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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  2 Sep 52 | Riverside, California | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  2. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  2345 P2P | ☐ Ground-Redder ☐ Air-Vessel ☐ Air-Intercept Roder | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Other ☑ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No | 4 civilians |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | …

AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
7-3712-17

|  COUNTRY | United States | REPORT NO. | MAFB-5-ENDTER | (LEAVE BLANK) |   |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  SUBJECT | Unidentified Flying Objects Reporting  |
| --- | --- |
|  AREA REPORTED ON | Southern California  |
|  FROM (Agency) | 807th Air Base Group, March Air Force Base  |
|  DATE OF REPORT | 10 September 1952  |
|  DATE OF INFORMATION | 2 September 1952  |
|  TREASURER BY (Officer) | E. D. H. Maddox, Lt Colonel, USAF  |
|  SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  REFERENCES (Control number, direction…

UNCLASSIFIED
CONFIDENTIAL

|  UNITED STATES AIR FORCE | FILE NO. | DATE  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  THE INSPECTOR GENERAL | 24-8-43 | 21 October 1952  |
|  OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS | REPORT MADE BY | S/A ARTHUR W. WATTS  |
|  REPORT OF INVESTIGATION | 1m |   |
|  TITLE | REPORT MADE AT | DO #17, Kirtland AFB, N. M.  |
|  UNKNOWN SUBJECT(S) Sighting of Unidentified Aerial Object over Los Alamos, New Mexico 3 September 1952 | PERIOD | 21 October 1952  |
|   | OFFICE OF ORIGIN | DO #17, Kirtland AFB, N. M.  |
|   | STATUS | CLOSED  |

CHARACTER
SPECIAL INQUIRY - AERIAL PHENOMENA

REFERENCE
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CONFIDENTIAL SECURITY INFORMATION
UNCLASSIFIED

DETAILS:

1. This investigation opened at the direction of the District Commander, predicated upon information furnished by , Director, Security Division, Los Alamos Field Office, Atomic Energy Commission, Los Alamos, New Mexico, concerning the observation of an unidentified aerial light.

2. On 3 September 1952, Mr. , Mr. and Mr. , Inspectors, U.S. Atomic Energy Protective Force, Los Alamos, New Mexico, reported the sighting of a moving white light travelling in a Westerly direction -- the light varying in density from "very dim" to "near glarin…