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CASE REFERENCE9614031

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONZuni New Mexico

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CONCLUSIONS

Was Salloon
Probably Bciloon
Passibly Bal'oon
Was Arrcrofi
Aronably Airereft
Passtbly Arrcraft

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Appeared to have no conten section,
Seen in front of A/C,
through 60° are at 45° elevation.
Were slowly decending when they

disappeared,

Objcct, moved

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DATE: 24 May 52

TIME (local): 05272
LOCATION: Zuni, if. Me
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: 15 Seconds - -
SOUND: Unknown
SPEED: Unimown .
ALTITUDE: Descending |
HEADING: 5s

SOURCE: 10 Pilot

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ACTION OR COMMENTS: licsembles fireball or other astrononical activity.

DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: Tio torpedo shaved objects, reddish in color,

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34th AIR DIVISION (DEFENSE) |
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO

OIN 452.1
SUBJECT’ FLYOBRPT . 2 8 MAY 1952
703 Chief, Air Technical Intelligence Center

ATTN: ATIAA = 29...
Wright-Patterson Air Porce Base

Ohio

' |e Ady Intelligence Information Reports, dated 26 May 1952, are
subaitted in compliance with AFL 200-5, dated 29 April 1952.

2. Required eloctrical message forwarded to your headquarters 24
May 1952.

5. One information copy of this report has been sent to Director of
Intelligence, Headquarters USAF, Washington 25, D.C.

2 Incl : ———
1. AIIR = Part I ADRIAN E. KNOCK
2. AIIR = Part II Lt. Colonel USAF
Mr. Glenn Bras Air Adj. Gen.

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SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Gre stynificance in in fina one-sentence paragraph, List incloeures at lower left. Begin tert of report om AL Form 112—-D'art 11)
Subjsot! FLYOBEYT

Th accordance with ATL 2%", dated 2° April 1052, Subjectt Unidentified
Flying Objects Reporting (Short Title+FS YOBRPT). the following resort of
widentified flying object is subritteds

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On \2" 27.22, the pilot of TA 220, sighted what avveared
40 him to be too reddish colored torneduss over dunt > Mer: Sente. Tho

pilot made thie sighting at an -roximate ly °.27Z when he was 6 to 7 miles
southvest of Zuni these objects ap eared directly in front of Lie ter =

fine of SO ds@reoze The objects appenred for o ocrextent: aly 15 B3 wo and
during thet tine m ved throudh an are of 46° degrees to the e south Jeccan’=

iny slowly. ihe chjects aspeared tt. have no comiar nect* on, “hs m Loe
fore and aft sections being visible. The epeca and distarce of tha oem
Sects onulé not be estimated.

T-9 veliahility of the informant is emnsidered excellant.

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APPROVED TUNE 1968

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REPORT NO, . my
_ 3¥th Air Division (Def) Not Applicable por OT@ (1). one (2)

PACTS

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(2)
(3)

(4)

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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

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Two torpedo shaped objects, reddish in color, appeared to have no center

Seotion, moved in an are of sixty degrees, speed wndeterminad and dta-

appeared to the south doscending slowly.

Time of sighting! Zero eight twenty seven zebra. Vioval weighting
for fifteen sesords. ,

Girhted by THA Pilot 7 ae while flying at speed two hundred

eighty altitude fifteen thousand above sea lovel.

Pilot flying east mix to seven milss southwest of imi, Naw Mexico,
at one tymdred nine degrees lLonzitude and thirty five derresa lat-

_ Ltelee Objects appeared Qirectly in front of aivoraft, forty five

(5)

(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)

dazgrees abovy horizon, Distance and altitrds negative,
Reliability oensideved auectient.

Nenntive

Nezative

Negative

Negative

Nezative

| The information given above by Mr. GME ic trus and correct to
the best of his abllity and knowledge.

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