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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  2 Apr 52 | Washington, D.C. | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 07/04/32 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ 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  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Spot could have been due to several …

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UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.

April 18, 1952

Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio.

Gentlemen:

Enclosed is a copy of a night picture that I took of the Washington, D. C. area. I'm sending the print to you for your inspection of the circled object. I have no idea what the object is. Since the picture is a time exposure, it could not be an airplane or streaks of light would appear on the print similar to those made by cars on the roads.

The picture was made on the evening of April …

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24 APR 1952

INSPECTOR DENL'S OFFICE
PUBLIC INF. OFFICE
COMPTROLLER
PERSONNEL & ADM.
RESEARCH & DEV.
INTELLIGENCE
SUPPLY AND MAINT.
PROC. & IND. MOR. PLNG.
OTHER
AME Form No. 9 (Rev 1 Apr 49) (Formerly AMC 10-7)

Mr. [redacted]
Alaskan Trace Elements Unit
U. S. Geological Survey
Washington 25, D. C.

Dear Mr. [redacted]

We have received your picture and letter and appreciate your thoughtfulness in writing us. In order to analyze the picture, it is necessary for us to have the negative which will be returned to…

May 7, 1952

Colonel S. H. Kirkland, Jr.
Chief, Technical Analysis Division
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio

Dear Colonel Kirkland:

Enclosed is the negative which you requested in your letter of April 24, a copy of which is attached.

When you have finished with the negative, please return it to the following address:

2007 S. 11th Ave.
Maywood, Ill.

Should you wish to contact me for any further information, I can be reached at the above address until May 17. After that date I can be reached at the following address:

Alaskan Trace Elements Unit
U. S. G…

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Alaskan Trace Elements Unit
U.S. Geological Survey
Box 1088
Fairbanks, Alaska

Dear Mr. [redacted]:

Your letter of 7 May containing one negative has been received and analyzed by our photography section. Their conclusions are as follows:

a. The image density is sufficiently greater than the sky to …

Case includes 1, 5"x4" photo

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