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APPENDIX I

Artesia, New Mexico - 16 January 1952

I. DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT

On 16 January 1952, two members of a balloon project from the General Mills Aeronautical Research Laboratory and four other civilians observed two unidentified aerial objects in the vicinity of the balloon they were observing. The balloon was at an altitude of 112,000 ft. and was 110 ft. in diameter at the time of the observation.

The objects were observed twice, once from Artesia, New Mexico, and once from the Artesia Airport. In the first instance, one round object appeared to…

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, USAF
31st INDIAN OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, DAYTON, OHIO

IN REPLY REFER TO: 5D 24-21 15 April 1952

SUBJECT: Sighting of Two Unusual Objects
over Artesia, New Mexico on
16 January 1952
SPECIAL INQUIRY - UNCONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT

TO: Commanding General
Air Material Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio
ATTN: MCIS

1. Attached hereto for your information are two copies of
the report of investigation by Special Agent LINDELL W. POLITTE,
17th…

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DETAILS:

1. This investigation is predicated upon information contained in a letter from District Office No. 24, wherein they reported results of an interview with , Aeronautical Research Division, General Mills, Inc., 2010 East Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota. DCCA reported that while making observations of a balloon they had previously released over Artesia, New Mexico, they noted two (2) unusual objects flying in the vicinity of their test balloon on 16 January 1957.

AT ARTESIA, NEW MEXICO
1951

2. On 21 March 1952, , New Mexico, Manager of Municipal Air…

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|  UNITED STATES AIR FORCE | FILE NO. | DATE  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  THE INSPECTOR GENERAL | 24-8-30 | 5 April 1952  |
|  OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS | REPORT MADE BY | REPORT MADE AT  |
|  REPORT OF INVESTIGATION | S/A LINDELL W. POLITTE | blh  |
|  TITLE | REPORT MADE AT | REPORT MADE AT  |
|  Sighting of Two Unusual Objects over Artesia, New Mexico on 16 January 1952 | 17th DO, Kirtland AFB, N Mex | 17th DO, Kirtland AFB, N Mex  |
|  STATUS | PENDING |   |
|  CHARACTER | SPECIAL INQUIRY - UNCONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT |   |
|  REFERENCE | Ltr, DO #24, file 24-0, …

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF
24TH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
343 S. DEARBORN ST, CHICAGO 4, ILLINOIS
24-0
Mar 11 1952
SUBJECT: Unconventional Aircraft
Artesia, New Mexico
16 January 1952
SPECIAL IMPUTER
TO: District Commander
17th District GRI (IG) USAF
Wirtland Air Force Base
Albuquerque, New Mexico

1. Mr. __________, Aeronautical Research Division, General
Mille, Inc., 2010 East Monnapin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota, has
advised this office that he was assigned as a photographer for a
bal…

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addition to the balloon. That they traveled through approximately a 50 degree
arc in the sky, moving very fast and appearing to follow a direct course. That
one object was behind the other and that he does not believe they were aircraft,
as they appeared twice the size of the balloon which was at more than one hundred
thousand feet altitude at the time. stated that the objects were a
dull gray in color and did not reflect the bright sunlight.

3. On 21 March 1952, Mr. , New Mexico,
Manager of Goodyear Tire and Supply Company was interviewed. stated
that his attention…

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24-0

northeasterly direction toward the balloon, fly around and above the
balloon and then fly off in a northeasterly direction. The lapse
of time was about forty seconds and there was no way to estimate the
speed of the objects. The two objects appeared to be round discs,
dull white in color and about the same size as the disc Mr. Dugan saw
earlier in the morning. The objects traveled in flying formation,
one to the side, about six or eight times the diameter of the disc,
and slightly behind. As the objects made the turn around the balloon
they turned on edge and c…

SECURITY INFORMATION

|  UNITED STATES AIR FORCE | FILE NO. | DATE  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  THE INSPECTOR GENERAL | 24-8-30 | 23 May 1952  |
|  OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS | REPORT MADE BY |   |
|  REPORT OF INVESTIGATION | S/A EDGAR J. BETHART |   |
|  TITLE | REPORT MADE AT  |
| --- | --- |
|  Sighting of Two Unusual Objects over Artesia, New Mexico on 16 January 1951 | 17th DO, Kirtland AFB  |
|   | PERIOD 8 May 1952  |
|   | OFFICE OF ORIGIN 17th DO, Kirtland AFB  |
|   | STATUS CLOSED  |

CHARACTER
SPECIAL INQUIRY - UNCONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT

REFERENCE
Rpt of Inv of S/A JACK M. LANDER…