Documents / FOIA release
This Central Intelligence Agency memorandum for the record, dated 4 September 1955, reports an interview with a traveler whose name is withheld. While riding a train with three others after dark, he saw two greenish yellow round lights climb steeply one after the other, with no trail, smoke or audible noise. A searchlight nearby did not track them. His companions said they saw lights and details on the objects. He added that if the objects were jet aircraft, they climbed surprisingly fast.
Read from the scan by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word.
The following is a report of an interview "He was riding on the train with 3 others and headed a cold, was feeling tired, and lay down in one of the two compartments. The others were in the second compartment. He heard the lights out. He noticed what appeared to be a yellow spot on the window. Looking closer he saw it was outside and seemed to be a greenish yellow ball which was ascending rapidly. After it disappeared, he went in to tell the others. While he was discussing it with them, a second object appeared and they all watched it. When the second object was first sighted, the compartment lights were on, but were then switched off. It was after dark and was unable to see any outline or details of either object other than the greenish yellow light which appeared to be round. He could see no rocket trail nor smoke. He had the uncertain impression that the object was gently whirling or 'twirling upward'. The trajectory was upward at a steep angle (not vertical) which he described as the way a fourth of July rocket goes off a highly inclined track. In both cases, the objects were first seen at a distance which he estimated was 600 to 800 feet above the earth. However, he emphasized he had no good way of telling how far away the objects were. The objects kept on going up without a break in their course. They did not level off. He seemed uncertain as to how they finally disappeared. At no time did he hear any noise above the train noise. There was a searchlight visible such as we used in World War II to spot planes. It was turned on but was not pointed at the objects and did not attempt to follow them. In the discussion with the others afterward they claimed to have seen lights on the objects and to have been able to make out some details. remarked that their eyes were better than his for he could see only the round yellow light. The others said the objects went over the train. The following is a statement of the views of the members of the Board of Directors of the company: I am a member of the Board of Directors of the company and am committed to the success of the company. I am a member of the Board of Directors of the company and am committed to the success of the company. I am a member of the Board of Directors of the company and am committed to the success of the company. I am a member of the Board of Directors of the company and am committed to the success of the company. Copy of
Not linked to a story yet.
FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. The text was read from the page images by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word. 3 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.