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CASE REFERENCE6310061

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONFAIRCHILDAFB WASH

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DATE: 70 Jan 5°
TIME (Local): 194)
LOCATION: Spokane, Weeh. \

LENGTH OF TLE OBSERVED: 2 Sec,” ' } , |

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1. At approximately 13920 hours on (20 January 1952ii was walsing from my auarters
with H/Sgt Aluridus C. Hola and S/Sgt Rooert Tro aes. My attontion a3 called by
Sergeant Holm to an unidentified object travelling below the clouds at apcroximately
500 fest.

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any jet aircraft I nava ever sean. I+ acpeared circular in shapes anc was orilitant
dblueswnite in color. “I estinete that the object wes approximne vey 3/4 to 1 mile
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away, and 2% the distance from where I stood it sppearec to be slightly larger thea
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The 995 act left a blue trail which was troxen. The trail appeared to be
coming frem the object in spurts. .

Heizht of the clouds wes estimated by a beacon light on Fairchild Air Forces

3a38@. The deacon was projected vertically ‘te a stetionary position, the living
coject travelling paralisl to the earth,

Sergeant Barnas was behind Sergeant Holm and me and did not see the object.

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At aporoximately 1920 hours on 20 January 1952 I was walking from ny
quarters with M/Sgt Aluridus C. Holn and S/Szt Robert T, Barnes, iy attention
was called by Sergeant liolm to an wnidentified object travelling below the
clouds at anoroximately 500 feet.

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The object was moving silently at a terrific rate of speed as commered Ate
to any jet aircraft I have ever seen. It appeared circular in shave and was
brilliant blue-white in color. I estimate that the object was anoroximately iA,
3/4. to 1 mile away, and at the distance from where I stood it appeared to be ue
slightly larger than an orange.

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Force Base, The beacon was projected vertically in 2 stationary position, the &
flying object travelling parallel to the earth. 4

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Sergeant Barnes was behind Serceant Holm and me and did not see the object.

COMMENTS of Prenaring Officer:

Since the NCO making this report is a very reliable individual who holds
@ responsible position within the Wing Intelligence Section, and since the
Sichting was witnessed by another person, this report aopears well-founded,

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At 1920 hours, 20 January 1952, Iwas leaving the 92d Bomb Wing Nead-
quarters Squadron barracks with T/S¢t Harry A, Gavagnaro and S/S¢gt Rovert tT. Barnes. ji

As we were about to turn irom the sidewalk to the road, I looxed at the
beacon light to the North and saw what I thought was a shooting star slightly
above the water towers.

I called Sergeant Cavagnaro's attention to it, and he remarked "hat's no
shooting star, Cliff." As I continued to look, I kmew the object could not be
a shooting star, tor it was travelling at a high rate of speed -~ three times a,
the sveed of any jet I have ever seen -—~ parallel to the earth's surface. ae

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the object was below the clouds, which 1 estimated at a height of 300 Leet, a
moving silently from North to South. It was oval shaped and seemed to pulsate as f @
it left a sharp blue intermittent flame at aporoximated six foot intervals. bya
The color of the ooject was a bright blue-white and appeared to be the 4
size of a pranefruit from a distance of aporoximately 3000 feet. F
Sergeant Barnes did not see the onject, for it was visiple for only i
about two seconds. Sy
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Since the NCO making this renort is a very reliable individual who
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since the sighting was witnessed by another person, this report apvears
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APPENDIX II

Fairchild AFB, Washington = 20 January 1952

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At aporoximately 1920 MST on 20 January 1952, two Wing Intelligence airmen
noticed a. bright spherical object traveling through the sky, Av first it was

assumed to tg a meteor but then it was noted that it appeared to be i+ gl
beneath a cloud layer. The object wus traveling at a specc mich faster than

jet aircraft, The object, which made no sound, was traveline in a path horiz outed
to the earth at an estimated 500 feet and left. a blue trail, The trail scemed

to cone fron the object in spurts, The object disappeared from sight behind 1
building.

The two airnen observers, a Tech Sergeant and Master Sergeant are considered
reliable observers.

II. STAIUS OF INV.STIGATION

Tris incident is interestin, due to the fact that there was an eigh*-—teatas
Cloud coverage at 4,700 ft. It is possible that the object was vicued beeen a
break in the clouds ard that it was extremely high, indicatinr that the sighting
was a meteor. Hawever, the sources indicated that they believed the object vas
below the cloud cover, ani if this is true the slant range of the object can be
comouted to be about 7,300 ft. This would elininate the possibility of the
lighted object being a conventional aircraft, since no sound was heard, The

possibility of a meteor is also nil because a meteor _— not be traveling
horizontally at 7,300 ft.

A request was mace for the angular measurement of the arc mere by the
object, however, this information could not be obtained, It is presumed that
the sources were not available for questioning,

III, CONCLUSTONS

If the object was beneath the cloud cover it was not a conventional air-
craft or neteor, and no conclusions can be nace as to its identity.

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: InidentiMled Objects

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Attas Ousearvisor of Intelligence
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i, Usference is ade to AP Yorm 112, Ranort No. 9? Tina52, dated
a3 damaary 195°, subjecS; "Sighting of Unugal Coject,
2. Ibis requested that the followins information be forvarled
i Cirectly to the Chie?, Air Technical intellirence Gent wr, Jtivntions
Ene Se Pere i tAde23, Vrightevatterson Air loree Base, Yayton, Chios
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and point object disannsered,
b, Jims, in saconds, object reauired to traverse shove angela,
injelionnce c- Elevation angle at roint of initial Sighting and point o%
Popmth & "a | which object diganceared,
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. | Staller such as on aircraft disappearing in the distance or did it Aidcenly

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