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K 43.6012-1
20 22 JUL 1952

RETURN TO:

Director
Aetospace Studies Inst
ATTN: Archives Branch
Maxwell AFB, Alabama

20 32 LAVALETTE N J

20 32 BST

20 32

Civilian man

5-6 min 2

Oblistry professor observed two bright lights moving slowly and circling coasted area. There traveled in trail, but did not have a constant formation.

AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
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|  COUNTRY | PRIMARY | FIRST | MIDDLESEX | CIVIL ACTION  |
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|  USA | TA-10-522 | 13-10-522 |  |   |

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

**SUBJECT**
FLYCERPT

**AREA SUPPORTS ON**
Lavallette, New Jersey

**FROM (Agency)**
Eastern Air Defense Force, Steuart AFB, N.J.

**DATE OF REPORT**
5 Aug 52

**DATE OF INFORMATION**
20 Jul 52

**EVALUATION**
N-6

**PREPARED BY (Name)**
Feldman, McMADIE, Major, USAF

**SOURCE**
Navy Air Force
Navy Mail University, New Jersey

**REFERENCES (Control number, direction, p…

July 29, 1952

City Desk
Newark Evening News
Newark, N. J.

Dear Sir:

Enclosed is a report of an observation of two objects ("lights") seen in the sky on the night of July 19-20 over Lavalette, N. J. Since these lights were very similar to those reported over Washington, D.C., the same night, and since they did not resemble any aircraft known to the observers, either in appearance or in manner of motion and disappearance, I am submitting a complete description for possible correlation with other similar reports. I have purposely delayed this report since I have no intention of allowing my nam…

Description of Objects Seen In Sky on July 20, 1952, over Lavalette, N. J.

Time: Approx. 12:20 to 12:25 a.m., Sunday, July 20.

Place: Seen from boardwalk, just east of center of Lavalette, N.J.

Description of Objects:

a. Two moving lights were seen, each having the same appearance: approximately round, and orange-yellow in color with dull red alternately diffusing over much of the surface. They seemed about five times the apparent-size of Venus or Jupiter, but only two or three times as bright.

b. The "lights" were first seen towards the south, just off-shore, about in the center of the "…

NOTE: When the objects were first seen, they resembled night-weather-balloons ("pibal-balloons" carrying candle-lantern). However, their reddish color and circular course were not at all like such a balloon. Their motion gave the definite impression of directed control, but the complete silence of the objects and their apparent rapid climbing to very high altitude did not resemble (to the observers) any known plane or dirigible.

A TRUE COPY: ________________, Ph.D.

PETER B VENABLE
Major, USAF
Asst Chief Combat Intelligence

AF FORM 112—PART I
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|  COUNTRY | R.S.A. | REPORT NO. | 12-49-522 | (LEAVE BLANK)  |
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|  AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT  |   |   |   |   |
|  SUBJECT | FIZDRPT  |   |   |   |
|  AREA REPORTED ON | Thortheastern United States | FROM (Agency) | 568th Air Base Group, McGuire AFB, S J |   |
|  DATE OF REPORT | 29 July 1952 | DATE OF INFORMATION | 20 July 1952 | EVALUATION  |
|  PREPARED BY (Officer) | Major Joseph H. King, Operations Officer | SOURCE | 3 civilian personnel, names listed below  |   |
|  REFERENCES (Record number, …

AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1943
R. S. RICHARDSON
UNCLASSIFIED
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) 648th Air Base Group, Mohawk Air Force Base, Trenton, N. J.
REPORT NO. IR-49-52E
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Report of Investigation of Unidentified Objects Sighted in the Air at Bay Head, H. S. 20 July 1942 at 0014 hours. Rendered by S/Sgt. Marvin G. Kumbberg, Jr.

At 1400 hours I received a report of an unidentified object by H. S. 20 July 1942 at 0014 hours, New Jersey, and was instructed by Major Joseph H. King, Operations Officer, 508th Air Base Group, to make a complete investi…

REVIEWING OFFICER UNCLASSIFIED
AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  FROM (Agency) | REPORT NO. | PAGE 3 OF 5 PAGES  |
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|  668th Air Base Group, McGuire Air Force Base, Trenton, N J | LR-49-52E |   |

location of 40 degrees, 3 minutes north, 74 degrees west. Mr. [redacted] stated that he had been alarmed by a radio report that 8 unidentified objects were picked up by radar over Washington, D. C. and decided to report this incident to the Air Force because he thought that the two objects he saw might have been part of the group repor…