Project 10073 Record Card and Correspondence — Sighting of 24 April 1952, Bellevue Hill, Vermont

This document contains a collection of military correspondence and a Project 10073 record card regarding an Unidentified Flying Object sighting on 24 April 1952. A C-124 aircraft crew, assigned to the 1st Strategic Support Squadron of the 11th Bomb Wing, reported observing three circular, bluish objects while flying over Vermont at 0500 EST. The objects were described as being in a loose fingertip formation at an altitude of 11,000 feet. The crew reported that the objects appeared 20 degrees to the right of their course, remained in sight for approximately two to three minutes, disappeared, and then reappeared 20 degrees to the left of their course. The objects were estimated to be at a distance of 50 miles and were described as having the proportions of a C-124 aircraft. The crew noted that the objects traveled at high speed and faded from sight rapidly. No lights, vapor trails, or exhaust were observed. The weather in the area was reported as CAVU (Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited). The sighting occurred while the crew was supporting the 11th Bomb Wing on a simulated combat mission. The report was initially submitted via TWX on 26 April 1952. Subsequent administrative correspondence shows that the Air Defense Command requested information from the 764th AC&W Squadron at St. Albans, Vermont, to determine if their radar station had detected any unusual returns during the time of the sighting. The 764th AC&W Squadron responded that they had experienced jamming from 0704Z until 1035Z on 24 April 1952, but had noted no other unusual or unidentified radar returns. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 card is that there were no conclusions reached regarding the nature of the objects. The preparing officer, Major Matthew M. Mack, noted that he had no direct contact with the reporting crew and that the information was relayed from Maine via restricted land line to Carswell AFB, Texas.