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CENTRAL REPORT NO. OO -v-23682
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Germany DATE OF
INFORMATION 1952
Military; Sefentific
DATE DIST. 2:3 Avg 1952
Daily nevepaper
Athens NO. OF PAGES 2
Jur 1952
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Greek REPORT NO.
THIS 1S UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
TFLYING_SAUCERS"_IN FAST GERMANY
Berlin, July -- Furnished vith the svorn testimony of an eyevitness;
Oscar Linke, a 4$-year-old German and former payor of Gleirershausea, West
Berlin intelligence officers have begun investigating a most unusual *flyiag
saucer" story. According to this
pan" and having a diameter of about 15 meters landed in a fores'
tory, an object "resembling a huge flying
clearing 10
the Sorlet Zone of Gersany,
Linke and his ll-year-old daughter, Gabriella, rade the folloving svora
Linke recently escaped from the Soviet Zone along vith his vife and six
eniléren,
staterent last veek before a Judge: "While I vas returning to xy hone vith
Gabriella,
Valle ve vei
4 tire of xy motorcycle blev out near the tovn of Hasselbach,
re valking along tovard Easselbach, Gabriella pointed out sona-
foing vhich ley at @ distance of about 140 meters avay from ws, Bince it
was twiltght, I though that she vas pointing at a young deer,
TI left xy motoreyele near a tree and valked tovard the spot vhich
Gabriella bed pointed out, When, hoverer, I reached a spot about 55 meters
from the object, I realized that xy firat impression bad been vrong. What
I had seen vere tvo wen vho vere nov about hO meters
ray fromm, They
seeped to be dressed in sone shiny metallic clothing, They vere stooped
over and vere looking at sozething lying on the ground,
ME approached ont{1 I vas only about 10. weters fron #bs:
over @ snail fence and then I noticed a large object vote dlaneter T
eattnated to be betveen 13 and 15 meters, It looked like # buge frying pan,
I looxed
“There vere tvo rove of holes on its periphery, sbout 30 centineters in
circumference. The space betveen the tus vows iye ee pe SelWHERE.
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SOURCE, I Kathinerint,
“FLYING SAUCERS" IN BAST GERMANY
“FLYING SAUCERS" IN EAST GERMANY,
Berlin, July -» Furnished vith the avora teatinony of an eyevitnes
Oscar Linke, a 46-year-old German ani forner mayor of Gleinershausen, West
Berlin intelligence officers have begun investigating a xost unusual "flying
saucer™ story. According to this story, an object "resesbling a huge flying
pan” and having @ diameter of about 15 meters lanied in a forest clearing in
the Soviet Zone of Germany,
Linke recently escaped from the Soviet Zone along with his vife and six
children,
Linke and hie 1l-yeer-old daugnter, Gabriella, xade the’ folloving svora
statenent last veek before a Judge: "while I vas returning to my hone vith
Gabriella, a tire of my motorcycle blev out near the tovn of Basselbach,
Walle ve vere valking along tovard Hassélbach, Gabriella pointed out sone
‘bing which ley at « Afetence of about 140 meters avay from Gs, Binee it
vas twilight, I though that she vas polating at a young deer,
: = ME left my xotoreycle near a tree and_valked tovand the spot vhich
Gabriella had pointed out. When, hoverer, I reached spot about 55 meters
from the object, I realised that xy first impression bad been vrong. What
T had seen vere tvo men vho vere nov about 40 metera avay from me. They
stened to be dressed in sone shiny metallic clothing, They vere stooped
over and vere locking at something lying on the ground.
NI approached until I-vas only about 10 xeters frea thex, I lockeé
over snail fence and then I noticed a large object vbose dianeter I
eetizated to be between 13 and 15 meters, It looked like a huge frying pan. j
Minere vere tvo rove of holes oa ite periphery, about 30 centizeters in !
| circumference. Toe apace betveen the tvo rows vas about 0.45 meter: On
the top of this metal object vas a Dlack conical tover about 3 meters high.
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"At that xoment, my daughter, vbo bad remained a short distance bebind
we, called ne. The tvo men must have heard xy daughter's voice because they
Immediately Jumped on the conical tover and disappeared inside,
"I bed previously noted that ove of the men bad a lamp on the front part
of his body vhich lit up at regular iotervals,
"Kov, the side of the object on vaich the boles had deen opened degan to
glitter, ‘Its color seeped green but later turned to red. At the sace tine T
Degan to bear a slight tus, While the brightness and bua fncreased, the
conical tover began to slide dovn into the center of the object, The vhole
object thea began to rise slovly frou the grout and rotate like « top,
"It seened to we as if At vere suppgrted by the cylindrical plast vbich
had gone dovn from the top of the objecty*through the center, and had nov
speared from {ts bottom on-the-ground,
wrae object, surrounded by’ ring of flees, vas nov « certain nusber of
feet sboye-the ground. a
+I then noted that the vhole object had risen slovly from the grount. The“ S
cylinder on vhich it vas supported had nov disappeared vithin ite center and
bad reappeared on the top of the object, 2
"Tne rate of climb had nov becone greater. “At the sane tine xy dsughter
end I heard a vhistling sound similar to that heard when a bond falls
"Ihe object rose to a horirontel position, turned tovard a neighboring
town, and then, gaining eltituie, it disappeared over the heights and forests
in the direction of Stockheim."
Many other pereons vho live in the sane area es Linke later related thst
they sav an object vhich they thought to be a comet, A shepherd stated that,
be thought that he vas looking at a conet moving evay at a lov altitute from
the height on vbich Linke stood.
“ “After submitting bis testizony to the judge, Linke nade the folloving 5
statement: "I vould have thought that both my daughter and I vere dreaming
Af it vere not for the folloving element involved: When tke object bad
Aisappeared, I vent to the place vbere it bad been, I found a circuler
opening in the ground and it vas quite evident that it vae freshly dug. It
was exactly the sane shape as the conical tover, I vas then convinced that
I vase not dreaning.”
Linke continued, "I bad never beard of the term ‘flying saucer’ pacer
escaped from the Soviet Zoue into West Berlin. When I sav this object, I
immediately thought that it vas a nev Soviet xilitary machine.
“I confess that Iwas seized vith fright because the Soviets do not vant
anyone to know about their vork. Many persons have been restricted to their
movements for xany years in Fast Germany because they knov too much."
|"Wov, the side of the object on vaicb the holes had been opened began to
glitter. ‘Its color scesed green but later turned to red. At the sane tine I
began to hear a slight bus. While the brightness and bun increased, the
conical tover began to slide dova into the center of the object. The vhole
object then began to rise slovly from the ground and rotate like a top.
"It eecned to me as if it vere suppgrted by the cylinirical plant vbich
had gone dovn from the top of the objecty*through the center, and had nov
appeared fron ite bottom on the ground.
"The object, surrounded by a ring of flanes, was nov a certain ousber of
feet adoye.the grount. e
+I then noted that the vhole object had risen slovly from the ground, The “ S
cylinder on vhich it vas supported had nov disappeared vithia its center and
had reappeared on the top of the object.
"The rate of clizb hed nov tecone greater, “At the sane tine my daughter
and I beard a vhistling sound similar to that bean! vhen a boub falls.
; "The object rose to a horirontel position, turded tovand a neightoring
tom, ani then, gatning eltitule, it disappeared over the heights apd forests
in the direction of Stockheim,"
Many other persons vbo Live in the sane area as Linke later related that
they sav ap object vnich they thought to be a couet. A shepherd stated that
be thought that be vas locking at @ conet moving avay at a lov altitute from
the height on which Linke stood.
“After submitting his testinony to the judge, Linke made the folloving :
statement: "I vould have thought that both my daughter and I vere dreaming
if it vere not for the folloving element involved; Wen the object. bad
Aisappeared, I vent to the place vbere it had been, I found a circular
opening in the ground and it vas quite evident that it vas fresbly dug. It
vas exactly the same shape es the conical tover. I vas then convinced that
I vas not dreaning,
} Linke continued; "I bad never beard of the term ‘flying saucer’before I
\ eecaped from the Soviet Zone into West Berlin, When I sav this object, I
Ampediately thought that it vas a nev Soviet x.litery machine,
"I confess that I'vas seized vith fright because the Soviets do not vant
anyone to knov about their vork, Many persons have been restricted to their
moverents for xany years in East Germany because they know too much.”