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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE: 1 Apr 52 | 2. LOCATION: Contra Costa (Richmond, Calif.) | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 3/10/52 | 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 Evaluat…

CONFIDENTIAL
UNCLASSIFIED
HEADQUARTERS, 4702D DEFENSE WING
Hamilton Air Force Base
Hamilton, California

OI

SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects

TO: /Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio
ATTN: MCIS
Commanding General, Air Defense Command, Ent Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado
ATTN: Director of Intelligence

1. Transmitted herewith AF Form 112 (dup) in accordance with ADCL 200-1, dated 11 April 1951.

2. Under the provision of AFR 205-1, Section II, paragraph 27 (a) dated 14 March 1949, as amended, classification may be downgraded to…

AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
UNCLASSIFIED

|  COUNTRY | UNITED STATES | REPORT NO. | (LEAVE BLANK)  |
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|  AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT  |   |   |   |
|  SUBJECT | Unidentified Flying Objects  |   |   |
|  AREA REPORTED ON | Port Chicago, Contra Costa, Calif | FROM (Agency) | Hq, 47020 Defense Wing Hamilton AFB, California  |
|  DATE OF REPORT | 8 April 1952 | DATE OF INFORMATION | 4 April 1952  |
|  PREPARED BY (Officer) | ELMER J. BROAD, Capt, USAF, DOI | SOURCE | Mr. [redacted], Richmond, California  |
|  REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previ…

UNCLASSIFIED
AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) 5q, 4702D Defense Wg Hamilton AFB, California
REPORT NO. PAGE 2 OF 3 PAGES

(b) Time sighted: March 31 0930/Z and 31 130/Z 1952 or April 01 0930/Z and 01 130/Z 1952.
(c) Observation: Visual.
(d) Location: Mr. [redacted] was working at Port Chicago Naval Yard at the time he observed the unconventional aircraft at:
38° 05' N
122° 02' W
over Suisun Bay, heading approximately 15° Easterly direction.
(e) Observer: Mr. [redacted], winch operator, Port Chicago Naval Yard.
Home address: [redacted]
R…

AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
UNCLASSIFIED
(CLASSIFICATION)
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) Hq, 47020 Defense Ug
Hamilton AFB, California
REPORT NO.
PAGE 3 OF 3 PAGES
Source: Depty of Operations,
(j) Local aircraft airborne at time: 28th Air Division, Hamilton AFB.
31 Mar 52 at 0131 hours:
AF-89 on routine intercept.
Flight pattern: NW of Vallejo to
SW of San Francisco
into the ocean.
It is possible F-89 had afterburner
turned on.
0323 hours:
Schedule Air Force Line.
REMARKS:
Mr. [redacted] said that he had read in the San Francisco
Call Bulletin that, upon sightin…

UNCLASSIFIED
EXTRACT FROM STATUS REPORT # 4

DATE: 1 Apr 52
TIME (Local): 0030
LOCATION: Port Chicago, Calif.
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: Unknown
SOUND: Unknown
SPEED: XXXXX High
ALTITUDE: High
HEADING: 360°
SOURCE: Civilian
ACTION OR COMMENTS: Description resembles meteor except for erratic flight path.
DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: Source reported large bright light moving faster than an aircraft and in an erratic flight path. Object left a streak of flame.

UNCLASSIFIED

DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10

UNCLASSIFIED

SPRING 1952 HASSELBACH, SAXSONIA (CRAMP P 158) 2 WITNESSES 00
OF OF, NEAR MEININGEN, SWORE AN AFFIDAVIT BEFORE A 01
JUDGE AS FOLLOWS. 02
I WAS RIDING HOME ON / MOTOR CYCLE, WITH MY ELE. A-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER 03
ON THE PILLION, WHEN A TIRE BURST NEAR THE VILLAGE OF HASSELBACH. 04
AS WE WERE PUSHING THE MACHINE TOWARDS HASSELBACH, GABRIELE POINTED TO 05
SOMETHING ABOUT A HUNDRED AND FIFTY YARDS AWAY. AT FIRST SIGHT IN THE HALF 06
LIGHT, I TOOK IT FOR A YOUNG DEER. 07
I LEFT MY MOTOR CYCLE BY A TREE WHILE I APPROACHED THE *DEER* CAUTIOUSLY. 08
I WAS NOW ABOUT SIXTY YARDS FROM IT. 09
I THEN REALISED…

INFORMATION ONLY
15 Mar 52 IRAN

Luminous flying object over Iran
There have been many sightings reported of unknown objects observed on the Soviet-Iranian border and the following represents a cross-cut of the sighting:

15 Mar 52 Description: Luminous object 3 meters long moving with extraordinary speed appeared and disappeared 30 to 40 times after 2000 hours. (Comments: It is unlikely that this was casued by meteors)