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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  22 May 1952 | Alexandria, Virginia | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1200 EST GMT 0500 Z | 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 Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 | 9. COURSE ☐ Other ☑ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
| …

RC104T UNCLASSIFIED
WPB062
YDA133
TYA128
JEPHQ A 038
PP JEDEN JEDWP 222
DE JEPHQ 02A
P 22709Z ZNJ
FM HQ USAF WASH DC
TO JEDEN/CGAIRDEFCOM ENT AFB COLO
JEDWP/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO ATTN ATIAA-2C
/FROM AFOIN 50057 FLYOBRPT CIVILIAN REPORTED
SIGHTING UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT DESCRIBED ONLY AS AN OVAL-SHAPED
REDDISH GLOW MOVING VERY RAPDILY ON A VERY ERRATIC COURSE IN THE GENERAL
AREA SOUTHEAST OF ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA (COORDINATES 38.52N, 77.10W.
SIGHTING MADE WITH NAKED EYE. MADE VERY ROUGH ESTIMATION OF ALTITUDE
AS FIVE THOUSAND; UNABLE TO ESTIMATE SPEED. WEATHER CLEAR,
VISABILITY MORE THAN 1…

EXTRACT FROM STATUS REPORT # 7

DATE: 22 May 52
TIME (Local): Not Reported
LOCATION: Alexandria, Va.
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: Not Reported
SOUND: Unknown
SPEED: Unknown
ALTITUDE: 5,000'
HEADING: Unknown
SOURCE: Civilian
ACTION OR COMMENTS: Insufficient information
DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: Oval-shaped, reddish glow, moving very rapidly on erratic course. (Unclassified)