U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheet — Laredo AFB, 3 November 1952

This document is a collection of reports and correspondence regarding an Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) sighting at Laredo Air Force Base, Texas, on November 3, 1952. The primary witnesses were two control tower operators, identified as a Shift Supervisor and an A/2C, both members of the 1923-9 AACS Detachment. At approximately 1829 CST, while monitoring local air traffic, the witnesses observed a single, long, elliptical, whitish-grey object. The object approached from a southwesterly direction, paused briefly south of the airfield, and then departed rapidly toward the southeast. The witnesses estimated the object's altitude to be between 3,000 and 4,000 feet. Both observers noted that the object appeared to be constructed of a shiny, aircraft-like metal and was larger than a fighter aircraft, comparing it to a medium bomber. No sound, exhaust, or vapor trails were observed. At the time of the sighting, a T-33 jet aircraft was in the vicinity, and the tower operators queried the pilot, who reported seeing nothing. The report includes signed statements from both witnesses, sketches of the object's shape and flight path, and an aeronautical chart marking the trajectory. The official evaluation, prepared by T/Sgt Joe D. Mitchell and approved by Captain Eugene E. Brown of the Hq AACS Intelligence Branch, characterizes the report as unevaluated, noting that the source provided no specific rating for the credibility of the two airmen involved. The document is marked as unclassified and includes standard declassification instructions.