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Iwo lights observed by scvorel poople
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Investigation initiated by District Comander upon
receipt of information concerning the observation of
a round object, emitting g red, green, and white light
which was observed by ten (10) members of A.E.C.
Security Force, Los Alamos, New Mexico, on ll Novem-
ber 1952. Observers express opinion that object was
a star.
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Disclosure of the nature. scurcos. or even the
existcnce of the information in this report to
persnny net norraally earitta to euch informa-
ia may be mnde only vihen cxpressly author-
ised by the Director or S.etint investigations,
ISn, er higher aut:ority. Unauthrlzed diseiosure
of such informatien wil: be consldared to be a
violation of AFR ES-1.
- UNCLASSIFIED
DISTRIBUTION ACTION COPY FORWARDED TO FILE STAMP
CG, Air Tech Intell Ctr Commanding General
Wright-Patterson AFB, Air Technical Intelligence
Chio (Action) 2 Center
Wright-P .
DSI 2 ?0
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CO, 34th Air Div APPROVED
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File 2
JAMES C. BORDEN
Lt Col, USAF 1
Diatrict Cummander.
AFHO FORM GOVERNNANT PRINTING OFFICE
15 JAN 49 0-208 Rep

object in question v was a star. Observers kept the object in sight from
five 5)minutes one and one-half (1) hours.
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
DATE. 2. LOCATION 12. CONCI LSIONS
15 Nov 52 Washington, D.C. 0 Wos Balloon
D Probably Balloon
TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4.
Local... 0240 MGround-Visual Ground-Radar D Was Aircraft
Probobly Aircraft
GMT.. 0740 Air Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes OSI Agent - Captain 0 Probobly Astronomical
No 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE D Other.
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
7 - 8 seconds 1 S 0 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
White or pale blue color. Made left turn Object attracted attention of
to the south and made 45 degree ascent. observer as it passed over his
hade house making noise compared to
L-turn and went into a 45 degree climb. 6 jet aircrart. Speed, sound
Total time of observation was 7 or 8 sec. light and maneuvers are

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ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET FILE
NO. 24-185
UNCLASSIFIED
SUBJECT: (Unclassified) FLYOBRPT
TO Topical Intelligence Division, Deputy bare for DATE -38NOVWO
Estimates, Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O COMMENT NO.1
FROM: Counter Intelligence Division Capt Browm/jm/AFcSI-6
Directorate of Special Investigations, IG
Transmitted herewith for your information is a letter fram th District,
Bolling AFB, Washington, D. C., setting forth the details of a repc uni-
dentified flying object ov r the Washingtor
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1 Incl
Ltr (Do 4) Lt. Colonel, USAF
Chief, Sabotage Espionage Branch
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UPON WITHSRAWAL OF THE INCLOSURES-THE
CLASSIFICATION ON THIS CORRESE
lesnifief - AAR
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approxirately Lood hoars including combat ti e, along with his wife,
observed on unidenbified aerial oojeot. e objeot
. passed over their house at slthtly to the East. The
sound, whioh drew Gaptain to the window of his home, as close as
he can rolate it, was slilar to a flicht of jeto.
very low alt tude. However, on obaerving the position of this unidenti-
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HEADQUARTERS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
BOLLING AIR FORCE'BASE
WASHINGTON 25, D. C. ELB/jed
UNCLASSIFIED
HC7D 300-0 2 1 NOV 1952
SUBJECT: Report on Unidantified Flying Objects (MYOBRPT)
TO: Director of Intelligence
Headquarters USAF
Washington 25, D. c.
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paragray 7e, AFL 20 pril 1952.
FOR THE CO
. LtRenels
L. H. BENEKE .
1 Incl Major, USAF
Ltr, 4th Dist. OSI, Adjutant Genoral
dtd 18 Nov 52
When Inel
classirication of
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4th District OSI
FLY OB RT
TO: Cormanding General
. Headquarters Command
Bolling Air Force Base
Washington 25, D. C.
ATTN: Capt
Director of ligence
. The following information is being fo
for whatever action you may deem appropriate.
2-0 2. On Saturday, 15 November 1952 at 0240 hours, Captain
a Special Agent of 4th District, OSI, an a pilot with
approximately 1000 hours including combat time, along with his wife,
observed an unidentified aerial object. The object
passed overt their house at slightly t
sound, which drew Captain to the window of his home, as close as
he can relate it, was similar to a flight of jets, six (ó) or more, at
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FM NQ USAF VASHDC
TO JEDEN/CGAIRDEFCON ENT AFB COLO TO JEDEN/CGAIRDEFCOM ENT AFB COLO DOWNGT DOW
JEDWP/CHIEF ATIC WRIGHT PATTEI JEDWP/CHIEF ATIC WRIGHT PATTE
JEPLG/CGTAC LANGLEY AFB VA .
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ATIAA-2C. TWO LIGHTS EAST OF WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT CMA D.C. ATIAA-2C. TWO LI D.C. .
OESERVED OVER PERIOD OF ONE HOUR THROUGH EIGNT-POWER BINOCULARS. OESERVED GLIa
NO MOVENENT. GREW ALTERNATELY BRIGHTER AND DINMER. FIRST -
SIGHTED AT 215S EST CMA 1A NOV 52 BY MR. M*
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NANES NOT KNOUN. SIZE DISTANCE OF OBJECT NOT DETERMINABLE.
ESIRON SOUNDS INTELLIGENT AND VERY INTERESTED. STATES HE HAS
SEEN NOTHING OF THE SORT BEFORE. WEATHER REPORTED ZERO DASH-ZERO
AT BOLLING AFB AT 22SS EST CHA STARS VISIBLE ABOVE.   STATES V
NO FOG IN HIS LOCALITY AT TIME OF SIGHTING. SAYS LIGHTS JERE NOT
AEFLECTIONS. CLOSE I TOGETHER TO BE SEEN TOGI HER TIROUGN
DINDCULARS. -3719-21
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statsa that ho Saw an orange light moving north at ursat spoed.
When Captain Bolleman tas was at ation of 50 with ths horisom-
tal. stses
2. The sighting occurred atoly 1302252 and bioct. 120.2 unier
obsorvation 5-7 mimutas. In the Tik this was reoorted as
alnoa Jan Jailanden!, vetoh
as an 403.
A/3 Dsway J. Phippa, A2 1735313. .
and Captain Balloman ars both thoroughly roliabls and caln. Notir
ing is know as to Airman Phippe reliability. Thess sn wory interrogated soparately.
Aa will be seen there are the normal diaorspanoies to be expeotad in such a cago,
but thel dimee is mutually cor tatire in ths , main, Rollablity rating à-l.
b. Jurfaoe lmots, Viaibility W. hich scattarad - cirrus
clands at 30,000. Winds aloft: 18,000,2655 50 kn, 24,000, 265 @ 40 kn, 34,000,
265 @ 50 kn, 39,00), 235 @ 40 kn.
CLF

when stationary. Movement was erratie and when motion was observed a red glow aopeared
opposite the dirsction. The glow seemed to trail the novement. Due to tho distance
from the observers, specifie comrent as to sourd, aerodynanie foatures cannot be made.
The object was ooserved for between 5-7 minutes. During that time it passed thru an
arsa of 70° heading 290° to 360° and an area of 200 above the
The flight path n was erratic. It was this fact that firat brouzht the object to the
obsarvers attention. It moved at high speed and then stopped. would reverse direc-.
tion and hover. It remained north of wichita motionless for cimately two minutes.
It then moved another loo to an approximate north heading appear-
ing at an angle of iagram
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JEDWP/AIR TECH INTEL CEN ATTN ATIAA-2C WRIGHT-PAT OHLO T -
JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
INFO JEDST/CG ATRC SCOTT AFB ILL
JUFDL/CG CTAF RANDOLPH AFB TEX
MLEESL. FLYOBRPT. THE OBJ APPEARED AS ELLIPTICAL, BLUE-WHITE LIGHT .
U/AN ORANGE TO RED EXHAUST. THE OBJ MV ERRATICALLY, AT A SPEED GREATER .
THAN USUAL FOR THE B-47 OR T-33 TYPE A/C. WHEN MV, THEN SUDDENLY STOP-
PING & HOVERING, NO SOUND WAS DISCERNABLE. THE OBSR WERE STANDING
APPROX THIRTY (30) -FT (
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although makdng photo ats -100 Subsequent check
indicatos were a,m
July 29, 1952.
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obtain sterdes
Fivs people
slovly moving onsbward durdng higit Obiect desoribed as variously red,
green dod rellov colored.
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made upon
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Times Heral'd vening Star Daily Nows
eport Christ T7 oee biects
observed near New Haven, Con
Objects o ryed by Ground Sept. 8,9 1
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Junior Third Officer F. A. Bennett of the American S. S. Santa
Monica, Capt. H. MacDermid, Master, reports that on a voyage
from Maracaibo to Barranguilla at O057 G. M. T., November 7,
1952, in lat. 11°55' N., lon. 73°09' W., he observed a large, bril-
liant, green-hued meteor falling in an arc from approximately
30° altitude, bearing 160° to 20° altitude, bearing 200° It was
a very dark moonless night, as the sky was almost covered by thick
cumilns
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Oddly Behaving Meteor Flurry
Puzzles Experts in Southwest
By The Associated Press parties will recover fragmnents of
ALBUQUERQUE,N.-M., Nov. it. He noted that pieces are re-
9.An unusual number of un- covered from only one in ten large
usual meteors .flashing. through meteorites.
southwestern skies these autumn Yesterday's show in southern
nights has the experts puzzled. rizona and New Mexico was de-
In the last eleven days, seven S ribed as perhaps the oddest of
fireballs of exceptional size have the series. Dr. La Paz said two
zipped through the skies over a objects,flyink. parallel, crashed
seven-state area. The Institute of near Cloverdale, N. M.. in the
Meteoritics at New Mexico Uni- southwest corrier of the state.
. versity said that frequency has sending up a double mushroom of;
never been equaled in history. smoke. Again there was no ncise.
"In fact," said Dr. Lincoln La Such a case of two meteorites .
Paz, head of the institute, "there falling together without noise
has never been a rate of meteorite would be hard to duplicate in his-
fall in history that has been one- tory," he said. I don't know
fifth as high as the present fall. what to make of it. I'm almost in-
If that rate should continue. I clined to ask those fellows out in
would suspect the phenomenor is Nevada (where atomic bomb tests
not natural." have been held recently what
The fireballs reported by ob- they are doing."
servers in Arizona. New Mexico, At Washington, the Defense De-
Oklahoma, Texas, Coloraco, Utah partment was asked if the objects.
and Nevada do not behave like or- might be rockets or guided missiles
dinary meteors at all, Dr. La/Paz fired from test areas at White
said. They travel in straight liries Sands, N. M., or eisewhere. Ai
when they should follow a curved spokesman replied the-department
course. Frequently they are silent, knew nothing of any tests in the.
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SUBJECT: UNKNOWN SUBJECT(S)
Sighting of Unidentified Aerial
Object over Los Alamos, New Mexico
11 November 1952
SPECIAL INQUIRY NOMENA 11 No0
TO: Commanding General —
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Base
Ohio
ATTN: ATI
l. Transmitted herewith is one copy of closed Report of Investigation
by
52, File 2l-8-45, subject as above.
2. Attention is invited to Parazraph
which prohibits the disclosure of classified information to unauthorized
personnel. personnel. 21 1
1. Incl G. NORTH
R/I, DO 52 Lt Colonel, USAF
District Commander
Copy to:
Hq OSI, w/o incl
IFEW ALPIT -3719-
UNCLASSIFIED
SECURITY INFORMATION -2-1
AIH FOMCE-WPAFB-L-29 FEB 52 15M

ported.
"I Saw a Fireball..."
AILROAD conductors are not excitable peo-
GEOLOGY STUDENT Ted Chamberlain draws pic- on Nov. 4 (see slory). Ball had deep green head, R ple. Neither are airline pilots. Yet the
ture of fireball he saw while riding in jeep on night but shaded to lighter green and white toward tail. same night Capts. Grady C. Kelly and
Thomas R. Ballard" of Slick Airways watched
the same fireball off the left wing of their DC-3
plane as they approached Kirtland field here.
SPraguE "We both commented at the time that it
was by far the brightest meteor we had seen
in 10 years of flying," Ballard said later.
Elsewhere, a convalescent soldier, Bill Hen-
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. range guided missiles or even space vehicles? derson, at Ft. Bayard, N.M., watched the ball
E FACE A MYSTERY of outer space One place to start unraveling the mystery of fire from his hospital window. An observant
even more arresting than the un- is on a dirt road snaking across the New Mexico 12-year-old girl, Livinia Ann Rife, of Santa Fe,
solved flying saucers." . desert one Sunday night last November. saw it and described its head as "rounded,
It is the mystery of the giant Overhead, stars glistened in the clear, light bluish-green, with an orangy-red tail."
green fireballs. air. Along the rutted road trundled a rebuilt Scientists at Los Alamos saw the display
Nine of them flashed across the skies of the jeep at 25 miles per hour. Riding inside were and reported on it. So did the Civil Aeronautics
Southwestern U.S. late last year. Each van- three University of New Mexico students, Ted Administration's tower man at Truth and
ished as though its light had been switched ished as though its light had been switched Chamberlain (above), a tall, lithe senior in Chamberlain (above), a tall, lithe senior in Consequences, N.M. So did Walter Haas, of La Consequences, N.M. So did Walter Haas, of La
off. No trace of a single one has been found. geology, his friend, Gus Armstrong, owner of Cruces, an experienced observer of meteors. Cruces, an experienced observer of meteors.
People here are used to "mysteries." They the jeep, and a third lad, Tom Debooy. . So did Julian B. Blue Jacket, a Navajo.
live next door to the super-secret atomic en- It was nearly 9, and the youths were return- Some westerners blamed the collapse of a
ergy plant at Los Alamos. At the edge of town ing from an antelope hunt on the San Augus- water tower at Tucumcari, N.M., (which killed
is the armed forces' Sandia Base, where the tin plains near Magdalena. In the rear of the four), on such a fireball. Investigation showed
atom bomb is assembled. Across the state is jeep lay their kill, a medium-sized buck. Sud- the flash seen at the moment of collapse came
the rocket laboratory of White Sands. They the rocket laboratory of White Sands. They denly, all three were blinded for a half-second. from short-circuited electric lines.
know what technical wonders our scientists But to all who have seen them, sight of the
can produce. The Jeep Ran Wild The Jeep Ran Wild great green fireballs flashing through the
But when they see a green ball bright as the heavens is an unforgettable experience.
moon streaking silently across their skies, they AR IN THe Northwest sky burned a giant They, like thousands of other Americans
know no ordinary event is taking place. F green fireball falling fast at an angle of here, have wondered what they are.
They know, too, that this is no "flying about 35 degrees. Its tail was whitish, but No government source knows-or i any does
saucer" hoax, based on flimsy evidence from a the ball itself was the radiant color of a green know, it isn't saying. That goes for the giant
few observers. Already, more than 165 separate neon tube-or, as Chamberlain recalls, of cop- Atomic Energy installation at Los Alamos, and
written reports are on file concerning one per burning in a laboratory burner. for the careful technicians at Sandia Base
giant fireball seen on November 2. Sober scien- "Look!" yelled Armstrong. As he did so he here. The Department of Defense is also mum,
tific observers are beginning to think that the lost control of the jeep, which hit a rut, although various intelligence and scientif
answer to the fireball riddle may mark a mile- vaulted a five-foot bank, and dumped its oc- agencies of the government have shown in
stone in our knowledge of outer space. cupants on the gravelly desert. Overhead, the terest in the fireball mystery.
What is the green fireball seen only in our fireball silently vanished. Minutes later the But one authority will speak.
Southwest? A brand new meteor - or some- three dazed young men re-started the jeep, He is Dr. Lincoln LaPaz, a friendly, intense
thing much more frightening, possibly long- .and rolled on toward Albuquerque. scientist of world reputation who is head of
ill Y
FEBRUARY 10, 1952 :
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Who's Throwing
Fireballs at Us? Do green fireballs hin
CONTINUED
Something similar had almost happened
two nights earlier.
Lester Miller and his wife, of Palo Alto,
Calif., had been driving east on Highway 60
near Globe, Ariz.
Not long after dark they, too, saw a great
blue-green burst overhead. "It was so intense
that I nearly drove off the highway. I was tem- that I nearly drove on the highway.I was tem-
porarily blinded," said Mr. Miller.
- This was no ordinary meteor display.
Watchers across a 1,000-mile span from Sar
Fe., N.M., to Vista, Calif., watched the green Fe., N.M., to Vista, Calif., watched the greeu
fireball flame in the heavens.
Conductor J. B. Hale of a Santa Fe freight
train was sitting at his desk aboard a caboese
at Flagstaff, Ariz. at Flagstaff, Ariz.
"One of the brakemen outside yelled for "One of the brakemen outside yelled for
me to hurry up, for a terrible looking blue- a terrible: looking blue-
green flash had just lit up the sky," he re-
ported.
"I Saw a Fireball ..."
AILROAD conductors are not excitable peo-
GEOLOGY STUDENT Ted Chamberlain draws pic- on Nov. 4 (see story). Ball had deep green head, R ple. Neither are airline pilots. Yet the
ture of fireball he saw while riding in jeep on night but shaded to lighter green and white toward tail. same night Capts. Grady C. Kelly and
Thomas R. Ballard of Slick Airways watched
the same fireball off the left wing of their DC-3
plane as they approached Kirtland field here.
LLACE "We both commented at the time that it
was by far the brightest meteor we had seen
in 10 years of flying," Ballard said later.
Elsewhere, a convalescent soldier, Bill Hen-
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. range guided missiles or even space vehicles? derson, at Ft. Bayard, N.M., watched the ball
E FACE A MYSTERY of outer space One place to start unraveling the mystery of fire from his hospital window. An observant
even more arresting than the un- is on a dirt road snaking across the New Mexico 12-year-old girl, Livinia Ann Rife, of Santa Fe,
solved "flying saucers." desert one Sunday night last November. saw it and described its head as "rounded,
It is the mystery of the giant Overhead, stars glistened in the clear, light bluish-green, with an orangy-red tail."
green fireballs. air. Along the rutted road trundled a rebuilt Scientists at Los Alamos saw the display
Nine of them flashed across the skies of the ieen at 25 miles ner hour Ri ding inside wore and vanartod on it Ca didthaCieil Aanenoutina

conpsraole size jreuabiy make place carg a meteor shower, as
They jollow a straight line -where big suggested by Dr. Louis Ridenour in 1946. The
meteors, penetrating our atmosphere, always missiles could appear to "hide" behind meteors, Qus-puyeR Bob Bobbins (isf. with wife) ws piloting
have curved trajectories, concave toward the and so could not easily be detected by radar. Continensal Trelways bus Wsst of Gallup, N. M. a1
earth. Last fall's fireball display did occur during the 3 a.m. ops night in Norember. Through windshield he -
Most unusual of all is their green color. The waiched brilliaat blus-sicen ball farg across pighg sky. .
annual visit of the Bielid meteor shower. Drivers ie buses abead and behind saw same display
livid shades, as green as a traffic light or neon Fact 2: Green fireballs have been observed 8 .
sign, are absolutely new. only once before - in 1946, when they were .
Conservative observers might pass off the reported seen over the Baltic Sea and Sweden.
green fireballs as merely Bielid meteors, which Military commentators then were .quick to
Call early in November," says Dr. LaPaz. suggest that the Russians might well be test-
"Actually, they're like no Bielid ever seen ing advanced types of missiles captured from
before. Finding them with the Bielids is about the Germans at their nearby rocket base of
like watching a 240-mm howitzer firing bright Peenemunde.
green starshells during a bombardment of red- Suppose the green fireballs do give away
hot B-B shot." some gigantic new secret of guided missiles
Such facts lead to one conclusion: if the or space travel? Who is responsible?
green fireballs are meteors, they are of an ab- Again, because of the nearness of U.S. scien-
solutely new type. Their coming may mean tific centers, the temptation is great to say
that the solar system (including our earth) they're ours. But Dr. LaPaz says this: "If the AR FORCE LA COI. I. P. DIREcIOR of relisious
has lately reached a new corner of the universe Russians possessed missiles capable of inter- Starkey (above with wile) goods center I. A. Ladd,
watched_frebalr I'like. was so impressed by night
where totally unexpected events can occur. continental flight, it would be natural for them parachute flare -hile f freball scen from Alby
to make ranging tests over the Southwestern JPg C47 west oL Roswell querque street on Nov,
U. S., where we have important targets." N. M. Flamee appeared N. M. Flamee appeared Jo that he nushed home jo that he nushed home
GREEN FIREBALLS brighter than the planet, brighter than the planct ir wrote report to De LaPaz wrote report to De LaPaz
may continue to fall! Why They Disappear Venus t ita brightest Yenus t ita brightest/t21o g.m.He described 1t210a.m.Hedescribed
Should you observe one, write a description Col, Starkey and co-pilot the firebals ns the most Col Starkey and co-pilot the freball ns "the most
of the circumstances and mail it to: saw ift die out suddenly in brillrint, somcthuing I've saw if die out suddenly in brillant somcthing I've
IF rhe Russians have such rockets, it would IF The Russians have such rockets, it would mid.rir leaving-no yace mid.air Jeaving no yacs secg. in my, whole lifer scen: In my: whole lifel
Dr. Lincoln LoPaz, Institute of Meteorilics, Dr. Lincoln LaPaz, Institute of Meteorilics, 1 also be perfectly natural for these devices
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M. to be made self-destroying, so that we could
find only tiny fragments of them."
How can we solve the riddle?
And science may even have a hint of the "We must try to do as we have done with "We must try to do as we have done with
"unexpected events." countless celestial objects before," says Dr.
For 15 years, Dr. LaPaz says, scientists have LaPaz. "We must find a piece of one and ex-
speculated on the possible existence of what amine it in a scientijic laboratory."
they call "contraterrene" material. "We already know of several places to look.
Such material-if any could ever be found But to search effectively, we must have as
and handled, which is impossible-would look many as 5,o0o men, who can examine the
just like ordinary matter. 'strewn field' yard by yard, and foot by foot.
But it would be matter built backwards. And even then, if the fireballs are contrater-
Where the nucleus of ordinary atoms has a rene matter, we shall have no success.
. positive charge, its nucleus would have a nega- "But if we do find bits of metallic alloy
tive charge. And where ordinary electrons which could burn with a green flame, we may
.ve a negative charge, contraterrene elec- well have a piece of a green fireball.
trons would have a positive charge. "And from this piece we can surely say BAstir corcH Geors Parol or New Moico Uas
This means just one thing: the instant con- whether it originated in space, or in some one dy tstsprinehenihe.spoted diyim 67c61
traterrene matter struck ordinary matter, a frighteningly advanced laboratory. HemdGoionhdotei
terrife explosion would occur! "For science, and jor our own safety, we cumindrto.oUoyd
Could this be the explanation of the swift, should make such a search soon." &i
. FEBRUARY 10, 1952 parade 7

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THESE PEOPLE SAW .
THEM IN THE SKY .
secret space war?
the Mathematics and Astronomy department traceless green fireballs? If it is, it would form
at the University of New Mexico here, and also one of the most dramatic scientific discoveries
Director of the University's unique Institute of our time.
of Meteoritics (meteor studies). He says this: But there is another possible explanation,
The green flreballs of 1951 could be a Dr. LaPaz thinks:. - .
0 brand new kind of meteor. The green fireballs could be thrown by
Certainly they differ from ordinary 2 2 man-ominously enough in the form of
fireballs -big meteors bright enough to cast guided missiles.
a shadow and which usually end in an ex- In the region of White Sands Proving
p'Yon. p'-Yon. Ground and the Sandia Weapons Base, such Ground and the Sandia Weapons Base, such
iey're different because: a hypothesis is tempting. But Dr. LaPaz does a hypothesis is tempting. But Dr. LaPaz does
They are more They are more brilliant -some reported -some reported not endorse it. He does, however, offer two sug-
much bigger and brighter than the moon. gestive facts:
Ordinary fireballs are rarely this impressive. Fact 1: Any tests of long-range guided mis-
They are silent, where ordinary fireballs of siles by friendly or enemy countries would siles by friendly or enemy countries would
comparable size fall with a roar. probably take place during a meteor shower, as 4No
They follow a straight line -where big suggested by Dr. Louis Ridenour in 1946. The
meteors, penetrating our atmosphere, always missiles could appear to "hide" behind meteors, Bus-DRiVEr Boh Robbins (left, with wife) was piloting
have curved trajectories, concave toward the and so could not easily be detected by radar. Cootinental! Tralways bus west of Gallup. N. M. Ar
earth. Last fall's fireball display did occur during the m rone night in November. Through wipdshield be
annual visit of the Bielid meteor shower. watched bojllant blue-green ball farc across night sky.
Most unusual of all is their green color. The Drivers in busese lead nand behind siv uame display
livid shades, as green as a traffic light or neon Fact 2: Green fireballs have been observed
sign, are absolutely new. only once before - in 1946, when they were
Conservative observers might pass off the reported seen over the Baltic Sea and Sweden.
green fireballs as merely Bielid meteors, which Military commentators then were.quick to
fall early in November," says Dr. LaPaz. suggest that the Russians might well be test-
"Actually, they're like no Bielid ever seen ing advanced types of missiles captured from.
before. Finding them with the Bielids is about the Germans at their nearby rocket base of
like watching a 240-mm howitzer firing bright Peenemunde. S
green starshells during a bombardment of red- Suppose the green fireballs do give away
hot B-B shot." some gigantic new secret of guided missiles
Such facts lead to one conclusion: if the or space travel? Who is responsible?
green fireballs are meteors, they are of an ab- Again, because of the nearness of U.S. scien-
solutely ner type. Their coming may mean tiflc centers, the temptation is great to say worce.ieo.F..oiotor.or.relgious
that the solar systemn (including our earth) they're ours. But Dr. LaPaz says this: "If the wUrsle. ET
has lately reached a new corner of the universe Russians possessed missiles capable of inter-
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of November 15, 1952, the following was the most unusual: At
0810 G. M. T., in lat. 22°22' N., lon. 85°13' W., a bright meteor
originating in the constellation Leo, having a duration of 3 sec-
ands, seemingly exploded in the region between Leo and Ursa
Mujor with a brillant itah which illuminated the entire area
around the vessel. After the flash. a large ring of reddish gas
became visible at a sextant altitude of 20 and a true bearing of
050%-Tmsr1 gradually opened to the south into the shape of
x horseshoe and remained plainly visible to the naked eye for
30 minutes, finally disappearing near Aloth in Ursa Major."
-Weather ctear, excellent visibility, wind NE. force 3, slight sea,
barometer 29.92 inches, air temperature 76° F.
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COMMENTS (Uae I necessary) 4E4/T/Sgt Bolieu/an
1. Mr. sightings were evaluated as "possible balloon."
of inches. in which case it would have been sitting on his head. The object re-
mained motionless for about five minutes at this altitude. It was described as
the exact size "night football." It must not have frightened him because
it wasn't ortet u of 1954.
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Lion. which attraeted th changing of colors, somewhat .
like an aireraft 11aht, b smueh brighter and larger. objeot romained
in a near positio aporoxi: ly forty (4o) mimutes addonly disap-
peared. ontag th this objeet.
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1. Sworn Statoments
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DISTRIM Comaanding Goneral
Wostern Air Befense Yoree
ATTN: Mreeter of Intelligonce
Hamilton Air Foree Ease, California
NOTU THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF ESPIONAGE ACT. 50 U. S.C.-
31 AND 32. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION N OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY QTHER THAM UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR
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I DATE LOCATION OBSERVER EVALUATION
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16 Landrum, South Carolina PHOTO) Other (SUN DOG)
Imperial Beach, California Ealloon
1 Rhein-Min AB, Germany Military (RADAR) Other(INTERFERENCE)
999999 McAndrew AFB, Military Balloon
Newfoundland ISSING)
North Korea ISSING)
Lumerton, North Carolina Insufficient Data
17 Forence, South Carolina Military Aircraft
17 Newfoundland (CARD MISSING)
18 Quetta, India Civilian Astro (METEOR)
19 Guanarito, Venezuela Aircraft
20 Salton Sea, California Balloon
21 Cuba (CARD MISSING Military (PHOTO)
21 Caribbean Sea Military Insufficient Data
21 Redwing, Wisconsin Astro (STARs/PLANETS)
21 Fort Benning, Georgia Unknown Insufficient Data
21 Aiken, South Carolina Astro (METEOR)
22 Germany (CARD MISSING)
23 Gannett Hill, New York Other (REFLECTION)
24 Glendale, Californi
24 Ojibwa, Wisconisn Civilian Insufficient Data
: 24 Annandle, Virginia UNIDENTIFIED
25 White Sands, I Mexico Military Aircraft
27 Albuquerque, New Mexico Military . UNIDENTIFIED
: 7 Dequincy, Louisiana Astro (STARs/PLANETS)
: & Ogden, Utah Military Aircraft
112054'W - 39°N Military Aircraft
. Washington, D. C. Aircraft
30 Ms1it UNTDENTIETED
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PROJECT 10073 RE Eles
i. DATS 2. LOCATION 12 CONCLUSIONG
o Was Balloon
30 Nov 52 WASHINGTON, D.C. 00 Prabobly Bolloun
Possoly Balloen
3. DATE-CIMF SROUP 4.. TYFE OF UBSERYATION
I Ground Hader 3 Was A:reraiv
Loeel.30/0030EST. 0 siund-V.suot 2 Probcniy Arcret
30/05300 OAnVisual L a  intercept Radur C Pasubly A.reraft
317.
.HOTOS 6 SOURCE *ss Asrronomcal
GYes C Probbiy Astrononacl
C Pasxbly Actmra
I Pe Radar Operators
. CFMCTH.FO5. 3 NUV'ER COIEST ?. COURSE
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Indefinite Numerous
BREFSLMM 1. CCAAENTS .
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Radar blips had noral a/c characteris- l. No temperature imversions present.
ties with exceptior f sporadic appearance Adiabatie charts coming from Maj Fournet.
and disappearance, were seen on radar from 2. Source states blips very similar to
Wash. National Airrort. Obiect could not be Wash. radar sighting fron Control Center

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G5/FROH AFOI 536.S TLYSERPT. ATTN OL: ATIAA-2.
SELIIOR AIRWAYS SPHCIALIST CHA AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER CHA
CAA CMA MANGAR NO. S CMA MATL AIRPORT OMA HASH CHA D.C. . CHA REPORTS
CADAR BLIPS THERE. SAME BENAVIOR AND GENERAL PATTERLAS
TEEAT ALT, HETYE SHCL:
MAPR. STAPE STATES ALL AIR TRAF TY WAS AC ITLD FOR AND
DISTIROUISHED FROM BLIPS TONIGHT.
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SECURITY INFORMATION 2D
TO ATIAA-5 RUPPELT FR AFOIN-2A2 FOURNET . —
REF OUR FLYOBRPT MSG NER AFOIN 53605 ACTION
DTD 33 NOV 52. VAS SENIOR CONTROLLER
AT BASH NATL ARTC CENTER DURING INITIAL
SIGHTING NIGHT OF 26/27 JULY 53. WE STATES
BLIPS IN SIGHTINGS OF A9/39 NOV VERE
IDENTICAL WITH NORMAL A/C AND ACTUAL A/C
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I. GENERAL
L. DATE TIMR
Local:
Washist Zebra:
Yes
Naked Eye
Binoculars
Telescope
Theodolite
5. WAS OBJECT UND RADAR? Yos No
MBy One Set
By Two Seta
OBy Three Seta
WAS AIR Yes No
N/C Object
O Interception Attempted
O No Intercspt Attempted
7s WERE Yes
A/C Scrambled'
Visual Contact Made
A/I Contact Made OA/I Contact Made
No Contact Made Contact Made
OB. ANY TIME? TIME? Yes
Noral Norual
Violent
9.1 9.1 O Blinking
Stoady
10. GHT C C1 1-15 Seconds
1-5 1-5 Minutes Minutes
Over 10 Mimutes Over lo Mimutes
11. REP 11. REF AGENCY Number Number and Mail Address
II. ASTRONOMICAL DATA
NOTED?
Uk be hk
13.DID OBJECT APPEAR TO ARCH DUVNWARD? Yes No
14. DID OBJECT HAVE A TAIL? Yes C1No
15. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO DISINTEGRATE? Yes CNo
16. TIME OF SIGHTING RELATIVE TO SUNRISE OR SUNSET (Data From Air Almanac
CNight
Day
Sunrise
Sunset
III. AIRCRAFT DATA
TED AREA? Yes
One Aircraft
More Than One Aircraft
18. WAS ANY SOUND HEARD? Yes No
19. WEME THERE INDICATIONS OF HIGH BACKGROUND NOISEATLYYES CNo
20. WAS THE OBJECT VIEWED ABOVE 4SO ELEVATION? D Yes 715
ATIC Forra 334 (13 Aug 52)

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IV. BALLOON DATA
21. WERE BALLOONS RELEASED IN AREA? Yes
22. TIME SINCE SCHEDULED BALLOON RELEASE: Minutes
23. POSSIBLE BALLOON .
Lighted? Describe
Location Launching Agency Yes No Lighting
a h.- ybonc0s7 2 2.5. Lonu
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V. EVALUATION
22. DETAILS OF REPORT
Excellent Oood
Good - Fair
Fair Poor
Poor Insu
Unreliable
Extremely Doubtful
Hoax
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Was Balloon Was Astronomical
Probably Balloon Probably Astronomical
Possible Balloon Possibly Astropomical
ATIC Form 334 (13 Aug 52)

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ATIC Form 333 (13 Aug 52)

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. BY RADAR INTERMITTENTLY. ALTITUDES 27D00 TO
1990. FOUR US AIRCRAFT SCRAMBLED. NO CONTACT
FSTABLISHED. TWO SEPARATE UNCONFIRMED VIS .
SIGHTINGS BY SEGVICE PERS OF UNIDENTIFIED t
AIRCRAFT 135OR. SIGHTING OF HIGH SPEED FLONGATED AIRCRAFT 13SOR. SIGHTING OF HIGH SPEED FLONGATED
YELLON GLOW AT LOW ALTITUDE BY AF MAJOR AT
FRANCE FIELD ABOUT 233OR. RADAR CONTACTS
APPEARED FIRM, CONSISTANT. WEATHER GENFRALLY OH
CLEAR. NO KNOWN CONNECTION BASIS SUBJECT DOD Di.
WITH CAIRC CIRVIS. 2305D0Z, 23051OZ. CAIRC
FURNISHED KNOWN AND DETAILED INFO TO DEPT AF."
THIS IN ADDITION TO MESSAGES 2335O9Z ;
AND 23051AZ NOV FR CG CAIRC ALBROOX AFB VHICH
NOV.
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froa red to green
altermtely motionle s about So above th horizon. The objeot was
obseryed by omploye ferent locations on th! AO installa-
Lion. T bi.ch attraeted1 arvere was the what
like an aire h brighter and objeot romained
in a near ly forty 40mimute
peared.
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DISTRIBU Comuanding Goneral
Western Air Defense Vores
ArrN: Aireeter of Intelligence
Hami lton Air Foree Base, California
NOTS THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF ESPIONAGE ACT.5O U. S.C.-
31 AND 32. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART. BY QTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
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5214 00397 02023 A7
5315 004,02 LX 1604 - . 2020A3
5515 CCACZ LX 1902 02042
5713 C0423 LK 2001 0242
5319 00432 Off target at (2122
5913 OO4LZ On target at 0227b
5919 00442 LX 1252 2272
KK 5921 -- CO452 LK 1454 02282 A-12
off tart at on452 LK 14.2 2237
On target at CO474 B-17 LK L403 0229Z A-10
LK 0325 00477 LK 1603 00297 A-12
- LX 0525 MPH LK 1305 02302
LK 0223 00:37 LK 2157 0230 wlle
LX 1210 9 6 LX 1905 02302
004925 LK 1906 02312 ?
Hlote on Navy POM LK 2257 a
HQ LK 09J0 00513 02312
2 LK 023 00523 LX 2753 0232Z
LK 0501 0240Z LK ofr 02357(0 target
LK 1507 2 LX 1223 04,022
C241Z JLK 1123 04022
LK L404 02412 LK
LK 1305 0241Z 0.23 402Z
LX 1577 02427 LX 0621 4.03Z
LK 1203 C242Z IK 0519 04033
A-13 LK 0513 C242
LX 1109 02437 LK 7318
LK 0713 02442 AVZ 7
LK 0622 0245% LX 0913 CLNZ
LK 0524 0245Z LK 1110 04.042 :
LK 0232 024.77 LK 0922 04057
LK 0343 LX 1322 CL.052
C24.32 LK 1419 04063
LE 0535 02432 LK 1513
3132 L.K 0921 0429Z
L.J 1547 03137 LK.
LJ 11714 03142 0421 04.287
LJ 1354 0315 LM 0522 04294
LJ 1452 3172 LK 0421 0430Z.
L.L.J 1252 03172 LK 0721 2304
LK 0923 4322
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1920R25 Nov. to 070R on 25 Nov 25 & 26 November 1952
identification ohiect. Last plot of
it vas deterined that no alreraft vas reheduled or nuthorized to be in
olied
that it wat a cafinito trgut,
fast to be a atorm.
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Po e nlart to G,O.t. add 5 hours
SURFAGZ WEACISA OD ERVAPTONS
CE.LING VIST SFA WIND ALTI-
(hundrods SANTY EVEL TYMP DCW IIR- VETEA REMARK AND SOPTLTNTAL CODED DATA Dir/intelligence, CAirc
TYFE THE of foot) (mdles) PRESS (F) PT EOT- CITD SLT
(L:7) AND CRY (mbs) (F) ION (KNM) (ing).
R 1725 250 0 12 13 97. S1G/352//09/10 99910 3/940/1/5/
R 1325 25C 1.2 %6 971 HLYR ALF
3 1927 12 035 976 H AL1 F5 00 /420 1007 91
R 2 26 12 SASPREE NNRNNEN >777XX77 977 HAL1/3/930 c/970///2/
a 2125 00000 12 979
R 2227 12 E5E 579 117
n R 2325 C 12 091 76 74 Y in 979 RADAT -292 152/3/90//4/ RADAT -292 152/3/9:0///4/
IR-70-52 -70-52
25 November 1952
R 0025 12 091 76 75 97% 979 FDOK
R O125 0125 000 12 031 NNF 040 975 LAMG INOPS/10 3009 91 LAMG IN0PS/10 3009 91
R 0223 12 n91 081 976 (010 13/95//5/1121 UNCLAS
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could not be obtained.
Source, memb of an Army 3 December
1952. Source did objects approximately 1850R 25 November 1952,
however from the deseription, direction and altitude reporting officer deter-
mined that he saw the B-l7 and the PBM which were attempting to intercept the
unidentified object.
COMMENT of the Prepa
It was that source had been well trained in observation. He
knew what he saw, estimated directions, estimated altitudes, estimated size Copy to.
. as well as exact time of sighting.
. ATIC
JOHN J. ABELE
Captain, USAF
Asst. Dir. of ligence
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COMMENTS of eers
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NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT. SO U. S. C.-
3I AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCEO IN WHOLE OR IN PART. BY QTHERTHANUNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
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DATE LOCATION OBSERVER EVALUATION
Dec St Augustine, Florida Insufficient Data
1 Mitchel AFB, New York Multiple Astro (JUPITER)
4 , South Carolina Gd (RADAR) Other ELECTRONIC
INTERFERENCE)
Colorado Springs, C olorado - A/c
Laredo AFB, Texas Balloon
Tanana, Alaska Native Astro (METEOR)
USSR (ATIC Document) Meteor Showers)(INFO)
Bitburg, Germany Astro (METEOR)
Angoon, Alaska Insufficient Data
McGuire AFB , New Jersey (Gd & Air) Astro (VENUS)
10 Gulf of Mexico Military y Air (RADAR) Ocher (hadar Alalysis) Other (Radar Analysis)
3 Indian Ocean (H.O. Bulletin)(INFO) Indian Ocean (H.O. Bu letin)(INFO) Meteor Report Meteor Report
8 Ladd AFB, Alaska Ladd AFB, Alaska UNIDENTIFIED
9 Madison, Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin UNIDENTIFIED
- 10 Pope AFB, South Pope AFB, South Carolina Carolina RADAR) RADAR Weather Inversion Weather Inversion
10 Odessa, Washington Odessa, W shington RADAR Balloon
Air Visual
10 Ladd AFB, Alaska Astro
10-12 Greenland (CARD MISSING) (CAHD MISSING) Military Other (CONTRAILS) Other (CONTRAILS)
. 11 Karachi, Pakistan Not Stated Insufficient Data
11 Woodland Hills, California Insufficient Data
11 Leonardo, New Jersey ( Leonardo, New Jersey CARD MISSINO A/C
12 13 London, England tonaon aaland Not Reported Insufficient Data
12 MeGuire AFB, New Jersey A/C
12 Alamos, New Mexico Astro (METEOR)
111 Southern Japan Military Astro CANOPUS)
14 Charlottsville Virginia Other (Debris n Air)
15 Eenshu, Japan (CAED MISSING) Ground (RADAR)
15 artsville, South Carolina Military Air Ealloon
reensboro, North Carolina Military Air
. 15 Goose brador 1. Visual: Astro (vzsUS)
H Ground/Air (RADAR) 2. Radar: Probable(RADAR
MALFIRNCTION)
ADDITI CASES)
DATE LOCATION SOURCE EVALUATION
Dec Chiergo, Illinois 164)
I Dee Morth Hollywood, California Ltr
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