DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6383260
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1952
REPORTED LOCATIONGreensboro N C
FRAMES25

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ATIC PORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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feet in diame t.
My seeing this hallncination long mough
to call attention to it and he aaw it also.
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Laumberton
bern in Marth Carolina in 1925. He hae
lived noet of his life in Lo ten. He Was graduated fre Lumberien .
High Sahe 13 1943. served three years 1. the ariy Ba8,
and wad the Univeraity of South Gerelins in 1950. At
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My military ser
One year waa spent instructing machine gun and power turret.
50 missions with the 15th Air Force as
Armorer gunner.
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Miss
Greensb North Carolina
Dear M
Your recent report of unidentified aerial phenomena has been
received by the Alr Technieal Intelligence Center. Inclosed is a
questionnaire, whigh when completed by you and returned in the
inclosed, self-addreesed envelope, will aid in standardizing the
data and will prow omplete record ce.
Your intere ting the matter and you ited
greatly appreciated.
Sincerely you .
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1. When did you see the object:
c.
1.1 Dater 1 Month Year
7:45 A.M. or(P.M. (Circle One)
1.2 Min
Hrs.
a Eastern d. Pacific
b. Central e. Other
C. Mountain
. :
(Cirele On Daylight Saving
. Standard .
1.4 Circle one of following to indicate how certain you are of
question l.2:
a. Certain- C. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
Postal Address city or Town
Additional Remarks:
3.
(Circle One): a. Inside a building d. In an airplane
b. In a_car e. At sea
c. Outdoors f. Other
3.1 Ware you:
(Circle Cne) In the business section of a city?
C. In open countryside?
d. Flying near an airfield?
e, Flying over a city?
f. Flying over
g. Other
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Driox is se -
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7. Were you moy ving at any time whi you saw the object? (Circle One):
b. Northeast f. Southwest
c. East g. West
d. Southeast h. Northwest
7.2 F
7.3 1 Did you stop at any time while you were oject?
(Cirele One): Yes or Mo
'st saw the object?
(Cirole One): a Morth 0. South
b, Hortheast f.- Southwest
c. East g. West
d, Southeast n. Northwest
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8.1). GA
Mave
a. Certain c. (Not very sure Aaxth-
b. Fairly certain
. Were you wearing eye g object? Circle One):
Yes or i
10. How was the objeat seen?
(Circle One), a. Through window glass e. Through theodolite 8
b. Through windshield f. Through sunglasses
C. Through binoculars g. Through open space
d. Through telescope h. Other
11. What do you rem
object?
11.1 CLOUDS (Circle One)
a. Clear sky. Dry
b. Hazy Fog, Mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds Snow
e. Don't remember
11.2 11.4 One)
a. No wind Cold
b. Slight breeze Cool
c. Strong wind Wam
Don't remember d. Hot
e. Don't remember
a
SECIIONG
12. Estimate how long you saw the ooject? 25
Hours Hinutes Seconds
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14.3 Change size? Yes 19 Don't know
U4.4 Change color? Yes Don't know
lh.5 Break up into parts or Yes No Don't know
explode? No
14.6 Give off smoke? Yes Don't know
14.7 Change brightness? Yes No Don't know
14.8 Flicker, throb, or Yes NO Don't know
pulsate?
14.9 Remain motionless? Yes No Don't know
15.I (Circle One): Yes Don't know
HiNK sh-Red-
160 objact?
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18, Did the object at any time:
(cirole Ona) iss M Donlt know
IF you -
answered
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you saw? (Circle One):
a. Pea. f. Automobile
b. Baseball g. Small airplane
C. Basketball h. Large airplane
d, Bicycle wheel i. Dirigible
e, Office desk j. Other
19.1 rcur
answer 19.
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. (Fairly certain d. Uncertain
20. Try to tel. zs abou object:
APHS M
20.1 How high above the earth was it? feet.
20.2 How far was it from you? feet or miles.
20.3 How fast. was it going? SwiF miles per hour hetsr
20.4 Circle ne of the following to iridicate how ces Circle one of the following to inc your
answer  the above questions: answer o the above questions:
a. Certain Not very sure
b. Fairly certain Just a guess
(Circle One): Suddenly c. Other
b. Gradually Don't remember
SECTION D
22 In the following sketch, imagine your eye at the point showm. Place an "A" -
on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon
(skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" to show where it was when
you last saw it. Overhead
Horizon
You
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23. In the following sketch place an
you first saw it, and a position when you last saw it.
Overhead
.e
Horizon
You
24. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object made. Place an
"A" at the beginning of its path and a "B" at the end of its path.
1
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it? 8AL fire. s
AMoon Like 04ec Aor
Could lnfexced
fien
28. Give the following information about yourself:
NAME
AST Name First Name Middile Name
ADDRESS t. A/.
(Cirele One): Yes or Mo
29.2 Please list their names and addrasgest
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PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET
- I. GENERAL
1. DATE 2.L TIHE
Local: Z0DLEST
2dent 52 Grenstr Zebra: 2432
4. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FRON THE GROUND? Yes ENo
Nakod Eye
Binoculars
Teloscope
Theodolito
WAS OBJE DHVED BY RADAR? Yes
C By One Set
By Two Seto
By Thrae Sets
CRVED FRO THE AIR? CYes
LA/C Observed Object
ClInterception Attempted
No Intercept Attempted
WERE AIRCI Yes
A/C Scrambled
Visual Contact Mada
CA/I Contact Made
No Contact Mado
8. DID ECTION AT ANY TIME? Yes
CNormal
FlViolent
9. IF Blinking
Stoady
GHT: HT: M1-15 Seconds
1-5 Minutes C11-5 Mi.nutes
[] Over 10 M.nutes 1lOver 10 Mnutes
T1. RE nter a mber and Lalling ess)
CG 514 Ditehel rie3My
II. ASTRONOMICAL DATA
UTED?
4es
13. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO ARCH DCANAARD? LYes : No
Th. DID OBJECT HAVE A TAIL? TYes CINo
15. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO DISINTEGRATE? IiIes No
16. TIME OF SIGHTING RELATIVE TO SUNRISE OR SUNSET (Data From Air Almanac)
Night
C! Day
LSunrise
tiSunset
III. AIRCRAFT DATA
VERE AIRCRAFT NUTED IN AREA Yey
One Aireraft
ore Than One Afrerafe
SARDY tes
5eg1
TAS THE LOVE 756 ELEVATION? VTes [INo
TEC: Test Form 334 (13
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(dny, nighe, sunrise, sunset)........ To refect liks a mirror?.
Give your exact location, altitude abave ground, ete. To be partially transparent._
persons.
Decribe the appearance of the Srsucer(s) Identify these persans by name and address
Direetion in which you ware frcing ...
Weather details and sky conditians, inciuding lemperatures and Haw did Saucer
cloud types
- Was Sauter near sum or moon?_
Was sum for meon) shiningi How near
measured in hand spans at arm's lengrh.
Hare draw apperem Wes there a halo around the suni
indicate eeler Describe
If possible, attach detailed weather information from your local
Tenthe of wey frem herisan reaith station, giving detailed verticel distribution of weether, especially
Angernail, quarier, ote.
ete.) 32 General remarks
Or Check for colwebs? D.NAN -AK-
M Does direction of Sevcer mgvement
Describe motien of Sauce
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30. Please add here any further comments which you believe are Use addi tional sheets of the same size paper, if cessary. important.
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UNIDENTIFIED AERL OBJ DIRECT Y OVER GREENSBORO CMA NC PAREN 36 .
N DASK 079 48 V PAREN THREE PD OBSRD ONE UNIDENTIFIED FLY OBJ TVLG ON
HEADING OF APRX 3S DEGREES PD CRSE OF OBJ A STEADY DIVE AT EXTREMELY 1
HIGH SPEED CMA FRON ALT OF PPRX 720S OR 7500 FEET TO A PSN BELOW
ALT OF AND IN FRONT OF OBSRG ACFT PD SIZE AND SHAPE OF OBJ IMPOSSIBLE
TO EST DUE TO SPEED AND NIGHT COND PD OBJ APPEARED AT 11 OCLOCK
HIGH APRX 200 DASH 590 FE EET ABOVE THE OBSRG ACFT AS A BRILLIANT
STREAK OF FI E APRX TWELVE FEET LING IF THE PROXIMITY
OLS AS ESTD PD DUE.TO TENCE OF ANY OK. PT GMA
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RELATIVE DIS EXTREMELY HARD TO EST PD AFTER OBJ HAS PASSED OBSRG ACFT
IT APPEARED AS A ROUND BALL OF FIRE WHICH THEN ERUPTED INTO SPARKS
ABRUPTLY D FOUR
FEET CMA HEADING 65 DEGREES PD AFTER SIGHTING CMA OBSRG ACFT CONTD
ON CRSE PD TIME IN THE VICINITY APRX THREE MINUTES PD SIGHTING VERD
BY TWO CR/MS CMA MAJOR I P CMA CAPT TPD ALSO OBSRG PHENOMENA
WERE PERS IN CON TWR AT GREENSBORO HIGHPOINT AIRPORT PD PAREN B PAREN
WEA CONDS CAVU PD VEL AD DIR OF WIND UNKNOWN PD PAREN C PAREN
ISIGHTING MADE 1224092 PD _PAREN_A PAREN PLT OF _OBSRG ACET...
DASH COL PAREN B PAREN ACFT C-46 ACFT NO
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V. EVALUATION
22, DETAILS REPORT:
Excellent C Cood
Good D Fair
Fair Poor
Poor Evaluate
Unreliablo
Extremely Doubtful
Hoax
Was Balloon Was Astronomical
D Probably Balloon Probably AB nomical
Poasibly Balloon Possibly A:i.ncaical
Was Airoraft Other: .
AfIC tost Fore 33, (13 Aug 52)
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North Carolina. The objeet was traveling SE to NW.
The objeet was of
According to the 7a
was obser . Yo
APPROVED:
3 Celn . Cad
2. LESTER O. CIRL
d Ststeents by Micseaded 16 Col, V8A2
Diraetor of Imalligence
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OISTRISUTION BY ORIGINATOR
RTAD PTAT
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AF FORM 112-PART II (CLASSIPICATION)
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION N REPORT
FROM REPORT NO.
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a white glowing light at the head and a blue trailing stream at the end. The tail
is reported to be of the trail type. This tail was reported by one witness to be
3 times as large as the body of the object. All 3 witnesses described the object
traveling at a tremendous speed. In all cases, the object dis
horiaon. There is no sownd recorded by the witneeses. ;
( Time of sighting - 1900 (2359z time) Baster Standard Time, 12 -
1952. Objeet wae oaly sighted for a very eed.
All the f isual.
(4)&5) a. Lumberton, North Carolina, sighted the objeet
at the above time from t Station located near the Court House
churing World War II wr. Lt Conander
moving frem the South Bast to the North West,
bemon. lorta
lina. on the local
objeet imediatolya objeot to
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were mde on th he winds aloft condi tions because of poor weather.
ayetteville Observer, reported on 13 September,
le had seen a huge ball with a tail, beading North Hest after . -
1900 3s enish-
(8) No
(9) No int
, time.
COMMENTS Preparing Officers
reports, in my opinion, can be considered reliable. If the report from Lake Wacea-
naw is true, the path followed by the object checks with all of the observations
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North Carolina. The witness at the point Bast of nlizabethtown reported the objeot
to have a flat trajeetery he other two said that it was derinitely eurved
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3. The inclosed report by
porting of he had
hicef, my
MELVIN M. GLASS
2d Lt, USAF
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in the Naval erw and a Na Avdiator reporting
this mattor asked what to do
your office on Saturday morning September l3th and talked with
your Major Reed who in turn asked me to handle the matter and
secure thiab enclosed.
. Since obtaindng these ents haw talked with
several pergons who also say this object and find that the
I basie about the sam with all of
deseription is them, one
of these persons 1s a Lt.Col. in the Arany Reserve Comps. One
persen in th vicinity of Lake Maggamen distance of some
. forty five milen Lumberton and another near Bladenbero, N.C.
a distance of reported thia objeet.
HL7ON M..GLA3S
24 Lb, USAP
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