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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6994830

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONLUBBOCK TEXAS

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AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948

AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

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vad Lubbock, Texas. Interview was conducted by Lieutenant John MU,”

Ma » acting Wing Intelligence Officer,

1. On 2 August 1952 from 0857 hours to 0903 hours, one (1) unidentified

flying object was sighted. The object sighted was spherical in shape with no
itn Fine om A ae gpa all Soures estimated the aise of object to be _....

Soren Aye terie ne parts casey _, The color of object was.
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2. The ot leet when eight ‘was hanging ta nid air, The only novenenk was 8
Mr, watched object for six (6) Pn snes

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' a 3.+ Object was viewed with the naked oe. No optical or Eicuele Banat
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Object appeared approximately five (5) miles due East point of observation at
approximately 10,000 feet, 7

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Sive-Anat abs 60s ext wae not @ ballon 6f any typé. .“4 check with
Operationd ‘there ware B-25 type alzeraft-tn the ‘area =?
ah ties of clatter, Also a check was made at Municipal Airport and there were
L-5 type aircraft in area at time of sighting.

6, The weather conditions at 0857 hours on 2 August 1952 were: +t
78, od degrees, visibility 15 miles with scattered clouds at 30,000 feet.

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ents, civthaveghe, eto. were nonexistent,
9 There were no interception or identification action taken. |

10, Aircraft from Reese AFB and Munici 1 Airport
talon Soa ae . = 7 of Lubbock were known to

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PD UNCONVENTIONAL OBJECT SIGHTED BY PILOT AND RADAR ODSERVER THIS

ORGANIZATION AT w54SZ ChiA 2)AUGUST A992 PD ODSERVED FOR APPROXIMATELY
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