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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 5 Apr 52 | 2. LOCATION Pheonix, Arizona |   | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☑ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1040 MST GMT 03/1740 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |   |   |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE 4 civilians  |   |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 3 | 9. COURSE | ☐ Other ☑ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTIN…

EXTRACT FROM STATUS REPORT # 7

DATE: 5 Apr 52
TIME (Local): 1040
LOCATION: Phoenix, Ariz.
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: Not Reported
SOUND: Unknown
SPEED: 1/2 falling count
ALTITUDE: 40,000'
HEADING: N
SOURCE: Civilians
ACTION OR COMMENTS: Three F-51's in area and flying north at the time.
DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: Three large, circular objects of dull gray color with no wings, flame, or smoke.

UNCLASSIFIED

AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
DD 12

|  COUNTRY | U.S.A.  |
| --- | --- |
|  INCLASSIFIED | IN-1-52  |
|  LEAVE BLANK | Op 35364  |

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

## SUBJECT
Unidentified Flying Objects

## AREA REPORTED ON
Phoenix, Arizona

## FROM (Agency)
127th Pilot Training Wing (Intelligence)

## DATE OF INFORMATION
9 April 1952

## DATE OF INFORMATION
5 April 1952

## RELATION
F-6

## PARAPHRASE (If Other)
Captain Frederick R. Koeper Jr., Intel G

## SOURCES
Base Operations Office & Area O.S.I.

## MANNERED (Check all that, if any)
Capital Report, etc., as applicab…

AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)
UNCLASSIFIED
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) 127th Pilot Training Wing
Lube AFB, Phoenix, Arizona
REPORT NO. IR-1-52
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Major William H. Casterline, AO 416 269, Base Operations Officer, was contacted by telephone by Mr. [redacted] and Mr. [redacted] and Mr. [redacted] and Mr. [redacted]. Arisons (Phone: Glendale 9993) at 1040 on 5 April 1945, who reported a sighting of 3 unidentified flying objects.

O.S.I. for this area made a follow-up investigation and accumulated the following information:

1. Three…