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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 15 May 1952 | 2. LOCATION Washington D. C. | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local: 2135 EDT GMT: 0325Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical (METEOR) ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Naval officers and 3 other people | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERV…

CSAF ITEM 5
15 MAY
UNCLASSIFIED
RESTRUCTED
TT 124
16 May 52
382
245
255

TO ATIAA-2C RUPPELT
FROM AFOIN-2B3 FOURNET

FOLLOWING REPORT RECEIVED BY D/I DUTY OFFICER
BY PHONE 2150 HRS LOCAL 15 MAY 52:

ENS USN, REPORTED SIGHTING SAUCER-LIKE OBJECT AT 2135 HRS LOCAL 15 MAY, PRESUMABLY OVER WASHINGTON AREA. COLOR GOLDISH-ORANGE, NO APPEARANCE OF EXHAUST, SIZE AND ALTITUDE UNKNOWN, SHAPE CIRCULAR AND APPEARED "SAUCER-LIKE IN THICKNESS". OBJECT TRAVELLING DUE SOUTH IN LEVEL FLIGHT AND VANISHED FROM SIGHT PRIOR TO REACHING HORIZON. OBSERVED FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS MAXIMUM. SPEED COULD NOT BE ESTIMATED BU…

CSAF ITEM
TT-126
21 May 52
CSAF ITEM 7
ATIAA

TO ATIAA-2C RUPPELT FROM AFOIN-2B3 FOURNET
REF CSAF ITEM 5 TT 124 AND AMC ITEM 1 TT 125

HAVE CONTACTED ENS [REDACTED] AND ENS [REDACTED]
BY PHONE AND MISS [REDACTED] IN PERSON
FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL AND CLARIFYING INFO
OBTAINED:

ENS [REDACTED] REITERATES PREVIOUS DATA
SUBMITTED EXCEPT ESTIMATE OF DURATION OF
OBSERVATION WHICH HE NOW BELIEVES TO BE
ABOUT 10 SECONDS INSTEAD OF 15 OBSERVED
THROUGH ARC OF 60 TO 70 DEGREES. COULD NOT
ESTIMATE SIZE ACCURATELY. SAUCER IMPRESSION
BASED ON OVAL RATHER THAN CIRCULAR APPEARANCE
AS THOUGH DISC SEEN TILTED. ADD…

SLOWLY AT LOW ALTITUDE IN STRAIGHT PATH WITH
NO SOUND. FIRST OBSERVED ABOVE HOUSE,
KEPT IT UNDER OBSERVATION FOR ABOUT 6 SECONDS
DURING WHICH IT TRAVERESED ABOUT 30 DEGREE
ARC, AND LOST IT BEHIND TREES. TRAVELLED
IN GENERAL SW DIRECTION. APPEARED TO BE
VAGUE OBLONG SHAPE WITH ESTIMATED 4 TO 5
FOOT DIAMETER IF AT ASSUMED ALTITUDE OF
ABOUT 60 FT. STATES IT DEFINITELY WAS NOT
A/C LANDING LIGHT. DESCRIBES WEATHER AS
FAIRLY CLEAR AND COULD SEE MANY STARS.
NO MOON AT TIME OF OBSERVATION.

MISS COULD OFFER NO DEFINITE INFO
EXCEPT THAT COLOR APPEARED TO BE BLUISH-
WHITE AND SHAPE APPEARED OVAL AS FOR …

EXTRACT FROM STATUS REPORT # 7

DATE: 15 May 52
TIME (Local): 2135
LOCATION: Washington, D. C.
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: 6-10 Seconds
SOUND: Unknown
SPEED: Slow and/or extremely fast
ALTITUDE: Low
HEADING: S
SOURCE: Two ensigns USN and others.
ACTION OR COMMENTS: None
DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: Goldish-orange, saucer-like object gave impression of spinning motion. Two observers at different levels, i.e., one at street level while other at roof level, hence variations in observation.

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 16 May 1952 | 2. LOCATION | North Korea | 3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 15/1835 I | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☑ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | 5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | (18th Ftr-Bmr Gp) USAF Fighter Pilot | 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 15-20 Sec  |
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|  8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 1 | 9. COURSE | E then N | 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |   |

12. CONCLUSIONS
☐ Was Balloon
☐ Probably Balloon
☐ Possibly Ballo…

AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
UNCLASSIFIED 40

|  COUNTRY | Korea | REPORT NO. | 52-81 | (LEAVE BLANK) | ASR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT  |
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SUBJECT: Sighting of unidentified Flying Object

AREA REPORTED BY: North Korea
FROM (Agency): Det 1, 6004th AISS, APO 970

DATE OF INFORMATION: 28 May 1952
DATE OF INFORMATION: 17 May 1952
EVALUATION: B-3

PREPARED BY (Agency): Capt Vincent A. Goskey
REFERENCES (Financial member, deserters, previous report, etc., as applicable): FEAF Letter, AG 305.07, 5 March 1952

SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of rep…

UNCLASSIFIED
AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) Det 1, 6004th AISS, APO 970
REPORT NO. 52-81
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1. Time sighted: 1835I ZONAL TIME Length of time sighted: 15-20 seconds
Date of sighting: 15 May 1952
2. A brief description of the sighted object or objects:
Shape: Appeared spherical and at one time when it was chubbing it looked like it was flat
Size: Estimated 50 feet in diameter
Color: Silvery Color
Number of objects: One
Trail or exhaust: None noted
Propulsion system: Not noted
Estimated speed: 1000 MPH
Aerodynamic feature…