(Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.)
Source: Fold3.com, Lindon, Utah
Quote from the document (Page 2):
“Headquarters Iceland Air Defense Force, Keflavik
Airport, Iceland
Official Log of 932nd AC&W Sqd,
65th Air Division, IADF
Unidentified Flying Objects (Restricted)
Iceland
4 February 1953
Milton Radovsky, Capt, USAF
1. Copies of this report will be furnished the
Commanding General, IDF, and Air Attache, England.
2. The following unidentified radar plots were
observed on radar scopes of the 932nd Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron on
3 February 1953:
3 February 1953:
a. 1825Z Bearing 345° Range 90 nautical miles
(65°25’ N; 23° 36’ W).
(65°
b. 1827Z Plot faded after remaining motionless for two
minutes.
c. 1836Z Bearing 341° Range 112 nautical miles
(65°45’ N; 24° 08’ W).
(65°
d. 1849Z Bearing 348° Range 118 nautical miles
(65°55’ N; 23° 38’ W).
(65°
3. There were no aircraft, either military or civilian,
operating in the area of the plots according to all military and civilian
sources contacted.
4. These plots remain unidentified, although the
possibility exists that civilian aircraft were operating in this area unknown
to the Icelandic CAA.
5. The apparent lack of motion indicated during two full
minutes is still unexplained.
APPROVED:
Milton Radovsky
Captain, USAF
Intelligence Officer”
Several objects were observed on radar, according to
the document.
The case is listed as “UNIDENTIFIED.”
Wikipedia article: “Iceland Defense Force”:
Quote from the Wikipedia article:
“The Iceland Defense Force (IDF) was a military
command of the United States Armed Forces from 1951 to 2006. The IDF, created
at the request of NATO, came into existence when the United States signed an
agreement to provide for the defense of Iceland, which did not, and does not,
have its own unified defense force.
The IDF was formally headquartered at Naval Air
Station Keflavík, though its base was actually at Miðnesheiði near Keflavík.
Commander, Iceland Defense Force was a U.S. Navy Rear Admiral with three other
titles and roles: Commander, Iceland Sector ASW Group (CTG-84.1), Commander,
Fleet Air Keflavik, and NATO Island Command Iceland. Commander Fleet Air
Keflavik (COMFAIRKEF) was the senior Navy command in Iceland, responsible for
the operational readiness of Navy units assigned. The commander of Fleet Air
Keflavik was the operational commander in charge of all Navy and anti-submarine
warfare operations. Administratively, COMFAIRKEF reported to Commander, Naval
Air Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet, located in Norfolk, Virginia.”
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The emblem of the Iceland Defense Force (U.S. Armed
Forces)
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