Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Incident Report: Observation of Unidentified Flying Lights, Phoenix, Arizona, 16 July 1952
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A civilian bus driver in Phoenix reported two blue-green lights moving at high speed on July 16, 1952. The Air Force investigated the report, noting the witness's interest in UFO literature and the presence of F-84 aircraft in the area.
This document is a formal intelligence report regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 16, 1952. The report was filed by Captain Frederick R. Roeper Jr. of the 127th Pilot Training Wing at Luke Air Force Base. The primary witness was a civilian bus driver who reported seeing two blue-green lights traveling in a parallel formation at approximately 2107 hours. The witness described the objects as glowing, moving from west to east at an estimated altitude of 1500 feet, covering approximately 10 miles in 10 seconds without making any sound. The report notes that the witness wears heavily tinted glasses and had recently been reading literature regarding 'Flying Saucers.' Military authorities confirmed that two F-84 aircraft were conducting a local training flight in the vicinity at 2108 hours, just minutes after the reported sighting. The official conclusion stated that the significance of the report remained undetermined.
Significance of this report is undetermined.
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Official Assessment
Significance of this report is undetermined.
The report documents a visual sighting of two blue-green lights by a civilian bus driver. The observer noted the lights traveled parallel to the ground at approximately 1500 feet. The report notes that two F-84 aircraft were on a local training flight in the area at 2108, shortly after the sighting.
Witnesses
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