PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9613936

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONAlexandria Virginia

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECOF CARD . -
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
22 May 1952 Alexandria Virginia 0 Was Balloon
: 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUF 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION o Possibly Balloon
Local. -1200---EST Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT 0500 Z Air-Visual Air-Intercepf Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
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5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
CYes 00 Probably Astronomicol
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Other.
0X0 Insufficient Dato for Evaluation
1 Unknown
10. OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
None---I sketchy Source observed reddish oval shaped object
- making crratic manneuvers southuxt east
of Alexandria, Virginia
Color: Reddish Glow
Shape Oval
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RCI04T KNCLA C
WPB082
YDA133 7:18
TYA128
JEPHQ A 038 . 4.AT1HH
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PP JEDEN JEDWP 222 2.ATIA
DE JEPHQ 02A 2 Ct
P 2237092Z ZNJ
ACTION daMAY
FM HQ USAF WASH DC VACH
TO JEDEN/CGAIRDEFCOM ENT AFB_COLO aeas oosg.an sD.ovoo
JEDWP/ATIC WRIGHT JEDWP/ATIC . IFIED
/FROM AFOIN 5O057 FLYOBRPT CIVILIAN REPORTED VFROM AFOIN 50057 FLYOBRPT CIVILIAN REPORTED
SIGHTING UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT DESCRIBED ONLY AS AN OVAL-SHAPED
REDDISH GLOW MOVING VERY RAPDILY ON A VERY ERRATIC COURSE IN THE GENERAL
AREA SOUTHEAST OF ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA (COORDINATES 38.52N, 77.1EW. AREA SOUTHEAST OF ALEXANDRIA, VI IRGINIA (COORDINATES 38.52N, 77.1SW.
SIGHTING MADE WITH NAKED EYE. MADE VERY ROUGH ESTIMATION OF ALTITUDE UTTNC AD CrTunn
AS FIVE THOUSAND UNABLE TO ESTIMATE SPEED. WEATHER CLEAR,.
VISABILITY MORE THAN 10 MILES: NO PHENOMENA REPORTED. OBSERVATION OF
OBJECT MADE BETWEEN HOURS OF C5OOZ AND 06OOZ. CHECK WITH BOLLING AND
ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASES, WASHINGTON RADAR, AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL,
FIGHTER INTERCEPT, AND NATIONAL AIRPORT ELICITED NEGATIVE REPORTS.
NATIONAL AIRPORT REPORTS AIRLINERS AS TRAFFIC DURING PERIOD, ALL J
OF WHICH PASSED THROUGH THE AREA IN WHICH OBJECT REPORTED; CREW 1
MEMBERS DID NOT REPORT ANY UNUSI UAL, SIGHTINGS.
UT AT3 YEAR 712-
DOD DLR 5200.10 UNCLA IED Cay1 I

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SPEED: Unknow 4
ALTTTUDE: 5,000
HEADING: Unknow
SOURCE: Civilian . .
ACTION OR COMMENTS: Insuffici ent infomation
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glow, noving very rapidly on erratic
. aurse. (Unclassified)
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