Declassified UFO / UAP Document

Project 10073 Record Card — Albuquerque, New Mexico, 10 May 1952

📅 10 May 52 📍 Albuquerque, New Mexico 🏛 Air Materiel Command, ATIC 📄 sighting_report

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AI-Generated Summary

TL;DR

An Air Force Colonel and his wife reported two silver, disc-shaped objects over Albuquerque on May 10, 1952. Despite the witnesses' reliability, radar attempts to track the objects were unsuccessful, and the case remained officially unresolved.

This document is a collection of reports and sworn statements regarding an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sighting that occurred on May 10, 1952, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The primary witnesses were an Air Force Colonel and his wife, who observed two silver, disc-shaped objects from their residence at 3527 Eastern Avenue. The first object was sighted at approximately 1500 MST, moving from the southwest to the northeast at an altitude estimated to be above 20,000 feet. The witnesses described the objects as having no visible means of propulsion, making no sound, and occasionally 'flopping over' or wavering on their axes. Approximately ten to fifteen minutes after the first sighting, a second object appeared in the southwest, which the witnesses noted was higher than the first. The Colonel contacted the 135th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron at Kirtland Air Force Base to inquire if the objects were visible on radar, but the officer on duty, Lieutenant Wagner, reported that the radar scope showed nothing. The documentation includes a Project 10073 record card, formal Air Intelligence Information Reports, and sworn statements from both witnesses, all of which were processed by the 34th Air Division (Defense) at Kirtland Air Force Base. The reports emphasize the reliability of the witnesses and provide details on the flight path and characteristics of the objects. Despite the detailed observations, the official conclusion remained that there was insufficient data for evaluation. The file also contains a map and overlay of the area, as well as a status report extract, confirming the incident was treated as a formal intelligence matter under the purview of the Air Materiel Command.

It had no tail and seemed to be circular shaped. It was silver in color and the size was about the same as a B-36 at 25,000 feet. The object appeared at times to flop over and over.

Official Assessment

Two silver, disc-shaped objects were observed at high altitude moving from the southwest to the northeast. Radar attempts to track the objects were unsuccessful.

Witnesses

Key Persons

  • BechtolColonel, 34th Air Division (Defense)
  • WagnerLieutenant, Officer on duty at 135th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron