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Rateof reess of jet airernft and vanner'of'd ce variedfren
gradual to sudden. Onn Cai? deperted this station app time an object
reperted seen.
eio no. dgubt as to the sincerity aireon ma ing. this report. IThe
apparen discrepeneievvhieh erist he apcrorisating of alti tudes and distance is
unierst andable due te the airxens' La perience in this tyge of evnlvetion.rs
whose aldplaeeit ina pestUont
auprorirate statien at arprorinately 3ooc feed sir rmtes.
after take-off. it i s not unreaaonable to assure that the reported sighbing ray have
been that of ths aire
APPROVADE
1_INGLS DUN RICHARDS
Captadn, USAP
rent of s/Sgt Eye Bq.. L711th ne Wing
2. Harrative SER of A/3C Pbair Intellize
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PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF.
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E,U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTNNG CPYICE:IMN

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movinga ngethat
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gyanbedesI don' wiwhe we talked about is for two or. three
nimutew and then changed the gubjeat.
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2. Whet sise yould you say it ws?
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againat the gloud.- The brightnoss miaht have been the ref-
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ATTIT: ATIAA-2C
Wright-Patterson Air .
Dayton, Ohio
Transmitted herewith
fied fly ing objec
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24 July 1952.
FOR THE
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4 Incls ALEjED DABSCIA
1.A7 Form 112 (4 cys) 2nd Lt!, USAF
2. Statement of s/Sgt Dye Ass't Adjutant
DOWNGRADED'AT 3 YEAR INTERVALN
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS
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EPHQ JEDWP JEDEN JEPNB 444 C
JEPSN 92
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EDWP/AIR
TTN ATIAA-2C
EDEN/CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
DO-INT 609-G PD REF OUR MSG DO-INT 6E1-G PD FLY-
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FIELD CMA DETROIT PD WEATHER CLN ESTIMATED 4O0O' BROKEN CMA BROKEN
AND 20, O0O: BROKEN PD VISIBILITY 15 MILES PLUS PD TEMPERATURE 9 - I
AND THE LIKE CMA OF THE S , ABO GROUND
OBSERVATION PD END
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The Dallas, Oregon Falloon
Alice, Texas Military :
Astro (METEOR)
Los Angeles, California (CARDS MISSING)
Fanlico River, North Carolina (CARDs MISSING) Military
Lima, Ohio (CARDS MISSING) Insufficient Data
Manassas, Virginia Military Possible Astro
Cincinnati, Ohio Balloon
vardena, Californiu Balloon
Thomaston, Connecticut Balloon
washen DC Balloon
(Langley AFB) Ju152 Insufficient Data
Norwalk, California Balloon
Lennox, California Balloon.
New Berlin, New York Insufficient Data
New York City, New York Multiple Other (LIGHT REFRACTIONS)
Near Canadian Border (New York) Military Balloons
The Dallas, Oregon Balloon
Elmendorf AFB, Alaska MISSING)Military (RADAR) Other (RADAR
Osceola, Wisconsin Ealloon
Cincinnati, Ohio Ballocn
Hamilton AFB, California Multiple Ealloon
Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Ceorgia Insufficient Data
Concord Concord California lifornia Civilians Insufficient Data Data
Forest, Ontaric Forest, Ontaric Canada Canada Possible Ballocn Possible Eallocn
Washington, D Washington, (FOLDER) Multiple UNIDENTIFIED
Selfridge AFB, Michigan Selfridge Michigan (CARDS MISSING) (CARDS MISSING) +
Palm Springs, California Multiple Aircraft Aircraft
Hamilton ArB, California Hamilton B, California Military Insufficient Data Data
Kansas City, Missouri Military UNIDENTIFIED
200 Mi S York =T Possible Weather
Phenomena
26 Fort Knox, Kentucky lder> Military Astro (METEOR)
Annapolis, Maryland Astro
Andrews AFB, Washington, (FOLDER) UNIDENTIFIED
Omaha, Nebraska Civilians Other (SEARCHLIGHT)
Douglas, Wyoming Bal.loon
Walnut Creek, California Aircraft
Senta Cruz, California Civilians Balloon
Richmond, California Civilian Aircraft
San Francisco, California Civilian Insufficient Data
Florence, South Carolina Civilian Possible Astro
Kirtland AFB, New Mexico Military UNIDENTIFIED
Williams, California UNIDENTIPIED
Deborgia, Military Insufficient Data
Oceola, Missouri Insufficient Data
Princeton, Indiana Folder.wash. De Military Astro (METEOR)
hes Norfolk, nia arca Astro
Ios Angeles, California Balloon
Hamilton AFB, California Military Aircraft
Dania, Florida (CARDs MISSING) Insu?ficient Data
26 Plainview, Texas Military Probable Ealloon
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N RETUAN TO:
Luminous flying object over Iran
There have e been many sightings reported of unkown objects observed on the
Soviet-Iranian border and the following repres 8 cross-cut the sight-
ing:
25 Jul 52 Description:
Probable METEOR)

The Inspector Ceneral DSAr
M. 2 6th Mstrict Of of Spacial Invustigations
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25.July 1952
SPOT INTSLLIGENCE REPORT Tt
SUBVXOTT over Lockbourne Air Force Base, Chte
TOt Direstor ef Special Investigations
Headguartera, Undted Staten Air For
Tashington 25, D. G. Lo
1.i SXNOPSIS Captain BUGHNE.B. Mow NUs, Twreer Aly Porce Bass, Albamy
Geergia, upon returning to this station a trip to Lockbourne Air Fores
Base, reperted that Thle awai ting clear at.Lockboune, he, along with.
manercus. peonls Orom Loakbourne Xr objects
hovering in the vioindty of Loekb 1s ZoreeiBas Columbas, Chio.
obs obse the persouel
at Loeirbo at Loebbo AS Foree Peree Bad obeerved through throuch an Ob ETa- 5
tory in Calmmbus, tory in Calmmbus, Obio. Obio. Locording to Caotain Morans, two (2) J- type to Caotain Moiars, two (2) J tm
airorgfh airurgth dispatched APOR ArOR Lockbourns Lockbouns in an attampt to ov attampt to ertake and and MA
identisy idsntisy objecte Wth meeattre
2 Captain 66860s, 66860s 811th 811th Operations
rgia, reported 2
1992:t 1.8 and awailing
cree Base
eoer erations Office,
Loekbourne Air Force 3nse, to aerial ebjeets-lee in the vicinity af 3
Loekbourne Air Fores Base. and Celumins Chie. -actain YOMANLS stated that
Ob.y satly Vistble to:hin god four (li) in
Gastaia MOMANUS further stated Loka
bow the:othar thrge objects micihleat mas, being
hiddea by the otber three objecte. Cartain Nalranus stated that he cbeerved
these objeete fer a appronimately 45 mintes and dssoried them as being round
in shape 41 cont white:in color. Captain YONANES added that
hs arranged hd igbt alang 2 aone pols
or
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Air Technical I Intelligence Center
Wright-Pattersol Base
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ATTN: ATI
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the 6th OSI District (IG), Rob Field,
Georgia:
Captain EIIGENE
ations Squadron, gllth Air Base Group, Turner AFB, Ga,
reported to this office 24 1952 that on 23 July
1952, whil clearance Lockbourne
AFB, Ohio zia his attention was directed
by members AFB, to
aerial ricinity of AFB
and Columbus, Ohio Captain McMANUS stated these
motion, but hovering i area.
Capt MoMANUS er stated F-8L aircraft were dis-
identify
these objects, e pilots' Operations,
they reported they
feet and were still unable to identify or approach thexe un-
identified objects. Capt licMANus further added that weather
personnel telescope,
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"Captain McMANUS is senior pilot in the United
States Air Force, having approximately 2,200 flying
time, and having served on duty as a pilot for
approximately ten (10) years Captain McMANUS is de-
scribed by his fellow offic er hai
conscientious, a
2The foregoing or your information and any action
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this teleseopd.: Captain MalAwus continued that with the aasistance of thia
telsscope ther objeats atal avpeared roord in shape and white in cclor..
108 only axzistarce.the. telascoya gave was tiat the objectr seered to ba
such. larger Captain MONANUS Grter stated that it Ras reported to
Leekbourne ations hor oro..that a erratory
Chio, throug triangulation, had placed the
objeats at 75,000 Captain ACVANU3 stated that he did no gae·any
vaper-trai) around the objecte Abeu askad what s. balieved
the objects wtain MoMANOS net know.. All I knox is
that in Golor O1Y stx incbes in tor
Captain IeNAMoa:1. pdlot i United Statee
apyrociaately 2,200. houre flying tine, and having served on active duty as
a.pilet for saly ten (lo) x Captain MeNunus 3 is desaribed by
his fellos and
Acriol In view of the faot. thnk thes mrial objects
bourae Air- Force-Bai Chie, no action is Con G
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of 118-7
(PART FOUR SILVE S . -
: OBJECTS SUSPENDED VERTICALLY Y LARGE ONE ONE TOP
WITH SMALLER THREE BEINL ALL THE SAME SIZE APPROXIMATELY TWO THIRDS
SIZE OF LARGER ONE. THE SECOND ONE WAS AT DISTANCE OF ONE HALF ITS -
WAS FROM FIRST. FOURTH ONE ONE FOURTH DISTANCE FROM THIRD AS THIRD WAS
FROM SECOND. ALL OVAL IN SHAPE WITH LARGER AXIS OF EACH PERPENDICULAR !
TO LINE OF SUSPENSION. THE COMPLETE CLUSTER APPEARED TWICE AS LARGE AS
AN RB-FORTY FIVE FLYING AT 38,O00 FEET. TRAVELLED. IN STRAIGHT LINE ON
TWO FIFTY D
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PROPULSION SYSTEM SEEN. (PART TWO) OBSERVED FROM 1920 EST T0 2015 EST.
(PART THREE) VISUAL WITH AID OF EIGHT POWER FIELD GLASSES AND FOUR -
POWER THEODOLITE. (PART FOUR) OBSERVED FROM CONTROL TOWER AT LOCKBOURNE
AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO AND PORT COLUMBUS OHIO. AT 2O05 EST, BEARING OF
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250.9 DEGREES AT 23.1 DEGREES ELEVATION FROM LOCKBOURNE AND 245 DEGREES
AT 19.7 DEGREES ELEVATION FROM PORT COLUMBUS. AT 2007 EST BEARING 251.4 - 8
DEGREES AT 22.5 DEGREES ELEVATION FROM LOCKBOURNE AND 245.5 DEGREES AT
19.1 DEGREES ELEVATION FROM PORT COLUMBUS. AT 2010 EST, 251.8 DEGREES
AT 21.9 DEGREES ELEVATION AT LOCKBOURNE AND 246.1 DEGREES AT 18.3 DEGREES
ELEVATION FROM PORT COLUMBUS. PLOTTED APPROXIMATELY NINE MILES NORTHWEST
MA TOD YAMSS (
OF WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE OHIO AT 87,7E0 FEET. (PART FIVE)

dody s Sme eobody epterd tarted
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400242 1924/2E 36.3
1o 0O.S 42.4 72.4
1925%E 1925%E 41.1 38.0 .
1926/2E 1926/2E 41,8 40.4
1927hE 1727hE 42.3 40.8
1928/E 19282E 44,0 14,0 39.0 39.0
1929/E 4513 38.4 38.4
1930E 37.1 37.4
1931E .
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1932/E 49.1 36.1
1933E 50.1 35,4
193415 51.1 34.18
1950E 59.8 25.3
1951E 61.1 24.9
1952E 61.6 24.4 .
1953E 61.0 24,0
1951E 61.1 23.6

1955E 61.5 23.3
1956E 61.9 23.0
1957E 62.3 22.4
1958E 62,5° 2210
19590 63.0 21.6
2000E 63.2 21.3
2001E 6315 20.9
20OSE 63.7 2016
IP 2003E 64.4 20.3
2004E 64.7 20.0
2005E 65.0 19.7
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74s 2AST CbSERATIO
FROC: CELubuS, OHIO.
by THe
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. objLeTs LOERE BETWCLN 65,000.0 no 70,000
FEET..7 THAT THEY WERE dEFNER NOT
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HIGH IN AIRAP TO BE JOINED
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Bans CFT. DROKLN V15.12 BLES
DAY7CN,O.-15,000. PT. SCATERRD VI5 15.MILES
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HAvs S 1RE0 V15, 12
ZANES V15. 10 MIiEs
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WHE , W.VA.-3,00O BROKEN VIS. 15 MILES
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450, 000 FT, aASO° Wl KNOTS
55,090 Fir 260" SS Kors
60,000 FT, ZL0° 2b Kwers
ES), O00 FT A6EO° 23 Kwors
70, 000 FT. 2CO° 22 Kwers

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A te. three wi maies.
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Ieetden of sall.
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and than it eame back again and wen
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oypertuni ty to be in an ares of semsiderable aiverart
antivityt
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or saucer.
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at a very rapid speed. ..
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