PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION Local 15()0 115.1' m;c;rounciVisuol D GroundRoclor l-:o~GM~T~;::':::Of:/=2=1=00==7:======--.h-.....;D Ai,. VI suol a Airlntorcopt Rod or . s. PHOTOS I .. AC: No AF colonel o.nd vif'e 7. LENGTH OP OISERVATION I. NUMBER Oil OIJEC:TS t. COURSE 10. IRIE' SUMMARY OP liGHTING 11. COMMENTS CONCLU$10N$ Was Balloon 0 Probably Balloon Possibly Boll oon 0 Was Aircraft 0 P robobl y Aircraft D Poasibl y Aircraft Was A stronalftl col D Probably Astronomical D Poulbly Astronamicol 0 lnsufflciOftt Oato lot Evoluotlon Silver color. Diac ahaped . Gtrai&ht ODd leve 1 Daneuvors. O'bjecto first oi~ted St., of' JCirtltUld Alt"D and moved to NE Rndo.r picl: up o.ttcnpted vi th necn t1 ve results . ATIC POall Ut (R&Y M a&P II) CrownPOi~- Pt.iuo~<.. t,rd('C . Ji,l .. Marqv.l ' (Join ROMH/1) an WI rtiiNGTON .,,,.-.NTII.:rltftl .-' Q:IIHU~o Af 211 II~ J I Zii.l l MUtiiU A Ill 41. """"'-- " 1 0 Le~Witer (Joins RtWflll) UHGtuAtt~FIED 3~th AIR DIVISION (DEFENS~ KIRTLAMD AI~ .OPCE BASE, N[~ ~EXICO ST_THJ3CTa Uncouvent:t on'l1. : 1rcr~.ft Lupnrt. A5.r !h1tartol Co~tn'3rd Ur:l;;h t-P:~.t te rson '1ir orca B:u:':l sub.n t+or:l in co pli:mr.~ vrj_th ~,.;r c"'m,c~ Co::P11.f1C~ J.Jct~r ?<.,C-1, 6. I1a!> ~' Overl~ of ?;ap ( durJ) Lt. Color1C:l TJSt\ r Air Adj. C cn. : tJ!J " 'NGRADBD AT ~ YE.\H l~TgRVAt.S; DECLASSU"IED AFTER 12 'YEARS. DOD Dlli 5200.10 UNCLAL .... FI UNCLASSIFIED INFORMAnON REPORT '4th Air Division 'Defence) . liot Applicable fHI One (1) or One (1) PACOn (a) Shapel Circular Size& Size of a B-'6 at very hi~h Rlritude Colora SilYer llumber& Two (2) -one (1) sighted A.bout 15 r.lnut~.:: later tl1lUl th! ;:'irst. lAnr.er or clioappe:\r~\nce' Di ppenred in the ncrthcF.Ht. :.:aneuvern a Object seeH~c;d to flop over anJ over Rt ti~c:J (c) VicWt.l Observer was f\t '~27 Sa>tcrn J~Tenue, Albuc:uerqutt, lfe\i lic:i-::c -35 ~ ~!. Lt-.t., 107 '1' 'tl. Long. Objoct fir~t c t~igl:ted south\tes t o:' ob- server at a very high A.ltitude. ~ {e) Cbservcr is relinble. (f) CleP.r -slight \rind (g) :\11gn ti ve (h) l~egRtive ( i) ~;eg:R ti ve (j) Ueg~.tive The ir.forrr.a.tivn given A.~ove by ~:r trua Rnd correct to the best or her ability and knowledr. 00\VNGRADED AT 8 YBAR INTERVALit DECI.A$SIFIED AFTER 13 DAB& UNCLASSIFIED tJNClASSJF~o./ AF FO. .111z-l ,..p,Aif I ' :I TW STATES i:CT Aft:LICABLi:: AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMA nON REPORT Unconventional Aircr~rt ADIZ h Air Divi~ion (Dofenso) P L::.-:I~, 1st Lt. USAF' !ioual Cb~ervcr !IUMMMYa (KttlwtJIJJJBf~rlfL GIN-I,tltlaJJia .ll,..,.,.,., ........ UtlladJJIIMIIIewiiJI. ., .. ,.,,,,_, _ _., "'Ill-Pari II.) <: f jLlJ 7C'T Reporting of Information on Unoonven~ial Aircrft In accordc\nce with ADO Letter 2CC-l, d9.tod 11 April lS l, s~tjcct as t\bove, the follo.lin; ~eport of unccn1entional Aircr~ft is sub:nitted& On th~ lOth of :.:~y 19:.,2, at approxit:atoly l~OC :~ST, two uncon,cn- tlonal airborne objects were ob30r'le1 by Colon~l and ~r on th:;.ir resider.cc e.t ;;27 2a&tcrn Avenue, Albu .. ..tucro_:..:.3, !!J,; .. vo. Tho first obj;H:t ',!\S not ae hlh n!l th~ ~econd~ ho,.,eter, both were similer in t~Ett object a wel""e sil var, disc r.:~n?'!d art\! n~de no ~ound. Both obJ ect.n \-tere fir3t sighted in the nouth....,~6"t f!nd dl :n\"pc? red in tho northe!\st. Th3re ,.;as no visible meP.ns of propulion. Due to eltituc~ speed could 110t be est he. t.ed. The objects Her~ olH:erved frow five (~) to ten (10) minu~es. l!o photogr~pha wore taken The informAnts are completely r eliable ar.1 Colonel 3ecr.~cl in. !\ member of the ;sL1th Air Division (Defen!le ), KirtlP.nd Air Force Base, l~ew 1-Iexico. EC~f: AT a n UNCLASSIFIED IMIIIIGOFTHI ACT U. S.C.- PERSON IS PROHIIITlD IV LAW. rt PDMIIIION 01 THI DlltfCTOR 01 Af fOIM 111 PAIT II .... IIJAbfialo UNctASStFlED AIR INTEWGENCE INFORMATION REPORT '4th Air Division (Defense) ;iot Applicn.bl~ PMI One (l) l'tu:.ber a Two (2) -ono r.ighted (\bout fifteen (15) minute~ ltJ.t . than th~ firot. For tion& Ne tive Aorodynt'.rnic fcP.t.urao : :Icr.~tive Trnil or cxhnust: Ner~tive Propulnion syute~: i:er~tive Spe-.?d r :;egP.tive Sour.d I l;er-ati ve !"nauvers' Seem to turn over P.nd ove~ at tiwe s . :-::~:mer of dlsa..,ne'.rP.nc~ I Dis!'.nueto.red in the northe~.ct. Cb3ervar was at 5527 '-~D ern venue, U(!uerq\J.~, .1 e \: Lex co -~;, ') Cb~crvcr is r~liablc (h) l:egP..tive (i) ~Iegntive (j) lieeRtlve The infcr1r.v.t icn giv~n above by Lieutol"'...'\nt Celene true ftnd correct to the bc~t or hi~ n bili t~p P.n:l 'l.._nowlel DOWNGRADBD AT 8 YPJARINTERVAtJSt DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEAR& Division , 'JNCLASSIFiEO S T A T E !i E N T rt1e e, ~cw ~.ax co, o to w-..ke the following ctater.entl :?'lth Air hereby wt'~;h At e:pproxiL"l&tdly 1500 l!~T, 10 :ay 1952, I sighted an uniden- tified airborne object from my home at 27 Znct.crn Av~nue, Albuq'l.le:r(!ue, New }Jiexieo. y wife fl.nd I were in the front yard \'iatching airulancs 1~.nd nt Kirtland Air Foree Base nnd identif'ying the various tY"le!l of plancc. I went in t .he houce, fl.nd lt.::-E. Bechtol c ulled ma to CO';ile out. E\f:clin o.nd identify an object that she had sil!'hted in the sky. \'.'hen I went out- side, the object waa aouth\:est of' lartlft.nd Air Force Ease, a:t. a.n altitude above 20,0CO feet. It secned to be silver, disc ehRped end wa::s f'ollo,~inf f'. northeast cour&e ta.t a constRnt ~peed and P.p .. en red to ~1aver on its R:<ia. I watched ttis object for P.bout. f'i ve (5) m3.n- utesJ hol'lcver, I Cf'.nnot eot.i~nte t h e speed or the real hcir;ht In approxir.a..tely ten (10) t::inutes another object appeared in the south.o~ast section. \:hen I saw thio, I r~n across the ntrect and tele- phoned t -he Oon~roller of the l'~th Aircrnft Contrcl and .-:e-rntng SqU~".d ron, Kirtland Air Force Base, !~ew ;.texico. Lieutetwnt ';lagner \\'aS the otficer on duty at. that titr.e. I tt t..1cd him if he had it on the co ope, but he Bf\id thP.t he we.sn 't P..ble to pick 1 t up. By the -t-ime .,~ fin- ished our converaP.tion thtt object was in the northea.!~t, Rnd it l'Tas 1nuoh higher tht:\11 the f'irat one th=t I he.d oightcd. Two F-8~' s were fly- ing at about :!)5,000 fe~t, bu:t this object was much higher and pursuin;. "' constPnt course. I watched this object for about five (5) or ten (10) tuinutea until it dianppeared from sirht to and subscribed hef'ore me this l'th dt\y of }ie.y 1952. lJO\VNGRADED AT 3 Y".~ .\ H L~'rERV AT~: DECLASSIFIED AFTElt 12 ~EARS. KATHERII~:~ F. LEi:IS 1st lJieutcn~nt., C J..F Aaei shmt Direct O!" of' lntc lligf.nce UNCLASSIFlED UNCLASSIFIED' 1-lexleo, do hereby wish to mt\ke the rollo\ling st!'.:t.errent & On the lOU\ of May, 1952, at about 1~ ..ST, I was in my front yta.rd watching two jet type e..irplnnea flying over l!rtland Air Force Base. Suddenly, I noticed an object in the sky ~bove the airpl~r.~s. I c~lled r.y huoband, who was in the house at that time, to come out, a~ 1 o~w aomethin&: that did not look like any airplane t.hat I had ever c een. The ob3eot waa southwest of Kirtland Air Forco Base, at ~n altitude above 20,000 teet. It had no t~il and aer.ued to be cir~t,la.r shaped. It va silver in color a-.n~ the ai&s .. aa about the same aa a B-~6 at 25,000 teet. The objoct. appeared t times to flop over and over. My husband and I ~tched tr.is object for five (5) or ten (10) minutes. About ten (10) or fifteen (15) minutes later, another object appeared in the southwest. This object looked similer to the first except it was much hifher than the firbt. As soon ~s my hucband s~w this eeoond object, he called the Controller of the 1~5th Aircraft Control and Varning Squadron, Kirtland Air Force Baoe, New Mexico; however, the officer on duty reported that the object ~id not appear on the ecope. This second object diEappeared in about ten (10) ~nutev in the northeasterly direction. I buquerque, llew l%exico Sworn to end subscribed before me this l'th day of l~y 1952. ~AT 8 YEAR IN'I'ER9 .&r.e, DECI,ASSIFIED AFTER 12 'XEARS. nnTHt:RINE P. Lz:ns lat Lieutene.nt, USAF Assistant Director of Intelligence UNCLASSIFIED U? CtJ\SSl FtED b\!.n&~tlli l o YI A:.J> AFB FOOTIONAL CHART ALBUQUERQUE (R -4) CALEs 1&5CO,OO() ;;-PO 'I ION DOWNGRADED AT 8 YEAR INTE RVALS: DECLASSIFIED AFI'Elt 12 YE ARS. \Jf\lCLASSIFIED Pli)M S'1' ATUS RIPURT I 10CA1'l0J1 f~bw~u ~rc;tte At:rl'IUDI1 Unkno,:n an1 ~-i:U'e DOW~GRADED AT ~ 1''T~XR l~TP.TIV ~. T ,q: . DECLASSIFIE!1 AFTEl~ 12 YE ARS.