 Case Directory Category 1, Distant Encounters Preliminary Rating: 0 |
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Classification of Distant Encounter is usually
an incident involving an object more than 500
feet from the witness. At night it is
classified as a "nocturnal light" (NL) and
during the day as a "daylight disc" (DD). The
size of the object or the viewing conditions
may render the object in greater detail but
yet not qualify the sighting as a Close
Encounter which is an object within
500'. |
Five
Objects Trailing Smoke
November 25, 1951
Near Bimini, Key West, Florida
November 25, 1951
Near Bimini, Key West, Florida
| Fran Ridge: November 25, 1951; 20
miles E. of Bimini, Key West, Florida
10:42 a.m. EST. Five objects were seen moving south, trailing smoke. This interesting CIRVIS report, although not detailed by any means, came from the Sixth Naval District, Charleston, South Carolina, and went to the Air Defense Command, Colorado Springs, Colorado, as well as several other agencies. The message (actual copy linked below) reads as follows: CIRVIS AMPLIFYING REPORT QUOTE 1838M AT 1042E REPORT FIVE OBJECTS MOVING SOUTH 20 MILES EAST BIMINI STILL TRAILING SMOKE. This November 1951 message has a dark, thick scribble in the upper right hand corner that states: "This msg passed by electrical means to CIA." (UFOs A History 1951, 86, BB documents) Brad Sparks: Jan (Aldrich) will tell you there are lots of
messages like that with "cc" distribution copies to
various agencies including CIA and NSA (this one in
fact was addressed also to NSA's predecessor
AFSA). This isn't one of only a "very few" and
it is no indication at all of any CIA interest --
lots of agencies are put on such "cc" lists out of
an abundance of caution or due to mechanically
following prescribed lists for different types of
situations. Of more interest is the "cc" copy to the
JCS Situation Room (misspelled/typoed) and the
SecDef. Most likely this is a daytime meteor.
Meteor trains can "still" (word used) persist for
1/2 hour after the meteor itself is gone.
Detailed reports and documents docs/1951_11_25_US_FL_Key_West_Bimini_BB.pdf (Barry Greenwood) |