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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6383250

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONAllen Maryland

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de Form 112
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948

COUNTRY | REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLAN?

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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

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jaltinere, Meryland OL7th Ata Souedron

CATE OF iINPORMATIC EVALUATION oi

12 septencer 1752 Pa}
SOURCE

SUMMARY: (inter concise summery of repert. Give nynificance tn final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at tower left. Begin ext of report on AF Form 112—Part IL)

A reoort wap reeeived at 02.5%, 12 20 temter 1752, frm whe seltizere u.rond
esgerver ooroe Filter tent P steting that an aiconwatianal olying ojoct had
ween si nted 2tQ22308, 12 vestemver 1/52. jest wea round wita sctreasers,
flan ag creemiak » white |. mB witR red rin, soving corthesst at sporaciaately
2,09 feete Vejec® wae soecrved wbrough tisld cleaves (oF a riod of ey
five (55) aiawtes during which tins tae red ria around wject grew 2 r

ahd 30 ,ect laaee altogether, 4 check of -he sree of ropurted sichtiag w.s aede
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APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948

‘AF FORM 112—PART It

AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

FROM ( Agency) | REPORT NO.

Gh7th Alas Sqeedren | an € s - a7

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le Dject was round with streamers and wes flashing greenish white light,
with rev ris moving ln a northeasterly direction st apwomimately 2,000 feet.

2. Dject was sighted at 02502, 12 Septemver 1952, and was under coservation
apprenimately thirty five (35) minutes.

30 ‘®Beervation was made visually throu-h field glasses.

le server was loceted at thirty elizkt (35) Jeurres flf-cen (15) nimutes

nerth latitede and seventy five (75) degrees forty five \.°) s.sutes west longicucee
Se 0sOservaticn was mada Sy -avid » 01d, civillan qroume oOserver volunteer,
and Sis wite whese address is Allen, Laryland. clap one: -alsoury, “iar; land

21073. beervwer's occupation is reported as salesman in grocery store. “sliavility
and experience of observer unknotRe

oe lky camditien was clear with ten (10) miles visioility in tne goneral
area of the sightings ‘inde aleflt:

5,000 O90 20 knete 25,000 020 15 knots
10,000 O90 20 mms 30,000 360 15 knots
15,00 OyO 20 snete 35,000 240 20 knots
20,008 030 20 kacte 04000 320 20 masta —_

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1. nowND™ CMA “WITHC STREANER® CMA FLASHING GREENISH WHITE LIGHT CMA

vTTH RE ARIM AND wovEne NORTHEAST AT APPROXIMATELY TWO (2) THOUSAND FT
2. SIGHTED AT 02302 cual 12 szpt 52/PD UNDER OBSERVATION APPROX THIRTY
Ive (33) MINPD WEP.

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OBSERVATION MADE DY DAVID KOLB AND WIFE CMA CIVILIAN GROUND
‘SRVER VOLUNTEER PD ADDRESS CMA ALLEN CMA MARYLAND PD PHONE CMA

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SALISBURY CMA MD CMA TWO ONE ZERO SEVEN EIGHT PD OCCUPATION CMA

SALESMAN CMA GROCERY STORE PD RELIABILITY AND EXPERIENCE OF OBSERVER
UNKNOWN PD Vie

Ss WEATHER CMA CLEAR CMA VISIBILITY TEN MILES CMA TEMPERATURE SIXTY

SEVEN CMA DEW POINT FIFTY FOUR CMA ALTIMETER THREE ZERO TWO ONE PD
WINDS ALOFT CMA .

5000 FT FROM 99@ DEGREES AT TWENTY KNOTS
12022 FT FROM 29% DEGREES AT TWENTY KNOTS |
15900 FI FROM 99 DEGREES AT TWENTY FIVE KNOTS ve i

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22228 FT FROM 232 DEGREES AT TWENTY KNOTS | :

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352320 FT FROM 329 DEGREES AT FLFTEEN KNOTS
33392 FT FROM 369 DEGRESS AT FIFTEEN KNOTS
35030 FT FROM-34@ DEGREES AT TWENTY KNOTS ~ ~~~" 4

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42992 FT FROM. 32@ DEGREES AT TWENTY KNOTS

7. POSSIBY LOW LEVEL MISSIONS BEING CONDUCTED IN AREAOF 26 TH ADIV
3e NONE PD

Ss NO INTERCEPTION ATTEMPTED PD |
19.NO AIRCRAFT WERE BEING DETECTED BY ELECTRONIC EQUIP AT THIS STATION

I! AREA OF OBSERVATION AT TIME OF SIGHTING PD -HOWEVERLOW LEVEL MISSIONS
WERE BEING CONDUCTED IN 26TH ADIV AT TIME OF SIGHTING PD
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