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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 22 Oct 52 | 2. LOCATION LAURINSBURG-MAXTON AFB N C |   | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☑ Possibly Aircraft  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 22/2210 EST GMT 23/0310 Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |   |   |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE 4 Airmen |   | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 | 9. COURSE | ☐ Other ☐
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UNCLASSIFIED 26

HEADQUARTERS
507TH TACTICAL CONTROL GROUP
Pope Air Force Base
Fort Bragg, North Carolina

S-2 360.1 18 December 1952

SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object

TO: Commanding General
Ninth Air Force
ATTN: Directorate of Intelligence
Pope Air Force Base
Fort Bragg, North Carolina

The attached report is submitted in accordance with the provisions
of paragraph 7e (2), Air Force Letter 200-5, 29 April 1952.

FOR THE COMMANDING OFFICER:

1 Incl: LEONARD L. CLEMENT
FLYORPPT (3 cys) Major, USAF
Adjutant

cc: Chief, Air Technical
Intelligence Center, ATTN: ATIAA-2C,
Wright-Patterson Air F
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AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)
SECURITY INFORMATION

|  COUNTRY | UNITED STATES | REPORT NO. | LEAVE BLANK  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT

AREA SUPPORTS ON LAURINBURG-MAXTON AIR BASE, N. C.

DATE OF REPORT: 24 October 1952
LABOR (YOUR) INFORMATION: DOBERT C. ROBAR, 1/Lt, USAF
REFERENCES (AIRLINE NO., OTHER, EXPLANATION OF AIRING NAME, OR ADDRESS)

FROM (Agency): 725th AC&W Squadron
507th Tactical Control Group, Pope AFB, NC

SUBJECT TO:

22 October 1952
F-0

SOLICITED:
A/2C BERNARD F. DEMONTE
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AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  FROM (Agency) | REPORT NO. | PAGE OF PAGES  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  COMMANDING OFFICER | 311700Z OCT 52 | RESTRICTED  |
|  507TH TAC COM GP |  | PRIORITY  |
|  POPE AFB, FT BRAGO, N.C. |  |   |
|  HQ, USAF, WASH, D.C. |  |   |
|  SPEC SCTY OFF, AIR TECH INTELL CENTER, |  |   |
|  AMC WRIGHT-PATTERSON, OHIO |  |   |
|  APC, EWT AFB, COLO |  |   |
|  CO, 9TH AF, POPE AFB, N.C. |  |   |
|  S2 507 52-912 | PD FLYOBERT PD IAW PAR 7C AFL 200-5 CMA |   |
|  DTD 29 APR 52 CMA THE FOL INFO IS SUB CLN 1-1 
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AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) | REPORT NO. | PAGE ___ OF ___ PAGES

1 RED LIGHT
3 GREEN LIGHTS
SIDE VIEW

TWO (2) RED LIGHTS IN FRONT (STEADY)
APPROX. 100'-150'
APPROX. EIGHT (8)
GREEN LIGHTS IN REAR. (STEADY)
BOTTOM VIEW
MEMORY SKETCH OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT

NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U.S.C.- 31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PER
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AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  FROM (Agency) | REPORT NO. | PAGE ___ OF ___ PAGES  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  McColl | 1st SIGHTING | 1  |

RECORD
+ RED SPRINGS
- SIGHTING BY TWO OTHER AIRMEN
- MAXTON
- MAY 1943
- AIRMAN
- AIR SIGHTING

USAF AERONAUTICAL APPROACH
CHART (SPECIAL)
1:250,000
SOUTHERN PINES
(410 AI-3) G

BENNETSVILLE
BENNETSVILLE

NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT OF 1935.
31 AND 32 AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS 
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AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) Report No. PAGE OF PAGES

# STATEMENTS OF WITNESSES

I, the undersigned, on the 22nd day of October 1952, at 2210 hours, was walking my guard post and heard this noise up in the sky. I looked up and saw this huge round object passing overhead. It was between one-hundred (100) to one-hundred and fifty (150) feet in diameter. The object had two (2) red lights in the front and eight (8) to twelve (12) green lights in the rear. They were steady lights and not blinking on and off as an aircraft light does. It
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ASTOR
1952 NOV 3 0730
1. Otis
2. Otis
3. C. files
ATT'Y 11/18/22

ACTION

ESDF 142
PP JEDWP
DE JESDF 51
P 311700Z
FM CO 507TH TAC CON GP POPE AFB FT BRAGG NC
TO JEPHQ/HQ USAF WASH DC
JEDWP/SPEC SCTY OFF AIR TECH INTELL CENTER AMC WRIGHT-PATTERSON OHIO
JEDEN/ADC ENT AFB COCO
ZEN/CG 9TH AF POPE AFB NC
S2 507 52-912 PD FLYOBRPT PD IAW PAR 7C AFL 200-5 CMA DTD 29 APR 52 CMA
THE FOL INFO IS SUB CLN 1-1 OBJ SITED 22 OCT 52 PD HUGH OVAL SHAPED
OBJ APPROX ONE TO TWO HUNDRED FT ACROSS W/2 RED LIGHTS IN FORWARD SECTION
CMA EIGHT TO TEN STEADY GREEN LIGHT IN THE REAR PD SOUND CLN STEADY
DRONE AT A DISTAN

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