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-t. DATE ( ? LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
29 Apr 52 N. of Goodland, Kannas 0 Wes Bolloon
| NE rn, 0 Probobly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION. SJ 8 _—s Pessibly Bolloon
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a __ 2200. |. er | D Ground: Visual O Ground-Redar oO Prahebty Airerelt
GuT_- Fy ahQ0 . ee % Air Vi suvol D Atr-Intercept Redar O Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6.. SOURCE | OD Was Astronomico!
| Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
‘B No q AF Bombardier |Q Possibly Astronomical
7.. LENGTH OF CBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF ODJECTS | 9. COURSE 9. Deer
,O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
2 seconds | 5 | Cl Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ‘ 11. COMMENTS a od “4 F
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White color. "Fan" shape. Straight and -29 bombardier saw fan shaped Light
level flight. that ype Revver 3-4 times/second. Passed
B-29.

No other air traffic in air.

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Unidentified Flying Object

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reports the sighting took place at 2200 sr. fo 29 April 1952, at @ position 15 mile

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north of Goodland, Kansas. (3993 3NN/LOLOLO": hoc iema tater Cre he was in the bomb: Sas 2
Loss tc mpartios mt ani that the “alFerift was ‘erutsiog at 3, OOO feat preagure altituce
on @n cas’ ory heading just above a 10/10 wwercast at the time. The ality above was
clever except for a sligitt haze, throush which the stars and moon were clearly visible,

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t@ then noted directly ahead and at a 45 degree elevation, a sort waite fan-shaped
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Misht approximately 5,000 feet abova, travel ing very rapidly in a westerly dire
towurd the aircraft. Tne light pulcated at an estinated 3 to & tines per second, ond

2ssed cverhead with great speed in about 2 seconds, after which observation wau
blocked by the B=29 airframe. The light only was seen, with no visible ae The
base and sides of the fen were sharply defined and the trailing edge indefinite. Tre
has@ appsared aspproximtely 50 feet across, extending to 100-155 [eat at the trailing
edze. 4o audible sound was heard, nor any radio interference noted, No interphone
shock was made at the time, but subsequent questioning of the craw by this observer,
indicates that no other crew murber saw the object.

Investigation of possible meteoric o: other natural phenomena with the Department
of sie a Vashburn University, Tope! ka, Kansas, produced negative rasults. No
unusual activity was reported by this source,

The Kansas City Air Traffic Control Center reported that no other air traffic

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' Forbas AFH, Topeka, Kansas.

| 1. Doseription of the objcct.

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a. Size - Approximately 5 fest across at base extending LOO to 150 feet
acrass trailing edge. .Length, about 75 fect. This is based on an aesuced altitude of
5,000 feet above the aircraft. See Sketch "A".

b. Color - Soft white Light.
c. Nuaber = One.

ad, Forwation = None.

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e, Acrodynemic features - None observed.

£. Trail or exhaust = No treil observed; light considered by observer to ba
an exhaust flame.

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g» Propulsion systca speed - Pulsed about 4 times per second. If estimations
oi distance from observer, duration of sighting, and limiting angles of sighting field
ome correct, specd about 2,000 miles per howe. See Sxeteh "DB",

h. Sound = None audible,

i. Maneuvers -— None -observed.

je Manner of disappesrance - Obscured by frame of ow own aircraft.
ke Unusual features - None,

a. Time sighted - 2200 CST, 29 april 1952.

be Length of tine observed - About 2 secomis.

3. Manner of observation - Visual. Observer was in bombardier's nose compartnuent
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bho te-tJecation of observer during sichting - 15 miles norton of Goodland, Kansas
at 30,000 feet altitude above solid overcast to about 28,000 fest. Coordinates:
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bo Location of object with respect to observer - Directly ahead at 15 derres

elevation, at an estimated 5,000 feat above aircralt.

5» Estinaate of observer's reliability.

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(1) Veracity - Good.
(2) Skill and technical background = Good.

6. weather and wind condition at time and place of sighting - \cather clear above
ovarcast, Slight haus. Uoodland weather was reported es rollows: ;

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AF FORM 112—PART Il

APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948

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for the sishting - Investigation of possible meteoric or othor other natural plienonens
with the Department of Astronomy, Washbarn University, Topeka, Kansas, produced nega-
tive results. No unusual activity was reported by this source. The Kansas City Air
Traffic Control Center reported that no other air traffic other than the observer's
8-29 was in the area at the time according to their records.

S. Existence of any physical evidence - None.
5. Interception or identification action taken - None.

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