Yuma Airzona — April 1952

Category: 1952  |  Format: PDF  |  File: 1952-04-6313869-Yuma-Airzona.pdf
Keywords: abrupt, coticlusiotl, auzona, airlnterct, b1lloml, prohcliy, pohil, uullo, rohuhl, iiolomi, otlunomicol, alltrouorni, huhner, luffic, dlcco, ohnpcd, objcrvcr, courcc, c1ccl, 11atoriel, colih, dccordp, it_dc, briett, accer
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD I. r'AT c ,2. LOCATION 12. COtiCLUSIOtl~ Lj~ Jll ,._ I A 2J Apt 5? 7 a; I 'iJ mn I Auzona g L,:-col .-= ._ .... ?Q3.Q.)1ST I ~:Vrc-vnd-Vt~Finl 0 Grovnd-RoJor g Gt.\T=~L 0330 _.., 1 0 Au v, svo l D Airlnterct>pl Rodor IV:" s/ Sc;t o.nd '\.fife Wo:J B1lloMl ProhcLiy Gt.llo., n PoHiL.Iy Uullo o n We~ Atrcr -Ft P rohuhl y A~rcro't Poll:;i~ly Airc rolt Wo~ A'.IIOlomi CCJI Probably A~otlunomicol Po :.~i bl y Alltrouorni col 7. Lf:NGTH oF oaseRVATioH s. HUhnER OF ouJcCTs 1 9. cou~sE D l n"luffic:innt 0C"ta fo r Evolvation I~ Unknown lU thcr c.mc tiC\!n 0 tirr.oo or 8 scp:u-4te . 10. BRICF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING . 11. COMMENTS Brieht red or flame color. Dlcco ohnpcd. One mud~ rapld climb into clouda. ATI C :FORM 32' (RF.V Z6 SEP 52) ObJcrvcr in drive in ftrst thou;:ht obj ect::; to be "falline st~n" but noticed t.hc t they r.l:\J.c o.brupt ch:lnc~o in courcc. Oncp t.'/0 object~. vcr~ seen a. t ca.n:o tir::_, 6ooo cloud c1ccl(; :lot tirr.o. ~ IJNCLASSJFIED HJ~AO'~ti; cT~ ~.B YUJ :A cuu. TV AI:?J-d;-!T Ywna, !\ rizona SUOJ~:CT: Rep..)rt of Unconventional Aircraft, Si3htin~ TO: Co;amtJ.nding Gcmoral Air 11atoriel ColiH::.md ~:rlght-PatterEon AI-'B., Ohio A'rnr: PGIS 1. Tho folloHing report i~ sub..rl.ttcu in DccordP.ncu \rltit it_DC L ~tter a . Objects a!)pearad o:> briett. red or flon~ c.Jl)r~:l diGc..;, s):i.~l1'Lly l accer t ltan 2 fi3hter nircraft. 1;it;i1t obj~cts \'or e ~ighted, but. c.:>uld be s~.!!lC obj ect rcappcnring more t ha:1 once. '1~1c obj-Jct::; epper:'.rc<l sinely except for one nppcw.rauce of t';o objcct:J in form:ttion. Has no sound audible Dnd no dist1 nctive aerodyrnmic fe;o~turos we r a ob3arved. Jiost of t h e object::; din3.ppeorad out of ~i~ht i n the dlatance, but one of the objects in formation pul)ed up abrupt.l:,. int o t~e ovarcnst. The objucts \~era sighted b~tueen the hours o f 2030 llrld ?.?30 c. Obs~rvations Here vi~ual and bo1ou a 6000' cloud dcl!l(. d. T'ne obscrvt.!r Has seated in an au.touohlle i n tn open thcn~ro at Ywna Arizonn. I.ocutlon l13.s Lat. 32 43' r: -lone; 114 e. The ob:3arva r \ .3.s S/ Sgt C'1ioi' of AJ,C3 O!Jeratint; Locntion 1903-4 A.'.cs s, :a :-.drvn r.t Yurra Cout1t~r :.irpori:. ~ lie h a:; b (:en in Airp0rt Con tt.)l i::.>rk for 2 y-earz piioi--c~o ,::1~ .. et:-"hJ-,,vr~ed :: s a mcchMic at a l!i vilian nlrport for a. period of h yc~.r . f C> ~!eat.hcr S~q'1.enco -Ccilin~ (/) () 110 @ Vis 15 plus Altimeter 2<). 79 i11c~1c::; UNCLASSIFIED Snhjcct -il:Jp:>rt o f Unconvunt 1.o:wl Aircraft 2. This report i:=J su.b,~rl.:~t,ed of ml.'bJcct fo,'~tl at. thic st:-..tion. ntr ol S,n,,bol in Pcco r cl:,ncc \. i Lh in l i tm 0 r A1 .. FO!'r:l 11:?. dau t\) 1 nck '1':1io ro port. i s e~:c:npt f1o; t '~1!>0r l:.:J }Xl.L'i'gl'<tph C)b(l), Af']. 17/t-l. St '"~.t !'t~nt o f S/Sgt c c : CG ADC, A't"D-~: Dir of Ir~t UNCLAS'SIF1E:.I1 On the 2'/tlt of April ) 9 52 bot\lcen the hout :-; of ;>o_::o :' ~.1d 2230, 11.1 uL"'c I, ,,;~1ile sittinr. in our aut.omo'hlle at the Yum.n. Drive-In Ti10.-:tr(~ c~l. Yux', Ar izr.>na noticed , . .t .::.t at firct :).l~o.'F'led t o b-; f-.lll:tru~ oV ',, but. U')Ol fol1 O\.i lt'? ther.~ l:e obucrvcd ther.\ to fly hol'.i.zonta~l \lith th3 grotmd nnd then Jll.:'\ke o v ery d e fin:i.to abrupt c!1?.ng~ 0f u.ti.i tude d.isnl>P0~.rir.~; in the c1 cu. b . Sovc.;r cl. ,,iunl.u::, l a t e r t, .. :o (2) slmilich' ohjec:,:j cmp~r:.rt:)d f l:.r:i.n,:j JY' .. t.:.tllel ' .- Lh c!<.:lt othe r , ~d't:::r o. feu :;~conds ono conti.nu.!d st.r".ig:1t "-'he~vl the other vc;~c::d :::Huj:>ly to t ;t : ;~ ) ... ,L:t r.h'lU panserl over the ~o::n of Y\UVl di!:>~p;.;cJring into t :to ~.;lCJurl.;. All the t'li);j,~\!l-.:; s :tGhtccl i .. hich mtrr1bered npprux.i.m:l.'tely 7 or g \ rcrd tr~vell:tn..:. from l :1~ t0 :~,~, ';.'Ol'C r ound cr:d ed.t t~d e. fiery :~ed glm1, or o:1c occnsj ou P i:'t:' -. utcl1in thi:.:; one p arti cularohjcct after it \/1lch it hC~c\ lil0de un P1>rupt ch;.r uf ,Lt:.::, ~o.c i'L Being Q t m:or O!J~r~tYc :~lui boin:~ .'<'.!'..ill:tr .. lth ..Tc:::. J.ll"c ft \.t!d oLiwr types, I c.:n v~ry sure it COlJJ.d .:1'Jt h:.lve b~:::n alJ :.''.rcr~!'t ()!" ; l.r v -oLilcr obj~c~ t 1-hlt :r. have ~lad the CY.!)~d.c:~co o f sor-;it~ b-:;fnc . I hav~ l'C:<ld nb::.mt. oi~:1.1.!:-' lta}Y.)Y' :,~ Oll flyir~.c. SP.Uc c r:-; O.t' S'<.Ch <'.~j G~ey nre l. 1:nv1 Ll.nd c ~ n ver,, uon n:.t :ly st:J.t~ t~vtt t hP.i:c ?.l.>rupt c>!HCC :>f [?tti t np.1~C'rnnce EXTRACT Froll ST AT~S REPORT II I.:!NG'lli OF ODSER,ItD: ACTION OR C01!ll:El!T3 : DESCRIPTION OF IllCID:ENT: