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= AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
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\tEA REPORTED ON | FROM (Agency) 54th air Jivision (Jetanss)
“aa \lamos, lew liexico __ | Adrtland Air vorce Jase, Sew Mexico  _—C

DATE OF REPORT | DATE OF INFORMATION ~—” EVALUATION

3 vamary 1953 | 30 “scember 1952 | 5=2 .

; MEPARED BY (Omicer) SOURCE et
eM D PARMRISH, ist Lt., US Siv 218 Sacurity Sisvecter, Sos Alamos,i at,

PEFE@ENCES (1 vntrol number, directive, previous report, ete., ax applicable) — a ee.

iL 2005, dated 29 Avril 1952 e

AS UMMARY: (Enter concise surnmeary of report, Give significance i in final one-sentence paragraph, Liat inclosures at t lower left. ” Beyia fert of rep report on A F Fors ma 119—Part I. ,

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In accordance with 27L 200-5, Jated 29 Avril 1952, Subject: “Vnidentirvied slying
dDjects “averting (Short “itle: FLYOBXPt), the following report of Unidentizi

“lying Object is submitted:

On 30 December 1952, 2002 190, SRP Security Insvector, stowic
“nersy Commission, boa sleanos, ‘ow Mexico, observed an unidentified aerial phenomenon.

"Se observation was made from the sidewalk in fremt of the observers honse in the
\orthweet section of the Los Alamosa A/C Inatallation. “he object was first observed
co the west of the observer, trailing toward northwest, (Ubading of object oporax-
Luately 320° '/H) Tha obfect anvearsd to be about five (5) thousend fernt above the
terrain (terrain 3,000 £¢ above HSL). “he object traveled tn a slight omrve-mt at

& constant altitmde. The observer stated that the object anoarently was followed

vy a bigh pitehed crackling noise, The sound trailed the object by four (4) seconds.
she object avveared Zire red in color, with no visible contrail or oxhanst trail.

Lhe ©oserver stated the object traveled faster than any jet he had ever seen, Jo
Jat airecrart were ‘mown to be in the area at the time of this observation. -here

was no radar contac’ with this objecte lio other observations of this object ars

jmown to havs been made.

CLAN D PAARISA
lsat Lite, VU aay
Director of Intelligence

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AF FORM 112—PART I

AvPROVED 1 JUNE 1948

AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

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FROM (Ageney) HEPORT NO,
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54th Air Division (Uefense) re 2he S20 a ae ae
(1) Shave? “ound.
vise yous the sige of a large jot exbemat.
Color: Sire red.
» ead s £00 to 900 MPH.
nerves: / peared to nove in & slignt curve toward sorthwast
from Southeast.
oO Lae: ‘igh pitehed crackling sound.
soner of -isappsarence: Sost frow view benind nearby monntains.
Gitede: atimated 5,000 2% aoove terrain.
onze: stimated 3/4 to one (1) mile
Other Cactors: erative.

(2) 2002 MS?, 30 Decemoer 1252) Les Alamos Sronidited Jrea. Length of cbservation:
-yoroximatealy 1.5 Seconds.) 5)
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(3) Viemal observation.

(4) “osidential Section of Soa lawos 4:0 Installation = ebous 4

aliies north of
ceater of ‘installation.

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(3) \oservers reliability considered excsllen$. Chserver ia employed ond trained

o3 an aerial observer,
(5) Glear weather, 4) miles visibility. Winds: 14 knots at surface.

(7), (3), (9), and (20) All negative.

COMMENTS of Preparing Officer:

On the night of this observation, vaw people were ont doors because of the

severe cold. “his mizgnt acconnt for tha lack of other observations. “his object
way have been a low meteor, producing a Sound. , , \

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st Lt, USAF
Mrector of Intellizence

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3) AND 22, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON 15 PROMIAITED BY LAW,
IT MAY NOT GE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF TRE DIRECTOR OF

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UNCLASSIFIED

Form A

U. Ss. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET

This questionnaire has been prepared so thot you can give the U. S. Air Force as much
information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will not
be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission,
We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for

further details.

1. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: _29 Bea =
Hour Minutes
30 December __ 1952
Dey Month Yeor (Circle One): A.M. or P.M,

3. Time zone:

(Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Central b. Standard
© Mountain
d. Pacific
e, Other __

4, Where were you when you saw the object?

ios Alamosa

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Jow Nexico _
State or Country

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City or Town

Nearest Postal Addre $3

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$. Lettnate how long you saw the object, Qo 0 — *. ee

Hours Minutes Seconds

5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5.

Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Justa guess

6. What was the condition of the sky? Sighting was at 2002 MS?

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(Circle One): a. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight e. No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight f, Don't remember |
7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at .
the object? Doesn't avoly
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left |
b. In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember

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8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?

8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A few b, Dull moonlight
(<} Many c. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don’t remember (d) Don’t remember |

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9, Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?

(Circle One): (a) Yes b. No c. Don't remember

10, IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?:

(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?

(b} Several blocks away?

c. Ablock away?
d. Several yards away?

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11, Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No) Don’t Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes (No Don’t Know |
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes & Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't Know
e. Change brightness? Yes Don’t Know
f. Change shape? Yes (N3 Jon't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes No Don't Know }

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12. Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?

( Circle One): Yes) No Don’t Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind: _-* range of mountains, 3 to 5 niles distant, and dissapeared

from visw_

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13. Did the object move in front of something at anytime, porticularly a cloud?

(Circle One): Yes (No) Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what

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14, Did the object appear: (Circle One):

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fa) Solid? b. Transparent? c. Don’t Know.

15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?

a. Eyeglasses Yes 3 e. Binoculars Yes i

b, Sun glasses Yes Ng f, Telescope Yes

c. Windshield Yes €l9 g. Theodolite Yes (Nd

d. Window glass Yes Qo = ae ee

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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.

Crackling, chattering sound somewhat similiar to high velocity shell,

Cie POUND decal

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17. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details

of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place
an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.

Cyoject was to all oavpearances

simply 2 ball of fire, and appear= A,

ead to be on a heading of anproxe

imately 320° from western center \
portion of Los Alamos ir Spsce
Meservation. Also appeared to \
have & very Slight trejectory. \

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1 8. The edges of the object were:

(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other _
Like a bright star

c. Sharply autlined

d. Don’t remember

19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? Cra object

Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were travel ing.

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20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made, Place an “A” at the beginning
of the path, a “B” at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.

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21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was in its longest dimension.

16 § tons.

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22. How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the following objects held in the hand
and at about arm’s length?

Silver dollar

(Circle One): a. Head of a pin Q.

b. Pea h. Baseball
c. Dime i. Grapefruit
d. Nickel j- Basketball
e¢. Quarter k. Other “mailer than | Cima but
f. Half doliar larger than a psa

22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 22.
G@) Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Uncertain

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23. How did the object or objects disappear from view? Disappeared from view in a very slight

—_curving trajactory, cver 2 near mountain top. 8

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24. In order that you con give as clecr o picture os possible of what you saw, we would like for you to imagine that you could
construct the object that you saw. Of what type materiol would you make it? How large would it be, and what shape
would it have? Describe in your own words a Common object or objects which when placed up in the sky would give the

same appeorance as the object which you saw,

& ball of vire such as you might expect to see from the rear of = vary laress jet
engine at night. It was perfectly round and left no trail of fire or rarticles.
receedad sond vy 4 seconds. Ustimated rangs 3/4 to i mile,

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25. Where were you located when you saw the object?

(Circle One):

o. Inside a building
b. Ina car

é) Outdoors

d. In an airplane

e. At sea

f, Other =

26. Were you (Circle One)

In the business section of a city?
6 In the residential section of a city?
c. In open countryside?
d. Flying near an airfield?
e. Flying over a city?
f. Flying over open country?

g. Other “Jo cars on street ond atrest
poorly ilinmingted. =

27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?

Iwas on sidewalit in front of 2

residence when _! hsard an unusual noise.

Looked

into the sky to the west ond saw object.

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28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:

Does not aoply

28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)

a. North c. East
b. Northeast d. Southeast

28.2 How fast were you moving?

e. South
f. Southwest

West
. Northwest

miles per hour.

28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?

(Circle One) Yes

No

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29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)

a. North c. East
b. Northeast d. Southeast

e. South
f. Southwest

@ West

h. Northwest

30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)

a. North
b. Northeast

c. East
d. Southeast

e. South . West
f. Southwest (i) Northwest

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31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was
from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation).

31.1 When it first appeared:
, 40
25 = 30_ degrees.

a. From true Nort
b. From horizon

31.2 When it disappeared:

a. From true North,
b. From horizon

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degrees.

degrees.

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32. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown, 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” on the same curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it.

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33. In the following larger sketch place an “A” at the position the object was when you first saw it, anda “B” at its

position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch.

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| 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) 34.2 WIND (Circle One)

(GQ) Clear sky @) No wind

b. Hazy b. Slight breeze
c. Scattered clouds c. Strong wind
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Don’t remember
e. Don’t remember

| 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
() Dry (a) Cold

b. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool

c. Moderate orheavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
e. Don't remember e. Don’t remember

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35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?

| 30 December. —1952
Day Month Yeor

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26. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?

(Circle One) Yes No .
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) Yes No |

36.2 Please list their names and addresses:

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37. Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this?

(Circle One) Yes &i9

37,1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?

_I bave been a’ Los “lamosa for 5 vears and hava sean severe] srsan Sire

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38. In your opinion what do you think the object was ond what might have caused it?

Because of the noise clewent associated with this and ths time Jsisay - I belisvs
4t to bos an aircraft about 1 mile from sighting vosition, onerating ot a vory
high rate of speed. Did nob makes sound of conventional jot engine, and avneared |
to be moving 2% a gneed very mech in excess Oo? Jot.

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39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?

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(Circle One) (Yes) No

IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 600 to 200 __m.p.h,

40. Do you think you can estimate how fur away from you the object was?
(Circle One) ed No

IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? 4500 , feet.

41. Please give the following information about yourself:

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Lost Name First Nome Middle Nome

ACDRESS MMT los Manos Meow Monee
treet City i State

TELEPHONE NUMBER _ 273650 _

What is your present job? —__ _Security Inspector, Atomic Ynsrgy Coumisaion _

Age _— ‘> Sex _ Ale _

Please indicate any special educational training that you have had,

gp ESS ee e.e. Technical schoo! “it Yorce ladio school _
ORES Sa ne (Type) __ Scots Piela, T11. (19h2)
a ne f. Other anaes" training 209 “Angeles Police _
gy | ec Acadamy y_ Security | varvica Jraining - e
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42, Date you completed this questionnaire: Ss _ __vamary _ 1953 os
Day Month Yeor

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GLEN D PAR?ISH
Ist Lt., JSAP
AO 2067339

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON

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THE INSPECTOR GEHERAL, USAF
STH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS

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IN REPLY REFER To: Sel i @=2] UNCLA- 13 Janvary 1953

SUBJECT: UNKNOWN SUBIZCT(S)
Sighting of Unidentified aerial
Object Over ios Alamos, New Mexico
12 December 1952
SPECIAL INQUIRY = AGRIAL PHENOMENA |

TO: Commanding General
Air Technical Intelligonce Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio
ATTN: ATI

le Transmitted herewith is one copy of closed Revort of Iavesti-
gation by Svecial Agent ARTHUR W. WATTS, 17th OSI District (IG), Kirt-
land Air Force Base, New Iexico, dated 31 December 1952, File No. 24-8
46, subject as above.

2 Attention is invited to Paragraph 7, AFR 205-1, dated 14 larch
1949, which prohibits the disclosure of classified information to un-
authorized personnel.

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P/I, DO #17, dtd 31 Dec 52 Lt Colonel, USA?
District Comiander

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UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
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REPORT OF INVESTIGATION

DATE
31 December 1952 _
S/A_ ARTHUR W. WATTS = '

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UNKNOWN SUBJECT(S) Sighting of
Unidentified Aerial Object Over
Los Alamos, New Mexico
12 December 1952

Investigation initiated by District Commander upon
receipt of information conceming the observation
of round, luminous, aerial object over Los Alamos,

' New Mexico, on 12 December 1952. Object resembled
a tennis ball with a handkerchief around it.

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PECSIG MAL Normelty anited ty such informa.
finn roy te made Only Wied exPreagty authar.
ized by the Director of Sceeciat lovestigations,
1G, OF higher authority. Unouthoriged disclosure

ef such information wit! be i
Visiation of AFR 205-1, i a haa

DISTRIBUTION ae ACTION COPY FORWARDED TO FILE STAMP
6a » Air Tecnnical Intell Commanding General
Center, Chic Air Technical Intelligences
(Action) 2 | Center
Wright-Patterson AFB, Chio
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UNCLASSIFIED
DETAILS :

1. This investigation opened at the direction of the D
Commancer, predicated upon information furnished env hee
quasi, Los Alamos Field Office, Atomic Mer
Commission, Los Alamos, New Mexico, concerning observation of unidenti-
fied aerial object.

2. On 13 December 1952, | PEER seems
Los Alamos,’ New Mexico, reported that he had sighted a round, bright
lwnainous, bluish-white, unidentified aerial object over Los Alamos, New
Mexico, at approximately 1915 hours, 12 December 1952. The object was

shaped like a tennis ball wrapped in a handkersthief. The object was in

sight approximately three (3) seconds, disappearing suddenly. The
object left a trail of sparks from the rear.

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los Alamos, Now Mexico | 12 December 1952

Ie Description of Incident.

At approximately 1915 IST an Atomic Energy Cor=ission security employee
sighted an unusual phenomenon consisting of an object which appeared to hin

as a white tennis ball leaving a trail of sparks. The object was in sight
approximately 3 seconds, disappearing suddenly.

It. Discussion of Incident —

The description above closely resembles many others submitted to ATIC
which have been evaluated as astronomical phenomena. The short time in sight
and the "sparks" are significant.

III. Conclusion
Probably meteor.

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I. Description of Incident

An cbject traveling in a slight curve and accompanied by a high pitzrhed
crackling noise which trailed tha object by four seconds was observed by an
employes of AEC Security Section, The time of sighting was 2002 \ST in clear
weather conditions of 10 miles visibility. The observers credibility is cor~
sidered excellent.

II. Discussion of Incident
fhis report can be categorized as a low moteor, some of which emit the

soune described above. Length of observation was extremely brief at tivo
seconds.

TII. Conclusion

Probably moteor,.

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