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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6313289

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONWPAFB Ohio

FRAMES4

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= PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
jt. OATE \ 2. LOCATION A 12. CONCLUSIONS ;
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Apr 5 WPAFB, Ohio 0 Wos Balloon
20 P 22 : ers nee tts, O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TA TYPE OF OBSERVATION - ee fee Tee en
5 ; ¢ 0 W 5 A f
Le-co!... 4 ana? , an : %F Ground: Vi sual G Ground-Reder 0 Probalily Aireroft
Gu T.._ce% J 315 -4-.. a O Air- Visucl D Air-Intercept Rador ba Possibly Aircraft
; 5» PHOTOS : te URCE OK. Wos Astronomical | ‘ mai
7 Yes ; Ar Officers fo Probobly Astronomical
[XNo | = Possibly Astronomical
‘2. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION : | “NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE 0D Other... ai
= RB oinsufficient Deta for Evoluatior
15-30 seconds | 1 io Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING _ i sera Ss "eee -
Flat and long. Straight and level maneuvers. |
, Sounds as if it might be a high a/c.
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. EXTRACT FROM STATUS REPORT f° _ .
DATE? 20 Ayr 52 ,
TIME (Local): 1:5
LOCATIONS ‘=P APS, Daybon, Chio
LENGTH Of TIME OBSERVED: 1d—J0 Decones *
SOUND: lione ,
' SPEED: Hieh
ALTITUDE: Uninova |

HEADING: 90°
SOURCEs .F Officers : |
ACTLON OR COMMENTS: Description resembles that of large «leo. ’

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Report of sishting

On Avril 2, 1952, between 1015 and 1630, Cont anc
a paren eh
Lt ee Bae. both of whoue reside in SAR an, onio,
a ee

observed an unidentified aerial object, Capt; first ovserved a bright

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object which reflected lirht 45° above the horizon in the cast. ‘he opject
wes on an Ib to NO course and was observed for 15-30 seconds,

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turing this time its size, shave and color did not chance, The object
remained flat and long and was about the size of a jet at a mile or mile
and a quarter distance, It emitted no trail or noise anc went out or

signt still considerably above cloui level,

About half-way through the observation, Cant called Li

who cane out and observed the object for an extremely short period. The
weather at 1530 was as follows:

Veethor at 1630, 20 Avril 1952

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5,000 cattered
7,000 broken
10 miles visipility
76 temnerature

49 dew voint

Wind VW et 10 knots -
1509 EST
Tine birect Velocity
2000 269? ll x
3000 710° 11 K
A200 260° 10 K
9099 260° - SK
7000 3299 10 it
€009 269° UK
9200 00 ' 29k
PO 300 a x

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Time Direct Velocity
14000 200° 11 K
18000 330° 11 K
20000 330° A K
25000 290° 14 XK
30000 229° 17 K

Balloon released at 1509 ist 100 gram balloon.

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Lt Weinberg sighted at 60° angle. 45° are covered in 20-30 seconds

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