date of sighting:
(1) Time: 0002 to 0008Z
Date: Observers unable to remember exactly.
(2) Light conditions: Between dusk and night.
e. Location of observers:
(1) 85° 49 ’ East 39° 03’ North Seymour, Indiana.
f. Identifying information of all observers:
(1) C ivilians - Mr Hiram and Mrs G ladys Jones; Mr Jones, 60. 
100 South C hestnut Street, Seymour, Ind. He is a 
drugist. Owner-operator of Jones Drug Store. Not prone 
to exaggeration; direct forthright attitude toward 
people; within his knowledge, he is truthful, honest.


Hq 2466th AFRC TC , Atterbury AFB, C olumbus, Ind., RIO, Subj: UFOB
g. Weather Azind conditions:
(1) Period covers the week of 8 December to 15 December 
1953.
(a) Dec 8-10: Overcast
10 - 12: C lear between 1800 to 2400, otherwise 
overcast.
11-12: Overcast
13-15: Overcast
Light rain, drizzle, light snow, fog prevailed 
intermittently.
(b) Dec 8-13: winds South thru West
14 - 15? switched to North
Velocity: 10 to 12 K
Visibility: 1^- miles to 15 miles variable thruout 
week.
h. Other unudual activity or conditions:
No noticeable disturbances or conditions in the area. 
Observation information provided by S/Sgt Billy R. Egger, 
C hief Observer, Detachment 21, Ninth Weather G roup, Atterbury 
AFB.
i. Physical evidence of the sighting:
None.
j. Not applicable.
k. Air traffic in area: None according to observers. Impossible 
to verify without exact date through AC S and 2466th Operations.
1. Position, title, comments by preparing Officer (NC O).
No officer assigned at the time of report contact.
S/Sgt Bruce C .F. Butler
NC OIC , Reserve Information Office
C omments: C ontact with Mr Jones developed on the advice of 
Dr LS. Fisher, 422 Ninth St., C olumbus, Ind., through a 
telephone call to Lt Marvin Satin, Adjutant, (at the time, OD) 
on 9 January at approximately 1650 (C ST)


Hq 2466th AFRC TC , Atterbury AFB, C olumbus, Ind., RIC , Subj: UFOB
C omments: Mr Jones was a patient in the Bartholomew 
C ounty Hospital and under the care of Dr. Fisher. He was 
to be released 10 January or 11 January after short con­
valescence.
Mr Jones stated that he had not told anyone of his exper­
iences other than three personal friends desiring to avoid 
ridicule. He firmly believes in what he saw, however. His 
wife has the same attitude.
Dr Fisher uncovered the story by saying he had a letter from 
his son in the Air Force in Saudi, Arabia, who claimed to 
have seen a "Flying Saucer". Therupon, Mr Jones divulged 
his experiences.
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