AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT: Unidentified Flying Objects (FLYOBRPT)

This Air Intelligence Information Report, dated 9 June 1952, documents a series of sightings of unidentified flying objects over Albuquerque, New Mexico, on 28 May 1952. The report, prepared by Major Roy L. Huddleston of the 4901st Support Wing (Atomic) at Kirtland Air Force Base, details observations made by city fire department employees. According to the report, three unidentified objects were sighted at different intervals throughout the day. The first sighting occurred at 1345 MST, when an object approached from the northeast at high speed and high altitude. The observer described it as circular in shape with a shining silver color, noting that it made no sound and had no visible source of propulsion. The object reportedly approached to a point estimated at four miles from the observer before rising in a sharp clockwise circle and disappearing. Later, at 1440 MST, two similar objects were observed at a lower altitude, estimated at 15,000 feet, over the mountains northeast of the city. These objects were described as orange or light brown in color and appeared to move in a straight line, faster than the first object. They were estimated to be 30 to 40 feet in diameter. The objects turned abruptly at a 40-degree angle toward the northeast before disappearing. A third sighting involved an object flying high over the mountains northeast of the city, exhibiting characteristics similar to the first object, moving in a curving course from northeast to southeast before being lost to sight. The report concludes that the objects were unfamiliar to the observers and possessed no characteristics similar to aircraft known to be in the vicinity. The document includes a record card for Project 10073 and an extract from Status Report #7, which confirms the sighting of three pinkish objects in trail formation. The report was approved by Lt. Col. Marion R. McCracken.