Project 10073 Record Card and Air Intelligence Information Report — Holloman AFB, 25 August 1952

This document is an Air Intelligence Information Report (HAFB-INT-3) dated 28 August 1952, originating from the 6540th Missile Test Wing at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. It details an Unidentified Flying Object sighting that occurred on 25 August 1952 at approximately 1540 MST. The primary witnesses were an Electrical Installation and Repair Foreman and Mr. Fred Lee, a Utilities Operations and Plant Services Supervisor. According to the report, the witnesses were traveling from the West Area to the North Area of the base when they observed a silver, round object in the sky. The object reportedly circled three or four times, climbed through a cloud, broke through the top, performed a 360-degree turn, and then climbed almost straight up until it was out of sight. The witnesses noted that the object made no sound, had no visible exhaust or propulsion system, and appeared to move faster than a jet aircraft. The report explicitly states that no optical or electronic equipment was used to track the object. An investigation into local radar capabilities at Land-Air, Inc., Laboratory Number 2, revealed that their equipment was in the process of being shut down at the time of the sighting, precluding any radar confirmation. The report also provides detailed weather conditions at the time of the incident, noting scattered clouds at 7,000 and 20,000 feet and 40-mile visibility. To rule out conventional explanations, the report mentions that a 750-gram rawinsonde balloon was launched at 1400 hours that day, reaching 90,000 feet. The report notes that the object did not resemble a balloon or the remnants of a burst balloon. The document includes a list of local air traffic at the time of the sighting, showing various aircraft movements, and includes maps and witness statements as enclosures. The report was submitted to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in compliance with Air Force Letter 200-5 regarding Unidentified Flying Objects Reporting.