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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 3. SOURCE  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  20 March 52 | Spt of Clovis AFB, N. Mexico | M.F. Pilot  |
|  4. TIME | 5. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 6. SHAPE  |
|  Local 1730MSI B 0030 | one | Bar  |
|  8. COURSE | 9. ALTITUDE | 10. ANGULAR VELOCITY  |
|  Stationary | 5,000' | 0 per second  |
|  12. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | 13. LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED | 14. MANEUVERS  |
|  ground visual | 1 hour | none  |
|  15. CONCLUSIONS | Bell shaped pear object. Shiny silver or burnished gold. No trait, exhaust, maneuvers sound or propulsion observed. Assigned stationary f…

RF222
WPD176
YDB247
WYD123
WDC235
JWFOS263
PP JEDEN JEDWP JEPHQ 333
DE JWFOS 229
P 291720Z 2NJ

FM WG INTEL OFFICE 148TH FTR BMR WG CLOVIS AFB NMEX
TO JEDEN/CG AIR DEF COMM ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO
INFO JEDWP/CHIEF AIR TECH INTEL CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO

19:15

ACTION
T. ATIAA
2. ATIF
3. Central Files

JEPHC/DIR INTEL DCS/O HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
/E/ 140IN 4-92 PD LTR USAF AFC 4-C/CG-2 CMA LTR
TAC TCEDI 350.09 1ST IND 9AF NAFOI-E 350.09 PD
/1/ BELL SHAPE PEAR OBJ CMA LARGE AT TOP CMALL AT BOTTOM SEEN AT EST
DIS 15-20 MILES PD COLOR SHINNY SILVER OR BURNISHED GOLD PD AERODYNAMICALLY RESEMBLED TEAR DROP PD NO TRAIL EXHAUST MANUVERS SOUND OR
PRPLN OBSRD PD SEEMED TO REMAIN STATIONARY FOR PD ONE HR AND DISAPPEARED
FROM VIEW WHEN SUN WENT DOWN PD
/2/ 1730 MST 20 MAR 52 PD OBSRD PD ONE HR PD
/3/ VISUAL OBSR FROM SURFACE WITH BINOCULARS - STREAT CO 8 BY 30 PD
/4/ OBJ OBSRD SW CLOVIS AFB COORD 34 DEG 23…

From: Wing Intelligence
140th Fighter Bomber Wing
Clovis AFB
Clovis, New Mexico

1. Bell-shaped pear object, large at top, small at bottom seen at estimated distance of 15-20 miles. Color - shiny silver or burnished gold. Aerodynamically resembled tear drop. No trail, exhaust, maneuvers, sound, or propulsion observed. Seemed to remain stationary for period of one hour and disappeared when sun went down.

2. 1730 MST, 30 March 52. Observed for one hour. MST

3. Visual observation from ground with 6 x 30 binoculars.

4. Object observed SW of Clovis AFB at altitude of 5,000', distance 15-20 miles…

EXTRACT FROM STATUS REPORT # 6

DATE: 20 Mar 52
TIME (Local): 1730
LOCATION: Clovis, N. Mex.
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: 1 hr.
SOUND: None
SPEED: Hovered
ALTITUDE: Unknown
HEADING: Unknown
SOURCE: AF Flight Surgeon
ACTION OR COMMENTS: Possibly balloon from White Sands.
DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: Source observed pear-shaped object the color of silver or
burnished gold. Observed to hover until it disappeared
due to darkness. (unclassified)

UNCLASSIFIED