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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9542481

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONVEGA TEXAS

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D. Wos Bolloon
30 Doo 50 AMARINLO, TEXAS Probobly Bolloon
3. DATE YINE GRODP 1. TYRF OF GOSERVATION 3 Posnbly Solluon
Laco.20/2105CST n Gound Visool 0 Ground Roder Was Alrcraft
Probably Arrcront
GAT 31/03054 IAVso C dr-interenpt Radar i3 Posmbly Aircruls
5. PHOTOS an ma A SOUNCE
Wax Axtronomico!
SYes Probobl Astronomtal
SZNO ? AF Pilots 0 Postibly Astronomicol
L. LCNGTHOF OOSFRVAT.CH ;3. NON OUIECTS R. COUntT
i -uihean Oar for Evaluanon
10 min - 2 Unknow
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N. SNIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTIIG 1i. COMMENTS
kound blue-white object with greonish tint
traveled at an eatlnatod speed of a5o knots in
a horisontel flirht then climbcd vortically
7,ooo' in five'soconde. Size of object was
esbimated to be 4 times the size of a C-5h a/c.
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ATIC FORN 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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AF FORM 112—PART }

Arr ROVED 1 JUNE 1948

COUNTRY

tinited States

REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLANK)

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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT —

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PREPAREO BY (Uipcer) 7 Se ee

“Leutenant Colonel JOHN M, DabLaw t

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EFERENCES (Control number, directive, prerious report, ete., as applicable)

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SAP Personnel, Perrin Air'3, Texas

\ie Fores Latter 200-5, 29 April 1952

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SUMMARY: (/nter concise summary of report. Give significance ln final one-sentence paragraph. Liat inelosures at lower left. Begin tert of report on AP Form 112—Part Il)

Pollowing report of unidentified objact in the sky was given by
swo USAP Captains, HERBERT T. LANGE AO 675602 and Wliblad r. BOWLaY
.9944A, in a B-26 alreraft on a routine training flisat from ferrin
iz Foree Bese, Texas (home station) to Tucumeari, liew Mexico; both

officers are considered usually roliable. ‘ee Part li. .

DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVAL:

' 19 VYRARS

PECLASSIFTE!

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INCLS.

2 ITacls?: a ees oe
lL. Statement by Air Porce Captain WILLIAM T, BOWLSY
2, Statement by Air Force Captain USXEBRT T. LANGS

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tion of an unidantified object such each has been
in the military service nearly ten yea has logged
in time.
(6) with vialb
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ar9 MSL) at2 cllmbed 7000
fest and 11ght incident. No attempt
wa3 made objec nd aircraft
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New Mexlso thls isual check finding but
could not called
the Tueumcari oDA arca3t and shortly
therearte Laaopeared.
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5602
Capt, USAP
Porrir as
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTEI
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ROTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING
INTELLIGENCE, USAF. E "SECURITY
(CLASSIFICATION) 15-55870-1 U.S. GOVEHNMENT