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1. DATE - TIME GROUP
2 aug 52

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5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

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7. COURSE
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8. PHOTOS

0 Yes
2f No

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

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10, CONCLUSION
UNANOWN

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
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RE SILVER BALLS APPROX 6 FT IN DIA IN A FORMATION OF LINE ABREAST 4
TO 522 YARDS APART, ONLY CHANGE FROM ORIGINAL SHAPE WAS WIEN ONE TURNED
TO RIGHT IN FRONT OF OBSERVER, COL GERALD W JOHNSON, IT THEN BECAME

A LONG GRAY OBJECT TWICE AS LONG AS WHEN IT WAS A BALL. THE OTHER
OBJECT CONTINUED ON ITS ORIGINAL COURSE AND GRADUALLY CHANGED INTO A
GRAY SHAPE, THERE WAS NO TRAIL OR EXHAUST OBSERVED. PROPULSION SYSTEM
UNKNOWN, SPFED OBSERVED BY OBSR TRAVELING AT 299 MPH INDICATED, IT
DISAPPEARED FROM HIS SIGHT 3 MINS FROM WHEN FIRST OBSERVED. SOUND

NOT APPLICAELE, MANEUVERS: ONE MADE A RIGHT TURN AND DISAPPEARED
LATER. THE OTHER ACCELERATED VERY RAPIDLY FROM WHEN FIRST OBSERVED

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AS A SILVER BALL 6 FT IN DIA TO A LONG GRAY OBJ DISAPPEARING IN 3 MINS.
AFTER 1@ MINS THEY WERE AGAIN SIGHTED UNUSUAL MANEUVER, ONE

CLIMBED RAPIDLY, APPEARED TO CLIMB STRAIGHT UP TWO OR THREE THOUSAND
FT, SECOND JOINED LATER IN CLOSE FORMATION, 2+. 1915 MOUNTAIN STD

TIME 24 AUG 52, THREE MINS FIRST SIGHTING, SECOND SIGHTING TEN

MINS LATER 1925 TO 1235 MOUNTAIN STD TIME. 3. FLYING FROM WEST COAST

TO ALBANY GA. VISUAL OBSERVATION FROM AI® 29% MILES PER HOUR INDICATED .

35,200 FEET F-34G NONE. 4. 31 DEGREES 59 MINS NORTH LATITUDE, 1%
DEGRS g2 MINS WEST LONGITUDE. REF LAND MARK OVER CITY OF HERMANAS,
NEW MEXICO, LOCATION OF OBJ IN RESPECT TO OBSR APPROX TWO MILES AWAY
APPEARED BETWEEN TEN AND ELEVEN O'CLOCK AT APPROX 37,424 FEET FLYING
EAST. 54 COL GERALD W JOHNSON, 6. WEATHER VFR CLEAR FEW LOW

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SCATTERED CLOUDS WINDS FORECASTS SW THIRTY KNOTS AT 35,568 FT... _
7. NONE &. NOT APPLICABLE. 9. INTERCEPTION NOT ATTEMPTED DUE TO
DIFFERENCE OF SPEED. 12. LOCATION OF ANY AIR TRAFFIC IN THE GENERAL
AREA AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING NONE KNOWN. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE

TO CONTACT EL PAST RADIO CONCERNING ANY OTHER ACFT IN THE AREA WHICH
WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. AT 1225 MOUNTAIN STD TIME OVER CITY OF EL PASO

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OBJECTS REAPPEARED 4 WHEN, I FIRST OBSERVED THEM THEY APPEARED IN THE
GENERAL VICINITY OF THE POSITION OF WHICH THEY HAD DISAPPEARED.

1 FIRST OBSERVED A SHINY OBJ APPROX THE SIZE OF A BASKETBALL.

I OBSERVED THIS ONE FOR APPROX 5 MINS WITHOUT ANY APPARENT CHANGE

IN ITS SIZE WHICH INDICATED TO ME THAT IT WAS TRAVELING APPROX

THE SAME SPEED THAT I WAS. I THEN SAW THE SECOND ONE COME FROM IN
FROMT OF MY NOSE MOVING TOWARDS THE FIRST ONE. IT CONTINUED TO CLOSE
UNTIL THE TWO WERE IN CLOSE FORMATION. THEY STAYED IN CLOSE FORMATION
FOR TWO OR THREE MINS THEN ONE CLIMBED RAPIDLY WHICH APPEARED TO

BE STRAIGHT UP, THEN AFTER A MOMENTS DELAY SECOND ONE RAPIDLY CLIMBED
TO JOIN THE FIRST ONE. THEIR CHANGE IN ALT WAS APPROX TWO OR THREE
THOUSAND FEET TO APPROX 46,2235 FT. BOTH THEN APPEARED IN CLOSE
FORMATION AND THEY GRADUALLY BECAME SMALLER AND SMALLER AND
DISAPPEARING AT 18355. LAST SIGHTING THEM OBSERVER WAS AT 31

DEGREES 44 MINS NORTH 125 DEGREES 1@ MINS WEST.

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OFFICIAL ATIC REPORT—EL PASO, TEXAS

An Air Force colonel flying a jet observed 2 objects in the vicin-
ity of Hermanas, N. M. (31 deg 50 min N 108 deg 2 min W),
Aug. 24, 1992. The objects appeared to be round in shape, silver
in color and approximately @ in diameter. He observed them
to be approximately 2 miles from him between the hours 1000-
1100 MST. There was no visible means of propulsion. One ob-
ject secmed to change its shape to @ long gray object while in
a right turn. The second object also seemed to change shape
when it accelerated very rapidly. The objects disappeared 3
minutes from when first observed. After approximately 7 min:
utes, the objects reappeared, at which time obsereer was over
El Paso, Texas. One object seemed to climb straight up 2,000.
3,000 feet and was joined by the other in close Jormation.

The ATIC checked all possibilities of known objects in air
in the vicinities of the two sightings with negative results.

Conclusion: Unknown.

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DATS F auat 1352 sohmaduala EVALUAT

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neeEnances (Control number, directive, previous report, ete., as applicable)

WV. Johnson

SUMMARY: (Enter concise surmmary of report, Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. Liat incloaures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 118—Part I1)
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on 24 Jugust 1952 while enroute from Travia f MTB, California te Turner 473, '}
Saorctis Colonel Gerald %, Be erm flying sn P2446 aircraft 19 Observed two (2)
odvjecta in the vicinity of iSnaa, “Tena Resten (3150 10S021/). The tel ts ‘3
appeared to be round in ioe, silvers? In color and aporoximately six (4) feet
im diameter. Ue observed them to be opproximately tvo (2) miles from him be}
cween 10 and 11 o'clock. There waa no visible means of propulsion and the ob}
Jacts left no trail or oxchaust. Cne object seemed’ to chan? its shane to a lon
grey odject while in a richt tum. The other odjest alzo seemed to changs shane
vhen it accelerated tery recidly. This object also seen to taka the shave of 2
long qyrey object tvice as long as when it apoerred a3 a ball. “hs objects disse
npoeared three (3) ainutes from vhen first observed, After aporeximetely svron
(7) minutes the objects reavpanred at which tine the observer wes over Sl Pago,
Toms (31479 106254). Cne object seemed to clinbd streicht up fio or three theu-
sand feet and waa Joined shortly thereafter Sy the other one in close formtion.

The observed characteristics of these midentified objects were such thet 9
vould lead to no conclusion, however, their soeed yes so much grapter than the c
MPH Indicated Air Speed of the observer rami the fact that they could 50 quickly
Aisevpear on tyo oceasions led me to beliove that their flight enpebilities vere
“pester than that of any sircraft known to be fiying today.

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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

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TOMY'!th dr Division, Turner = ne 5 ?
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“Are {27-3216 Shjects sovesring os hells six (6) foot in dinmeter vere fly-
‘ng Line abreest avoroxinately for to five buonired yar's avart. hence in shops came
‘hen one object turned right ip. front of obeerver, 1% then avoeered to be » long grey

oaject twice «a ‘ong ag vhen e \e ga mil. Te other object eontinned on its anource
ond ermina lls *Sarned Tey in cULor. “Dera vos oO *redl or exhaust observed. “rooulsz=
ion system unknown. Speed unimewn, observer was traveling at 290 “PY Tattented “tr

Speed at 35,000 fest altitizie. ihe abjecta appeered, flew 9 course parallel with obe
carvers and disapossred in threa nimtes. l'enenver? ‘he object mgia.a richt turn oi
lisa openrel ister. The other object whieh anoeared “9 Se silvar 41; “3 mee 80" _

in color end to hrve
4 c#ll shave aix (6) feet in diameter accelerste?d ravidly end apceered te be ° lonz

grey ooject. In the second sighting the objecta resendled » Sesakets.11, one object
need to 7 straicat no Gro or three “heusand faet and Clive simutes leter the eecont

object some scross ‘he observes wows and foined the other object im close Yormetion.
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°,. “Se Cire sighting vas TOS *9 1

013 MS? ond the second was 1025 to 1035 YT
24 ‘wemst 1952, _ - VL tS Be

The visual observation ves mede Prom on "245 cirere’S at 35,000 Paet trevale
Ing 2% 1900 “MPR Indicated 412 Jneed.

/, Tirst sizhted over “ernensa, New Mexico (JLSON 109027). ‘oration of object
in reference *o observer eporoxinstely “vo niles avey appearing Setoen ten and eleven
a'elock at anvroximately [7,000 feat, Plrine east. ‘hen silot wea over “1 Osso one of
che objects reavoeered Srom the direction Cron hich ©

a gee which Chey had disanpearst, the other
object come acrasa [Ss ObHer7er's nose and [oined in close Cormaticn with the other
2bject.

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Veather °°? Clear, isw low acattored clonia, vinis forceested FS! 30 knots at
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Tntarnention not attempted dva to Jifference of sneed,

10. loeation of ony air traffic in the general sren ot the Mire of the sichting

one ‘nown. ‘n attemnt was mede to contact “1 Faso redio concerning any other aircraft
a the erea which vas mesuccessful.

QWENTS of Preoering Officer:

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ae “he observer checked his oir sveed acainnt ‘mown air sveeds of 212 ore

‘amt dry sich speed circraft.

>. Check wes made of the possibility of being in the vicinity of Hite Sands
ay “rounds. If the objacts had been from the Vhite Jemis roving 3 round’, they

sald Dave been outside the dancer arena. Ia addition, aceor'ing *o informetion ereile
spla, miasilas at “hite Sends ere fired north ont of the Center crea. “Nis wend
\hdieate the objects vere not fron shite Canis.

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24% August 1952 Hermanas, Ilew Mexico

An 4? colonel, flying a jet afe » ovserved 2 objects in the vicinity of Hormanaa,
Naw Mexico (31 deg 50 min N/103 deg 2 min W). The cbhjects appeared to be round itn
shape, silver im color and approximately 6" in diameter. Me observed them to ba
approximately 2 miles from him between the hows 1000-LLOCMST cn 2% Aug 52. Uhe flest
eigating waa 1015-1013 NST and the second sighting 1025-1035 1ST. Yhere was no
visible means of propvulaion. One object seemed to change its shave to a long rrey
object walle in a vight twn. 1 ‘Tha object (second object) also seemed to change shave
when 1% eccelerated very rapidly. This object also seemed to take the chape of a long
grey object tvice as long a3 woen it appeared as a ball, ‘The objects disapeared 5
minutes from when Pirst cbserved. After avoroximately 7 winutes the odjecta reappeared
et which tine the observer was over El] Paso, Texas. One object rcemed ta climb stralgat
up 2 or 3 thousand feet and was joined shortly thereafter by the other one In close
Tormation.

The observed characteristics of these unidentifled objects were such that would
lead to no conclusion, however, theis speed was so much greater than the 290 NPd
indicated air speed of the observer end the fact that they could so quickly disappear
cn two occaglona led the reporting officer to believe that their Plight capabilities
were greater than that of any aircraft known to be Plying today.

The ATIC checked all possibilities of known objects in the air in the vicinities of
the two sighting with negative resulta.

Conclusion:

Unknown

Tvo unidentifted objects were firs’ observed visually ond with binoculars ot LOLS
POST foe a period of 1 how aad 15 wimites. They were Ceseribed es sliver in color,
o-veu cleenlar in shape. They were deseriied as belug GO to 100" In 4laneter cad trae

Veled at aa estimated speed cf 400 to 450 MPH. No coumd wea heard. ‘The ovjecta wore

moving Iveom EB to W. One object avvesred to be ab anurccecinately 12,000" and the other
or
at shout 15,000". The two objects uoved to the W e% ayuroxiiuately 15 miles raszaing

over head of the observers. During this tlw the object at sbout 145,000" roncrtedly
Aove to the aygoroxinate saw 3 altitude as the Lower obJect. When the obfects reached
& point about 15 miles W cf the observers, they began mencuvers clullar to oa aircrart

Cogtiohns. After appearing to disaovear into ie mm ucmentarily, “le observers then

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tion were observed 15 to 20 miles VW of the observers. ‘tis mace the total rise to U

similay objects chserved in this ora. These afditional 6 obfects cam into vicw In
paics - altltuces not estimated by the observers. These objects copeared to be in a
Gomficht. The cbservers stated that the objects took ap 2 Gionend foxention Tiomentar 1.
covering an estimated 4 mile orea. The chservers also stated that the cbfccts wore
Corin telly not jet a/e ei had no yapor trails, wchaust or cond ond Nother state
thas it was difficult to follow ony one object far any length of tine,

he weather officer et Tamilton JFL wenorted the weather 2 clear faring the tine
of sichting with approximately 20 ulics visibility. The preparing officer stated that
this report indicates the possibility that the cbjects sisbsias sichted were wonther

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OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE
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SUBINCTs (Unclassified) FLYOBRPT

TO: Chief,
Air Technical Intelligence Center

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio

The attached AF Forms 112, Air Intelligence Information Reports
ave forwarded as per instructions AFL 200-5, dated 29 April 1952,
subject, FLYOBRPT.

FOR THE COMMANDING GENERALS:

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