PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6316028

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONPhoenix Arizona

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5. PHOTOS i 6. SOURCE O Wes Astronomice!
DO Yes : Pion * 11) Probobly Astronomical
‘No Maie civilian ot Possibly Astronomical 7
7. LENGTH OF ORSERVATION 9 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9%. COURSE {0 Other. Se
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AIR | INTELLIGENCE Ih INFORMATION ePORt

Reporting of Unconventional Type Aircraft
‘gongs os rion (Apna) Ving Intelligence, 325th Prt Tag

Pheanix, Arizona We, Williams Air Forca Bane, Chandler, Asis
paviornerser”~— DATE OF INFORMATION... , Fae EVALUATION
oY May 1952 | 5 May 1952 Pb ae
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“2d P.O, Box 877, Phoenix, Arizona
is FEREMCES (Control number, directive, report, etc. aa applicable) he a 7 ae ace

Ltr, did, 19 Dac. 1951, Subj: Rap. of Infor, on Unidentified Flying Objects

SUMMARY: (Enter cometae summary of re report, Give significance in final one-sentonce parcyraph. List inclogures at lower weft. B-yin teat t of report on ohm Ay form mn 118d 'ard B13 ) fad

Diseription of object as further rantioned in Inclosure one (1) cannot
be judged ns to it's acrodynamic features, propulsion, maneuverability, and
insmnar of disappearance, Manner of observation was visual from surface with-
out optical or alectronic aids, Observer respective to validity of report

connot be judged, Sky condition clear, visibility 15 miles plus, wind 260
decrees/12 knots, No meteorological phenomena recorded to account for the
sienting. No phyical evidence or photographs available.

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Lir. dtd, 7 May 1952, Subj: Possible Flying Saucer
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Sumory of Informations

On 7 May 1952, Mr
Acizonay war inte rvinwed and strted in substance as foll OWS? “ht P2010
hours 5 May 195, observed an object in the sky which he he lisvad
to ma flying seucer, The object was moving in © nortimasteriy dimction
ab an altitude of approximately ten thousand fest and was ascerding: at
enele of about ten das wong, The share of the object could not te dciernt
Howrver, it gave off an irridescent bluishe-rmen lirht similar in coler to
Lye are made by on @lectric welds 2)". The svecd of tha object could not nh

detarminad, but wis beldeved to be in excoss of 1,000 milas mer hour, Th
object was Coaaieot for aboul two seconds, No sound was attributed to the
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DATE: 5 iiny 52

TIME (Local): © 00

LOCATION: Piocnix, Avis.

LENGTH OF TINE OBSERVED: 2 Seconds « s
SOUND: Unisnowmn }

SPEED? 2000, oh
ALTITUDE: 30,0090!

HEADING : os

SOURCE: Sividion

ACTION OR COMMENTS: Seserips'on 3s stwtlar ‘po oteor or fire sl.

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