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BLACK-GREEN

BLACK-GREEN object climbed at high speed, hovered, changed color to red and to blue. Seen by airman from San Marcos AFB.

UNCLASSIFIED
22 JUL 1952 14 18 2
1952 JUL 15 03
9
V. ATTA
2. ATTA
3. C. Files
ATTO
1952 JUL 22 10:4
ACTION
RC130
WPC076
TYD146
PP JEDWP ZOV JEP
TDB105
VD152
WVD080
WMX082
JWFSM 020
PP JEPHQ JEPWP JEDEN JEDST JWFGO 555
DE/JWF SM 01
P 220820Z
FM CO SAN MARCOS AFB TEX
TO JEPHQ/ DIR AIR INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH D C
JEPWP/ AIR TECH CENTR WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB DAYTON OHIO
INFO JEDEN/ CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
JEDST/ CG APRC SCOTT AFB ILL
JWFGO/ CG CONNALLY AFB WACO TEX
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
7-3719 -1
/ 7-3719 -1
/ SLYOBRTT OF JECT SEEN 22…

COLOR BLUE. FLEW SOUTH AT 5000 FEET. REPORTED BY FOUR AIR POLICE OF THIS BASE AND A STAFF SARGEANT FROM AIR INSPECTORS OFFICE THIS BASE
22/0915Z JUL JWFSM

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Lt. Col. Hector Quintanilla
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22 Jul 52
4 June 1953

10. 25 June 1952, Japan/Korea area.

This is not a single report but a collection of 13 radar reports which occurred in 1951 and 1952. No adequate explanation has been given by the radar expert for any of them and therefore I pass as far as any judgement as to their cause. This is one strictly for the radar experts.

11. 22 July 1952, Maxwell, Texas.

Evaluation as possible meteor is not tenable if object was seen to climb from 8,000 feet to 14,000 feet, then to hover, then to drop at an angle of 45 degrees, continue hovering, and fly s…

MEMO FOR THE RECORD
9 July 1968

Subj: UFO Observation of 22 July 1952

I agree with Dr Hynek that the flight characteristics and duration as given certainly don't agree with those of a meteor. Possibly the evaluator had information that has since been lost. There is insufficient information now available for an analysis. To change the evaluation at this time, however, would cause an unwarranted amount of work in changing our records.

H. C. L. Marano