Project 10073 Record Card and Related Correspondence — September 1952

This document collection contains multiple reports and correspondence regarding Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sightings occurring in September 1952. A primary report involves a sighting on September 14, 1952, in Fairfax, Virginia, by a 39-year-old female kindergarten teacher. The witness described observing a 'super brilliant white object' that was 'watermelon shaped' and approximately six to twelve inches in diameter. The object was surrounded by a light brown circle about six feet in diameter. The witness noted that the object moved at 'terrific speeds' and performed maneuvers that led her to speculate it might be a helicopter, although she noted no sound was heard. The sighting lasted approximately three minutes. The documentation includes a Project 10073 record card, an observer questionnaire, and various military cables. One cable from the Flight Service Center at Olmstead AFB, Pennsylvania, references a commercial pilot flying 'Tiger N67977' who reported a blue light on a collision course with his aircraft. Additionally, the file contains an Air Intelligence Information Report (IR-147-52) from the Air Attache in Turkey, dated September 25, 1952, which details a separate sighting by three technically experienced USAF airmen. These airmen reported a large, light grey object, estimated to be 300 feet wide and 15 feet high, moving at an estimated 2,000 miles per hour at an altitude of 15 miles. The report includes a sketch of the object's configuration. The collection reflects the systematic military effort to collect, document, and evaluate these reports under the auspices of Project Blue Book and Project 10073, with internal communications requesting clarification on garbled messages and coordinating the analysis of sketches and descriptions provided by witnesses.