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1953 in UFO history
What happened in 1953 on the UAP Timeline: 13 events.
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#1953 articles
Investigations, analysis and news from the community.
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Lockheed–Kelly Johnson sighting (1953)
Lockheed test crew members flying a Navy aircraft follow a flying saucer over the Pacific.
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Air Force Regulation 200-2
Air Force Regulation 200-2 tightens UAP reporting and routes key reports away from Project Blue Book.
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Kingman UFO crash
An engineer using the pseudonym Fritz Werner swears he investigated a crashed craft near Kingman, Arizona.
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Ed Balocco's night chase near Edenton (1953)
A Marine pilot scrambled near North Carolina reports a disc with red lights coming within 350 feet.
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CIA memo on Civilian Saucer Investigation
A CIA officer admits monitoring a public UAP meeting in Los Angeles.
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Albert Chop and the Tremonton film release
Air Force spokesman Albert Chop claims the CIA killed a press release and ordered a debunking campaign.
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Robertson Panel
The CIA's Robertson Panel recommends stripping UAP of special status and reducing public interest.
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Pentacle memo
A Battelle scientist suggests using Project Stork to reassure the public that everything is under control.
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Fort Polk crash claim (1953)
An Army source says he saw an egg-shaped craft crash-land at Fort Polk, Louisiana.
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Fort Monmouth desert-disc film
A radar technician says he was shown a film of a silver disc embedded in the desert at Fort Monmouth.
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Warrant officer and the crates of bodies (1953)
A former Army warrant officer claims he saw crates of small humanoid bodies at Wright-Patterson.
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Toronto dematerialization claim (1953)
An RAF instructor claims he saw a successful 'dematerialization' experiment in Toronto.
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Garrison, Utah crash and burial claim (1953)
An anonymous Air Force official claims a craft crashed and was buried near Garrison, Utah.
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