Mountvernon N Y — August 1952

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Keywords: tfole, circle, wheft, paren, aouth, object, shapeci, lifesaver, etdtting, velad, roclprocal, com1di, oyetrbea, plateq, otrai6, approxma1, interyal, aiauar, coillg, oziete, aoure4, aibjji, gialux, cenifted, aibbr
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v lC.N I N y -ovu J7_j:Sl' Object shapeci like a lifesaver ~dth black ~< etdtting froLl t he top tr~velad roclprocal arc ~r 15, A/C aaa:ched area f'ou.'ld nothing. At 0310 hOW" I weat 41rect.1:1oD :.utd reappear ... a light com1DI ~Oia OYetrbea.d and I it tor a'bo\111 tor another 5 aecond.l oo.plateq. 6 aeoon~ disappear ror 3 or going iD the s~e otrai6}lt line aad ~'Jill At approxma1:4.~ 17 tin interYal after that UD.til 03SO 'boura I aaw a aiaUar licb' COillg p appi"Oziete q the . motion.. We alao loobd.te the ao~ut, aouth . aDd aouth nat to o1)aoure4 b;r olouc:la i Ute Orpa Mo..taiu. no a a the aq ... AIBJJi! GialUX .. "Cenifted. tru. R Cl.IRJ AIBBR! GIROUX Captaill Si& CC SUDJt~.;T a Cor:u:l&."ldi~l ~ IJ3:~,: ral ! It Intsll.i._;:: .co Jf.ic~r 2bth ~r JivisiJ~ (Defdu03 ) ;.:chord ~'J, ':ft\s!1in~ton 1. The enoloa.;:d !...J'a;ina are si;ruot!.ona recei wd i'roo ::~e Inte 11 _or;nrd..Jd .iu a~Jco.;.-c.l&.: o~ Portla!4.i, Ur:)gon, of .. Gr:;shan, ,)r3-:;on. w:. th i:l- t;aat ar~a OR OVIR IIXIIAY --Rabat, L Echo du Maroc, OD 2 Aupat 1952, at about ~5 hcMra, a p'Oup ot tive truatvorthy peraoaa a diu or ball 1D tbe aky over Morocco. 'Die obJect, re4 ill tbe ccter aa4 bluiah around tbe edpa, tlew veey rapidly troa aout!leaat to nortbveat, v1a1ble tor at 20 be tore 1 t .U.aappeare4 oYer the horizoa U.S. All POIICI TECHNICAl INfOitMATION Thft lfllftNi,. hot lllooft prepaNd so that ,_ cen gi" the U.S. Air Force os much i,formoflllt pauilllo COftCOf ... the unidefttiftecl aerial flhenomenon rhat yaw hove oiiMrved. eaM ~ ... ., 01 "'"1 .,utiiM 01 you plttilllly eett. The inforntattan lftat you give will be uted hw rttlrch putpiUJ, Yew ftOfM will ftOI a.. li[JJd in connection with any stat.m ... ts. conclutllltlo er ...... lcotiOM wlthM your permlttlen. Wo NIIUOit rtli1 personal information so thor If It IJ d111111d MCttJDf'1, we..., contact you fei"fuw detail'- 1. Wheft .. you ... the liZ" . . c: Meu"tal 4. Where were ,a.. h rev the olajo&tf (CWcle OM): o ~ltht Soir19 6. Whet was the co~ltl., ... eky'P c. Not llf'1 u d. Justo ..... a . lr~tht b . Cloudy 7 . If you aow ,._e object ..... DA Y\.IGHT. where woa the SUN located 01 you looked ot the object? (Circle OM): a . In front of10U b . In boclr of you c. Tayourrifht a Toyourtoft O verhead f. Don' t re tember ,.. TO OCT .n 164 T"ats fl)rm NP'rMfi f'TO lM. Jul II, wn:c!\ Is "osolete. . Officiatu.s. Acr Fore 15. DW the oblec1 move behiftcl HIMthif'lg at any time, particularly a cloud? (Citde One): No Don't know. If yo~o~ ons-..ro-' YIS, then tell whc:t 16. Diet the oblect MOvo In front of tomething ot ony time, porticulorly o cloud? (Citcr. One). Yes No Don't know. IF \ o u onswerecl YES, then tell wltct 17. Tell in o few words the followinf things obout the object: 11. We wilh to know tho O"'ulr aiao. Hold o match ltidt of o rm'sle"'fh in line with c known ebject ond f'IOe ho\111 nwch of ,. olajoct il coored by tho hood of tfole match. If you hod performed this oaperimen Of tfole tiMe of the Jig!-lln~. how mvch c.' tho object weuld howe boon cowered by the match heod? 'tala.bead. 19. Draw o picture thc.t will show the hope of tho object or objects. Lobel ond include in your .ketch o ny deoils of the ob that ,ou aow w ch os wings, protr~o~sions, etc . and especio lly exhoust troils or vopor trcils. Place on or row be~idtt the cro ... 'ng j to 1how the direction the object cs rnoving. form continued :t Do,.., .tliltC you con estimate the speed of the object? fCitcleOne) No YEft::whet ~. Do yev ..,_. you con ettimote "w for owoy from you tho object wos? . 4Circlo One) Yoa No o ,_ d YIS, then how t.r r would you eey It we.?,._ 7 te 8 ' 22. \o\'toeuo 'A Ire rou located wheft ,_tow tho oDject? (Circle One): ~ .. a. lltalllaoltuiWint d . In Oft oitplone ftype) 23. Were you (Circle One) a . In tho ltueh" MCtiofl of o cttyt b. lrt ttt. relllonliol Mction of o Ofyt d. l'!oie or on oirfield? f. P:lylft8 o.-open country? 2. If you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOIILE or other vehicle ot the time, then coMplete the followi~ q~stion~: 24. 1 Whot direction -.re you MOi"t? (Circle One) o . Nortfo South d . Southeast f. Southweu h. Northwest 2o2 How fost _.,. you moYi"t? Milll per ho11r. 24.3 Did ,au stop ot ony tiMe while you -.re loolti"t at tho ob;ect? (Circle Otte) 25. Did you obterYe the obj.ct through ony of the following? o . Eyegla11es Yea ltnoc:ulors Ye1 No b . Sunglcnte~ Yea No f. Tele\cope Yu N o Windlh .. ld Yes No g . ThaocloLte d . Window glou 26. lr. order that you con give a~ clear o pocture en ponible of what you sow, describ. in your own ""0' d' a common cbiec1 o r co ject which, wften p loced up in the sky, wo11ld give the same app41cronce a s 'he object whic~ )'OU ,ow. Ltt. t. cil"Nr -n 30. Ho,. you.,., '"" thlt, or a Mlftilor object before. If 10 gi dot or dote' a~ location. 31. We~ Ott,... ehe with you ot the ti,.. you ... the object? (Citcle OM) 31.1 W ,eu *"we,.d Yll. tfMI they .. the .. ject too? (Circle Ott J 32. PIIIIIIM the f1l1~ lftr.nLeiiiR e~lut youneH: ... watlle ~-atlaaft...w ebjeA. I a t ..... q-a feellll:lal S.arp.IS ia t ~ 1.1: Corps 33. When Ottd to whofl'l tlid you report thot you hod wen the object? :-'.>t.-;_Ea! r::c HUl!DRED SEVEt~TY DEGREES SLASH THIRTY ;QTS C~1A FORTY ~.c~SAND F!:ET SEMICLN TWO HUNDRED NINETY DEGREES Cl1A TWENTY-FIVE KtJCTS ::A THIF.tY THCUSANiJ F~ET ?D VIS J3ILITY 5E:VEf !1!t.ES ?!) ?.'\?2:~ ::-.\?.El! NEGfi TIVE PS PAREN EIGHT P.I\REN NEGATIVE PD ?A~Et\ NIN PAP..i:N TIN -~I~CRAFT SCRAMBLE AND SEARCHED AREA FRCM T~O THOUSAND FEETO FCRTY- : .:c THOUSAND FEET WITH NO 02SERVATION PD PAREN TEt\ PARE~ NILITAR'l A~D -, .. ,~i=iERCIAL .~IRCRAFT IN AREA PD ~5/02132 AUG JEPQW J iN FOR.: THt .i.lN F~.U.CISO CH.-o .. tCLi 0, AUG.4,1tU 0:-A~oltt0 THIS :)F A~OT!dl' SIII\.'I.T.lH0YI31f.MTIN8 If.. tt01"H YIS\J .. L ~lifD LT. O~N( SWi .. 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