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2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS.
Hayid City, South Dakete was Dahuen
on Probubly Balicon
LAT.T 4. TYFE OF GESERVATION Possiay Daloon
130 XGroona-V.sval Grouna-Reder Was Arerett
Probably A.rcrutt
GNT A.nV.sual C Aur-intetcept Raser C Possiby Arcal
a Ruser
PHOTUS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical Was Astronomicel
: ;e. 2 D-36 F1 2 D-36 v1 ves. 000 Probably Astronamieal
Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
LENGIA OF CESERVATION 5. NUNEE OBJECT DURSE Other
1 insuficiem Dutato inssficiem Dutat
1 Unknown
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1G. 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Shiny metallic color. metallic color. Dise shapod.
Stationary, vobbled.
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RR JEDEN JEDWP JEPNO 333
DE JEDKF 523A DE JEDKF B23A .
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JEDEN/CG ADC ENT AFB COLORADO JEDEN/CG ADC ENT AFR COLORADO
ILL/CG CADF KANSAS CITY MO
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CME ZERO HOURS PAREN MST PAREN TWO SEPTENBER ONE NINE FIVE TWO CMA
C.NE LISC DASH LIKE SHINY NETALLIC OBJECT CMA FOUR DASH FIVE INCHES IN
LAMETER CMA WAS SIGITED IN A STATICNARY POSITICN OVER RAPID CITY CMA V
ACUTE DAKOTA PD IT WOBBLED ELIGHTLY FD OBJECT WAS AT APPROXINATELY ONE
TALEE ZERO ZERO ZENO FEET CMA BELOV CLOUDS PD CBJECT VANISAED
TEATHER CONDITION WAS LIGUT SCATTERED CLOUDS WITI BASES AT ONE 1
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FORCE DASE AL BAKER DAGH THRME LIX FLIGHT ENGINEERS PD END
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HEAD UARTERS
.313T AIR DIVISION
FORT SIMLING, MIICSOTA
ID 319.1 .
SUEJEOT: FLYOBRPT
9 SEP 1r-
TO: Chief, Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Ease
Dayton, Chio
1952. Forwerded herewith is FiMoPRrT in accordance with AFL. 0-5, 29 April
FOR
Hallo Hanit Hllo Hanit
1. Incl Incl MALBERT B. HEWITT MALBERT B. HEWITT
FLYOPIPT (1 cy) FLYOPIPT (1 cy) MAJOR USAF
ADJUTANT
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Subject
Sighting of Unidantiried Flving Obisct
From (Agency)
Area Reported On Rapid City Slouth Dakota CC. 31st Dx
Date of Report Date of Information Evaluation
4 September 1952 2 Seotember 1952 B-6
Prepared by Officer Source
Williem Riley, 2nd Lt. USAF Lt,
References (Control
ADCL 20021 JANAP US (3)
Summary: Enter concise summary of report. Give significence in final one-
sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower le Begin text of
report on AF Form 1l2--Part II.)
At 1610 hours (MST) on 2 September 1952, a strange object was sighted over
Rapid City, South Dakota by lst Lt.J and 2nd Ltr This
objeet was diso-like and netallie of arproxiataly four (4) to five (5) inches
in diameter. (This aprarently does not account for distance porspective.)
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Distribution by Originator D/I Hq. USAF (B) ATIAA-2c
CG, ADC
CO, CADF
CO, 3lst ADiv
NOTE: This document contains information effecting the national defense of the Unit
States within the meaning of the Espionage Act, 50 U.S.C.---31 and 32, as
amended. Its trensmission or the revelation of its contents in any manner to
an u unauthorized person is prohibited by law. It may not be eproduced in
whole or in part, by other than United States Air Force agencies, except by
permission of the Director of ence, USAF.
Classification TION
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not account for distance perspective.)
Sighting oceurred at l6lo hours (M3T) and objeet was witnessed tels
(10)
miles east of Rapid City, South Dakota.
Observers are both Flight Enginsers on B-36 type aircraft. . Lt. has
twelve (12) years service and has been associated with aircraf't and flying through-
out thia twelve (12) year period.
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HNITAUV
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OTE: This document contains information affecting thu national defense of the Unite
States within the meaning of the Espionage Act, 50 U.S.C.----3l and 32, as
amended. Its transmission or the revelation of its contents in any manner to
an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. It mey not be reproduced in
whole or in part, by other than United States Air Force agencies, except by
permission of the Director'of Intelligence, USAF.
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