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ATIC NO. ---
AF NO. ---
REPORT NO. ---
DATE OF REPORT ---
TIME OF SIGHTING 2119R
SHAPE Circular or Oval
SIZE ---
COURSE SW
NO. IN GROUP 1
BOUND ---
PHOTOS --- SKETCHES ---
Temporary ATIC Form 329
(Jan 52)

DATE OF INFO 27 Dec 1950
LOCATION Lakehurst, NJ
SOURCE Sailors
DATE IN TO ATIC ---
COLOR Light
SPEED Very high
ALTITUDE 5,000'
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED 45 Sec
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Tower 265' high
MANEUVERS Circled

[stamp: "RECEIVED" with date "2 Jan 52"]

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
IN REPLY REFER TO
Op-322F2/hga
Serial 0644P32

UNCLASSIFIED

FROM: Director of Naval Intelligence
To: Commanding General, Air Material Command
Attn: MCIS
Subj: Report of unconventional aircraft sighting; forwarding of
Ref: (a) AFOIN memo to CNO(DNI) of 18 Sep 1950
(b) DI/USAF Conf ltr AFOIC-cc-1 of 8 Sep 1950
Encl: (1) DIO 4ND Conf ltr File A8-5 Ser 0510502 of 16 Jan 1951
1. Reference (a) indicated a continuing interest in the subject of unconventional aircraft and enclosed reference (b) as a guide for any coop…

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IN REPLY ADDRESS
DISTRICT INTELLIGENCE OFFICER
FOURTH NAVAL DISTRICT
AND REFER TO NO.
AMK:JCL:mfw
4ND/Code 33
A8-5
Ser 0510502
CONFIDENTIAL

UNCLASSIFIED
DISTRICT INTELLIGENCE OFFICE
FOURTH NAVAL DISTRICT
U. S. NAVAL BASE
PHILADELPHIA 12, PA.

16 January 1951

From: District Intelligence Officer, FOURTH Naval District
To: Director of Naval Intelligence

Subj: Sighting of possible unconventional aircraft; report of

Ref: (a) DNI conf ltr ser 016236P32 dtd 19 Oct 1950

Encl: (1) Statement of D., AC3, USN, and ACAN, USNR, regarding subject

1. In conformance with instructions contained in refe…

UNCLASSIFIED
16 January 1951
Sar 051050
SUBJECT: CONFIDENTIAL

Subj: Sighting of possible unconventional aircraft; report of

(4) Observers were located as indicated in paragraph (3) above. Object was approximately one (1) to one and one-half (1-1/2) miles to the southeast of observers at the southeast end, south side of runway #30, NAS Lakehurst, at an estimated altitude of 5000 feet. Runway #30 is a Northwest-Southeast runway.

(5) There were no other known witnesses. The two observers have been assigned to duty in the tower as operators for the past twenty-one months and are considered to b…

UNCLASSIFIED
8473

TO: OPERATIONS OFFICER
L.O.
29, DECEMBER 1950

ABOUT 2119 ON 27, DECEMBER 1950 AN AIRSHIP WAS MAKING A LEFT-HAND TURN OUT FROM RUNWAY 30. WHEN A STAR-LIKE LIGHT APPEARED OVER HER TO THE SOUTHEAST. IT CIRCLED VERY SUDDENLY, AND HEADED SOUTHEAST AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 5,000 FEET. FURTHER EXAMINATION WITH BINOCULARS REVEALED IT TO BE CIRCULAR OR OVAL IN SHAPE. IT BECAME ILLUMINATED AT REGULAR INTERVALS AND WAS TRAVELLING AT VERY HIGH SPEED. THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE IN NO MORE THAN THREE-QUARTERS OF A MINUTE.

SKY CONDITIONS ON THE 27 OF DECEMBER AS REPORTED BY AEROLOGICAL OFFIC…

|  PROJECT 10073 RECORD  |   |
| --- | --- |
|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 28 December 50 28/0815Z  |
|  2. LOCATION | Los Alamos, New Mexico  |
|  3. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | One  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 3 Seconds  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground-Visual  |
|  7. COURSE | Approx 160 deg  |
|  8. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  10. CONCLUSION | ASTRO (METEOR) Evaluated as a meteor observation.  |
|  11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS | Object was round, with tail and very bright. Bluish-green. Object was traveling above 1000 mph in a …

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CONFIDENTIAL
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
RGC/ACM/pao
UNCLASSIFIED
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF
17TH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO
File No. 24-0 12 January 1951
SUBJECT: Aerial Phenomena
TO: Commanding General
Air Materiel Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio
ATTN: MUI3 AXA
Inclosed are two copies of a spot intelligence report
covering the details of an aerial phenomena observation in the
Los Alamos, New Mexico area.
Richard G. Cox
RICHARD G. COX
Major, USAF
District Commander
2 …

UNCLASSIFIED
CONFIDENTIAL
REPORT OF UNIDENTIFIED SERIAL OBJECTS
U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY PROTECTIVE FORCE
LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO
COPY
DATE 28 Dec, 1950
(Day) (Month)

1. Name of Observer
Last First M.I.
Station assigned Section A-1
Name Address Telephone
Names of other known observers None

2. Time and date of sighting 0135 hours 28 Dec., 1950
Day Month

3. Point of observation Tower Area - TA-33

4. Direction of object from observer Bearing approx. 160°

5. Distance of object from observer Unable to determine because of
short time visible.

6. Angle of elevation from horizon Variable degrees 30 to …