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ivth Pilot Training Wing
Luks AB, Phoenix, Arizona M-7—2 PAGE 2

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T/Szt. Andrew A. Prebeck, AF 15208983, charge of quarters for the 127th Alr
Police Squadron, was contacted by telephone by Pearl Hamburger of 2907 North 1sth
Place, Phoenix, Arizona, at about 2215 hours, 1 July 1952. She reported having seen
unidentified lights in the sky on frequent occasions.

Investication by this office produced the following information:

1. Hise Qe wae interviewed and clains she sighted lighte on 30 Jue,
1 July, and 2 July. They were round, appeared to be about 9 inches in diameter to
her eye. They remained stationary, first appearing as a yellow pinpoint then build
ing up to "a big aluminum color." No wings, running lights, smoke, flame or other
signs of conventional aircraft were visible.

2. Ths objects were viewed each night at about 2100 hours in the evening for
anc interval of a half hour to 45 minutes.

3. Observations were visual.

4e Observations were made from subjects home at Ree A are, Phoenix,
‘Arizona. Light appeared in an easterly direction on 30 Jume and 1 July, 1952-0 It

apoeared "as high as some new bombers." (Estimated anzle of elevation 30 °). Om 2
i July 1952, light appeared much closer and was ina wore southerly direction...
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lo, is about 12 years of age and a self-confessed science
| Section enthusiast. She alleges that she has mada numerous other sightiags in the

Sest. She lives at home with her mother and never reported any slzhtings befora.
These eeastid sizhtings wers nads the day after her Mother-lsft for the east

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> ths veatner conditions at the time of tne gigntings wers repo as follows;
30 June i¢42 - ceiling clear; Visibility 15 + miles; “ind practical. y cala. 1 July
942 = ceilire clear; Visibility 15 # miles; Wind Lizht surface. 2 July 1952 — Ceibing
lear excert for a faw high cirrus clonds in west; Yiaibility 15 + maiiess; Wind
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chemical lishts for night observation purposes. Zailons are released sbout 2015
hours, cstinated final observation of these ballons is as follows: 30 Juma i952 ~
2500 feet over Camelback Road, 1 July 1952 - 2500 feet over Roosevelt Road. 2 July
1952 = over Phoenix to south, altitude not given.

b. Castain Wm R. Broek, AG 743833, of ths 127th Pilot Training Group observed

Low fising aircrart apparently approaching sky harvor on Tuesday alight 1 suly 1952
at approxima*ely 2100 hours. Landing lights were on and flying lights wera observable.
Angle of approach was such that aircrart appeared nearly stationary for 10-15 minutes.

No slectrical message formarded because of low evaluation and information
developed.

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7.a. Phoenix weather bureau reports the releasing of weather ballons carrying

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1. © yaeeens 0, sivilian employed ae a Registration Officer by
the Veterans’ ration ‘and presently on @ short leave of absence, recorted to

this officer that he, his wife and hie four children (aged 11 to 15 years) had all
obeerved a "Flying Saucer* for a period of avvroximately ten (10) minntes dDeginaing
Bt arcroxinately 1955 Pasific Daylizht saving Pime on l July 1952.

2. 1? QE sa 108 that the object was stationary for a nsriod of |
about tea minutes er woich 1% rotated slowly until 1% stood "on edge” and then

moved ravidly upward in a vertical path and disanpeared.

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1. Mr. pra » Civilian emoloyed as a Rogistration ofvicer by
the Veterans Administration and oresently on ordinary leave of adsenca, yas at the
intersection of the Anzeles Orest Zichway and the Nount Yilson Road (see Incl. 1) with

his wife and four children (aged 11 to 15 years) at aovroximately 1940 hours on 1 July
1952. —_—

2. Ab this tine the MMranily notea an aircraft, identizied vy Mr.
as a 336 flying at an estimated 50,000 fset. The antire family observed the
airo doth with the naked eye and using binoculars.

3. At appraximately 1945 Pacific Deylicht Saving Time they noted
a Drizht ovject, apparently an evening star, at a2 noint described dy the source as
deing "3 o'clock from the moon and @ distance of five diameters of the noon fron it.
The moon at this time was at a point which avpeared to be anoroximately due Souta
from the position and, angularly, adout 45 degrees adove the Southern »orizon.

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4, “ir QM stated that the object wee first delisved to be a star mt
that when they attemoted to view the object through the dinoculars a disvinitely "disc"
shaved ontline wes visible. All members of the fami looked at the object throuwzch
the binoculars and agreed on its sppeernsce atated that the object,
during the time of this oDservation, was completaly stationary as indicated by the

‘Past that no motion was visilbdle dasolite the fact that he aligned hia line of sieht ¢

the odjeat alonz the hood of his antomobdile.

5. After viewing the odject. for anovroximately ten (10) minutes, the family
oreveared to ievart but their attention was again dirested to the object whem one of
the chiliren saw the object movs. stated that the odjsat rotated slowly until
i$ waa "on adze* and then moved vertically coward rapidly and disanveared.

tated *here vere no viaible vavor trails or indication of method of proculsion and
that no sound wee heard. Fe dawscori»ed the odject as a convex disc, judzing the cross
section to Ys convex by the way Licht was raflected as the dise turned to ths vertical
position. Ae stated that the object cave him the imm>reesion that there was no source
of Lights on it; that it merely reflected the eun's r=ys.

- §, M@M@@MMcarmearad faniliar with aircraft and stated that he was a former
"Darazstorzer”. Ie alse roiountarily stated that he wes Zamiiiar with meterclozical
Dalloona and ~es yure that the object wie neither *Synonk” or a star.

7. Aatiag on the aswumtion that the 5-346 he had seen sariie at an
altitude of 355,900 feet and that the object was at an equal altitnuda, atimated
the size as one-half the wingspan of the 3-36.

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Mr. 914 a sonvinecinog story of the tacidsant rsnortead and invited .
any personal checkiag that the USa7 micht care to make. Hs gave hia aidress as
Rees, California and exhibited his leavs alip ?rom ths Vatearans Adminis
tration. Ee aleo made statements rezardinzg an alleged aiznting of two discs on Aoril
15th, 1952, oy hia wife and of aon incident’ occurring after dark on Avril loth, 1952,
r ch his two daughters told to him. In mentioninae the lattar two incidents, Wr.

Yarrsd to a letter allezed to have been written by Sis wife. Thia officer
was 203 limressad Zayoradly oy Ste Laster Sve ranorts and co formal iavort 92 Sheas
tlLleqed sizchtingse ts conte anted. 1.4 ii terms cope to AATS ths source's oredi>dil-

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OBJECT STATIONARY FOR TEN MINUTES AND THEN ROLLED TO QUOTE ON EDGE ,

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UNQUOTE POSITION PD OBJECT IMMEDIATELY TRAVELLED VERTICALLY RAPIDLY
AND DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW PD OBJECT JUDGED TO BE CTINVEX BY THE

WAY LIGHT WAS REFLECTED DURING MOVEMENT PD /2/ QORT TO 1955 HOURS
PDST 1 JUL 52 PD /3/ OBSERVED FROM SURFACE BY NAKED EYE AND THROUGH
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