PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9548953

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONAlbuquerque New Mexico

FRAMES3

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1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
31 Jan 53 02/0400% Albu derque, New flenico
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilion INSUFFICIET DAT, PR SMlAD ON
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Photo not
One Und
5. t 5.1 LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
N/A From a nevspap:r riport. Was relayed fen 34th AD Divlsion. From a nevspaper roport. Was relayed Gun 34th AD Divilsion.
Pictures sent to Pictwres sent to "Lifo" Hagasine.
6TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6.TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Cround-Vishal Cround-Visual
7. COURSE COURSE
8. PHOTOS
S Yos Photo not
DNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
D Yes
I No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Provious oditlons of this form may be used.
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sent to Life Magazine. Mr. Hunsley wa willing to turn the photo-
graphs over to the Air Force but Life before he
could be interviewed.
I do not know what these I have an incom-
plete statement from Apparently The possi-
bility of a meteor was ruled out by Dr. ,la Paz.
I realize this information is quite sketchy. sketchy. thought it advisable it advisable
to check with you before further investigation. Without the photos his
story is almost impossible to explore. I thought that you, if you think
it advisable, could probably obtain ths photos from Life.
Please se if i part.
'Saucer' Is Sighted
In 'Technicolor' GLEN D PARRISH
1st Lt., USAF
Saw flying saucer, snapped Director of
sane with ed G. M. Hunsley Jr., 4412 Ave-
nida Estrelita NE. Saturday night. 1
1iox A photographer for George
Kew, Hunsley said the saucer ob-
ject was visible between 9 and
9:15 p.m. due west of the High-
10 land Theater and seemed to hover
over the city. He gauged it as be-
tween 15 and 20 degrees above the
horizon.
Not moving, the saucer was
fairly good-sized and appeared
larger than a star. He said the ob-
ject appeared to be white, but
changed colors briefly to blue and
red when it remained stationary.

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slightly on the seems
feel that they have something are very willing to cooperate the Air
Force and usually contac then tely.
When Lt Olsson and I were down at Kirtland, Lt Ray R. Vigneault
asked ne to find out what had happened i to his apolication for a slot
at ATIC. I checked and all I could find out was it was "in the nill".
I could not find out when he might expect an answer. At the present
time they have quite they and his
was ly in that batch.
In regard regard I to the meeting we had with Ito the neeting we had with the Los Alamos the Los Alamos people, peoole, we
checked checked and re-checked the dates of their re-checked the dates of their radiation pick-uos radiation pick-uos and and could
find Iind no no correlation with sightings of unidentified flying obiects. correlation with sightings of unidentified flying objeots. We We
also ahowed the material they gave us to several scientists who should
know what they are tallcing about and they said it is interesting but
they were under the opinion that it was just one those freaks of nature
that occasionally hapoen. They said that at tines their counters had done
the same thing, that they had not paid any attention to them. We are
scheduled to go on a briefing tour of nisio (bly
be seeing you in the near future.
Best of luck and haye civen us.
Yours
ELMARD J. RUPPHLT
Captain, USAF