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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 17 Aug 52 | 2. LOCATION Webb AFB, Texas | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1649 CST GMT. | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☑ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☑ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE AF Pilot | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3 - 4 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 | 9. COURSE ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluati…

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AF 1298 (12-PART 1)
UPPER, JED, 1 JUNE 1948

|  COUNTRY | United States | REPORT NO. | IR-60-52 | (LEAVE BLANK) | 42  |
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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  CLAIMANT | FLICREPT  |
| --- | --- |
|  AIRS REPORTED ON | Texas  |
|  DATE OF INFORMATION | 17 August 1952  |
|  EVALUATION | 6-3  |
|  PREPARED BY (Name) | ALBERT M. STREETE Maj., USAF Mg Intel Off  |
|  SIGNED | Captain James H. Perry, AC/18060  |
|  REFERENCES (Time, number, location, number report, etc., as applicable) | AF Letter 200-5, TMX GAAAAH Hq Webb AFB dtd 19 Aug 52  |

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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
REPORT NO. 1R-00-52
NAME: WING Intelligence
WMB Air Force Base, Texas
DATE: 1952

In compliance with paragraph 7d Air Force Letter 200-5 dated 29 April 1952 the following information is submitted:

(1) Description of the object. The lone object was oblong in shape and appeared very bright with no color as if a very bright light were being reflected from highly polished metal. The observer estimated the overall size of the object to be slightly smaller than the AP B-25. There were no wings or rudder visible and the object seemed to move with ease…

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NARRATIVE STATEMENT OF OBSERVER
22 August 1952

1. On 17 August 1952, while on a routine training flight from Hensley Naval Air Station, Dallas, Texas to Webb Air Force Base, Big Spring, Texas, I saw an unusual object approximately one and one-half miles 45° off my heading to the right. The time of sighting was 1649 hours CST. I was flying an Air Force T-6-D at an altitude of 8000 feet above MSL with an indicated air speed of 150 knots on a true heading of 245°. The weather was clear with visibility unlimited. The wind was 160°, 12 knots. My position at time of sighting was 32° 35' …

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1F 3. C. files

26 Aug 52 0931

JF2253

VBB176

WY9223

WHA175

CBES98

JWFDS 252

RR JEPHQ JEDWP JEDEN JEDST JWFGO 555

DE JWFDS 252

R 191615

FM CO WEBB AFB TEX

TO JEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASH DC

JEDWP/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO

JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLO

JEDST/CG ATRO SCOTT AFB ILL

INFO JWFGO/CS FTAF WACO TEX

CA444H. FLYOBRPT WHILE ON ROUT TNG FLT FR HENGLEY NAS DALLAS TEX TO
WEBB AFB TEX ON 17 AUG 52, CAPT JAMES H PERRY AO718062 RPT SIGHTING
AN UNIDENTIFIED FLY OBJ. THE FOLG REPT IS SBN/ICW PAR 7-C AFL 200-5
DTD 22 APR 52. /ONE/ DESCRIPTION OF OBJ CLN SHA…

PAGE TWO JWFDS 349

SIS INTERVAL INCREASED CMA OTHER FEATURES SMCLN BRIGHT LIGHT AS IF BEING REFLECTED FR HIGHLY POLISHED METAL. (TWO) TIME OF SIGHTING CLN 1649 HRS CST OBSR 3 TO 4 SEC. (THREE) MANNER OF OBSR CLN VISUAL FR AIR AT 150 KNOTS ALT 8000 FT IN ACFT TYPE T-6-D. (FOUR) LOC OF OBSR CLN 3235N 9913W FLY 245 HEADING AT 8000 FT. OBJ WAS SIGHTED ABOUT TWO OCCOCH MOVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON APRON 275 HEADING AT 15000 FT. (FIVE) THE OBSR IS THIRTY FIVE YEARS OF AGE CMA HAS AN EST 8000 HRS FLY TIME OF WHICH 1290 HRS ARE IN MIL ACFT. OBSR FLY AS A CIV PLT IN 1935 AND WAS GRAD FR PLT TNG 1944. …

PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET

I. GENERAL

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 3. TIME  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  17 Aug 52 | Webb AFB, Tex. | Local: 1649 CST Zebra: 2249  |
|  4. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND? | ☐ Yes ☐ Naked Eye ☐ Binoculars ☐ Telescope ☐ Theodolite | ☑ No  |
|  5. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED BY GROUND RADAR? | ☐ Yes ☐ By One Set ☐ By Two Sets ☐ By Three Sets | ☑ No  |
|  6. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE AIR? | ☑ Yes ☐ A/C Observed Object ☐ Interception Attempted ☑ No Intercept Attempted | ☐ No  |
|  7. WERE AIRCRAFT SCRAMBLED TO INTERCEPT? | ☐ Yes ☐ A/C Scrambled ☐ Visual Contact Made ☐ A/I C…

IV. BALLOON DATA

21. WERE BALLOONS RELEASED IN AREA? ☐ Yes ☑ No
22. TIME SINCE SCHEDULED BALLOON RELEASE: ______ Minutes

23. POSSIBLE BALLOON LAUNCH SITES DOWNWIND OF SIGHTING:

|  Location | Type | Launching Agency | Lighted? |   | Describe Lighting  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|   |  |  | Yes | No |   |
|  a. |  |  |  |  |   |
|  b. |  |  |  |  |   |
|  c. |  |  |  |  |   |
|  d. |  |  |  |  |   |

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V. EVALUATION

21. EVALUATION OF SOURCE:
☐ Excellent
☐ Good
☐ Fair
☐ Poor
☐ Unreliable
☐ Extremely Doubtful
☐ Hoax

22. DETAILS OF REPORT:
☐ Good
☐ Fair
☐ Poor
☐ In…