Year File · 1953 58 cases on file
Year File

1953 · paranormal events

58 catalogued cases recorded in 1953.

51 UFO 3 Possession 3 Other 1 Cryptid
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A file folder with a declassification sticker and tab.
UFO 1953

_Transmission-of-CIA-Scientific-Advisory-Panel-Rept_, 1953 — Department of War File

Undisclosed location

This file contains a copy of the CIA's 1953 "Report of the Scientific Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects" that was sent to the Secretary of Defense.
Page 37 of the History of the 1909th Airways and Air Communication Squadron/2045th Airways and Air Communications Squadron (February 9, 1953), from the Air Force records transferred to the National Archives.
UFO 1953

1909th AACS History, 1952: Andrews Tower and the Washington Saucer Flap

Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland

An 83-page communications squadron history from Andrews AFB gives one paragraph to July 1952, when tower staff saw orange lights and approach radar sent an aircraft toward three blips that sped away.
Source document: PURSUE doc 196
UFO 1953

1953 UAP Sighting — AARO Records

Unknown location

CIA officer Frederick Durant drafted a report on the Robertson Panel's work and findings. The report included a history of the panel and unofficial comments from its members that were not included in the final report.
Source document: PURSUE doc 213
UFO 1953

1953 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D213P17 var 2)

Unknown location

The Robertson Panel reviewed USAF data on UFOs and concluded that most reports had ordinary explanations. The panel unanimously determined there was no evidence of a direct threat to U.S. national security or extraterrestrial origin.
Source document: PURSUE doc 214
UFO 1953

1953 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D214P17 var 2)

Unknown location

The Robertson Panel reviewed USAF data on UFOs and concluded that most reports had ordinary explanations. The panel unanimously determined there was no evidence of a direct threat to U.S. national security or extraterrestrial origin.
Source document: PURSUE doc 7
UFO 1953

1953 UAP Sighting — FBI Files

Unknown location

On July 9, 1953, a Bureau liaison representative contacted the office regarding an unusual incident involving an animal resembling a monkey, but lacking hair. The animal was reportedly found with a missing tail and blood around its mouth, prompting speculation about its origin an
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