Albaquerque Newmexico — 1952

Category: 1952  |  Format: PDF  |  File: 1952-xx-9614491-Albaquerque-NewMexico.pdf
Keywords: pilot, aircratt, albuquerque, kirtland, poyed, jufil, fitity, unconventiodbl, idtellieanoe, 352sth, hnrol4, ud1dnrt1t, ozmot, deterlllimd, aiatanoe, obiijyatiod, uerqua, mltxico, ljjddentined, objfl, aouroae, pbabdde, dsabuitj, lwrage, emp5rature
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AP .. POYED I JUfil 19~ COI..fiTitY AIR INTELLI CE INFORMATION REPORT Sighting of UnconventioDBl A'rcratt. Wing IDtellieanoe Office, 352Sth V Williams AFB Ariz, Col.onal Hnrol4 A. Radet Subjs Deporting UD1dnrt1t!ad objeO't ozmot be deterlllimd as to ita ai color, etc . fS. ot eight!q 1118 hours (MST), 7 '52 tor a un- certain leDgth ot timl The JM""8r or obsex Y&ticm was n8\.81 fl-CIIIl a1 rcraft vi thout as- aiatanoe ot optical or electronical eq nt. Location of' source at t~ ot obiiJYatioD 25 miles eaat ot .llb\I:['Uerqua !lev Mltxico. lJJddentined objfl!cta altitude at time ot. sighting waa eat, mated at approxi:tel7 11,000 teet upon crossing the tl1ght path or the B 2S. llti ot aircratt at tim ot object com1ng into rlev vas ll,500 teet vith objftct est!Jnated 250 to .300 f'a"t trom subject B 25. Reali- a}>Uit7 ot aouroae Xo wather pbaBDDe to accoUDt tor the sighting. 8q clear, dsabUitJ'-40 ilea, .lwrage 'l'emp5rature-7)0 Wiad-BW-J.O. llo exist- 1Dg physical eridenoe or photographs antlable, Interception and/or 1dantit1cat1on action taker nom. ROIERT E. KRUSE lat. Lt. USAF Viq IJrtelli~nce ottioer IJRCLASS\F\ED AF fORM 112~AIT II A."'f'RRVVD I JU .. 1M At a poa1tion 2S miles east ot Albuquerque, N.U. at Ul8 l~T at ll,SOO tt.. 7 JUDel952 Pilot- snd Co-pilot ot AF 8840 3-2S made th ~oll<Mina obeervatioa.. . .An object.~ aa deacribed below~ was obaerved aimul.taneousl7 bT Pilot. aad C~pilot as it c~sed the flight path o! theB 25 tro,. a point. at appro1. 2 ~'cl"k relative to the aircraft no3a . . to a point. at apprax. 4 o'clock when it blocked froa vi by the right. \dn& ol the aircratt. The trajectory ot the object waa considered as .tl.at or . di"rlng slighUy aad when' obae:ryecl appeared to be not. more than 250-300 tt. rraa the aircr&tt . It.a alt.i tude waa estimated u.s 000 tt. op slightly aboys The object appeared to be rectangular ln shape with dim- enaiona eat.1J1Ated to be 6 x 4' ot met..al construction, possibly almd.tn.a. . . The abeys was 'reported to Kirtland Airways at Albuquerque wh adYiaed that no weather ball~ona had been released by the . A.PB or. CAA since app~. 0800 that morning. Kirtland \Yas further advised by the pilot that a \Yritten report \toulQ b" ttecl on lanclihg .at. Williau A?B. A TliJ~ EHRACT: 11'111; ntiS DOQIUUf CIQ?P'AifiiiNfO.tiATIGIU,B:fiNG nC MAT~CM-. Din""' 01 T'WC UM&TU) S'f.UB 'MITMIN 1loi( UANIMG o,: rtfE E!N'IOH.\G( ACT, 5Q U 'i C - ll AND & M "11'S T1ltJfiMI.IDN OR Thl MWL.\TIOII M ITS COHrtNn IM AN 'I MAHNlll TO AN UNAU'THOfltll0 flt'P.~N 15 PftOMIRI rm ~tV LA.-. IT MAY MOT Ill Ill tlliiiOU Olt IM PMT. IY CJrHIII lktN UNIT1.D SJATD Alii lOCI AGiltCilS, DCCU'f l't PRWI~IOHO r...: OIRf'CTOM~ ,