Air Intelligence Information Report: Unidentified Flying Object, 22 July 1952

This Air Intelligence Information Report, dated July 24, 1952, documents a sighting of an unidentified flying object by two military personnel on July 22, 1952. The observers, a Master Sergeant and an Airman Second Class, were flying in a Cessna 140 aircraft approximately 12 miles east of Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The sighting occurred between 1345 and 1350 MST and lasted for one minute. The witnesses described the object as a single, round, very shiny or silver-colored entity, estimated to be the size of a jet aircraft at a distance of seven to eight miles. The object was observed at an altitude 3000 to 4000 feet higher than the observers' aircraft and was traveling in an East-Southeast direction. The witnesses reported that the object lacked any visible aerodynamic features such as wings, tail, or control surfaces, and exhibited no trail, exhaust, or propulsion system. The object eventually disappeared into a cloud bank. The report notes that no optical or electronic equipment was used during the observation. Weather conditions in the immediate area were described as having slight winds up to 3000 feet, with threatening weather observed to the east. The investigating officer, Major Vernon L. Sadowski, concluded that the report was very incomplete, lacking details on other air activity or specific weather conditions, and suggested that the object could possibly have been an aircraft. The document includes a hand-drawn sketch of the flight paths and relative positions of the observers and the object.