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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 6 Sep 52  |
| --- | --- |
|  2. LOCATION | Baltimore, Maryland  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION  |
|  ☐ Group ☑ Class ☐ Art ☐ Art-Visual | ☐ Ground-Red ☐ Air-Intercept Reder  |
|  4. CONDITIONS OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Red ☐ Air-Intercept Reder  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  6. SOURCE | COC Filter Cart  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |   |
|  8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 1  |
|  9. COURSE |   |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | White color. Bright light shape. Flash, 1 to 2 seconds at 60 second intervals.  |
|  11. COMMENTS | Test firing …

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647TH AIRCRAFT CONTACT AND EXISTING SECTION
Manassas, Virginia
3 September 1952

SUBJECT: Inaugural and Flying Object Report (FLASHBURY)

TIME: Commanding General
26th Air Division (Defense)
ATTN: Director of Intelligence
Heslyn, New York

TO: Director of Intelligence
Headquarters, USAF
Washington 25, D.C.

1. In compliance with Air Force Letter 200-5, dated 29 April 1952, Air Force Form 112 is submitted.

2. Statement required by paragraph 2, 26th AS Letter AD 1E 360, dated 29 July 1952 has been omitted to meet the time requirements established by AFL 200-5. Subject statement will b…

AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)
1st LIBRARY
SECRET
(CLASSIFICATION)
2d LIBRARY
SECRET
(CLASSIFICATION)

|  COUNTRY | REPORT NO. | (LEAVE BLANK)  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  United States |  |   |

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

**SUBJECT**
The conventional Flying Object Report (FLY0327)

**AREA REPORTED ON**
Baltimore, Maryland

**DATE OF REPORT**
6 September 1952

**DATE OF INFORMATION**
6 September 1952

**EVALUATION**
C-3

**PREPARED BY (Officer)**
Alexander May Flannery Jr., 1st. Lt., USAF

**SOURCE**
Lt. Baxter Duncan, Ground Observer Corps

**REFERENCES (Con…

AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) 047th ASSN Squadron Manassas, Virginia
REPORT NO.
PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES

1. Flashing bright white light, no noticeable motion.

2. Object sighted at 01454, 6 September 1952, occurred about once every sixty seconds, last from one to two seconds.

3. Visual observation.

4. Observers were on duty at Baltimore, Maryland Filter Center at time of sighting. Location of Filter Center in Thirty-nine (39) degrees and fifteen (15) minutes north latitude and seventy-six (76) degrees thirty-five (35) minutes west longit…

S-Sep ACTION
N. Atan
2. Ate
3. C. files
SEP 6 09 11 1952
1952 SEP 6 07:15
FILED
ATIC
SEP 6 07:15

WPA123
YDA084

TYA292
TMA277
JEPQW A274M

PP JEPHQ JEDEN JEDWP JEPNB 444
DE JEPQWGXROSLYN NY 208 D
P 060445Z
FM 647TH ACAW SQDN MANASSAS VA
TO JEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASHDC

JEDEN/CG ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
JEDWP/CHIEF AIR TECH INTEL CTR WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEPNB/CG EADF STLART AFB NEWBURGH NY
/RESTRICTD/ ACC 293 PD CHIEF AIR TECH INTL CTR ATTN AT1AA-2C
CG 26TH ADIV ATTN DIR OF INTEL PD UNCONVENTIONAL FLYING OBJECT REPORT
PAREN FLTOBRPT PAREN REFERENRE AIR FORCE LETTER BWPPAT

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BVABRDEEN PROVING GROUNDS
GTM OBSERVERS WERE 2ND LT BAXTER T DUNCAN AND T/SGT IRA WILSON OF BALTO
FILTR CENTER AN MR FRED SIMON CMA TV STATION WAAM CMA BALTIMORE
CMA MD OCCUPATION CMA TELEVISION PRODICTION PD THEIR REGIABILITY
AND EMPERIENCE UNKNOWN PD

6. WITHD AT TIME OF SIGHTING SKY CLEAR VISIBILITY 5 MILES LIGHT HAZ
TEMP 66 D PT 58 FIVE EIGHT SURFACE WIND NNW AT IGHT 8 KNOTS
WINDS ALOFT

5000 FEET FROM 040 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS

10000 FEET FROM 040 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS

15000 FEET FROM 040 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS
20000 FEET FROM 360 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS
25000 FEET FROM 030 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS
30000 FET FROM 310 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS
35000 FEET FROM 260 DEGREE AT 35 KNOTS
40000 FEET FROM 260 DEGREES AT 35 KNOTS

7. TELEPHONE CALL BY BALTO NILTER CENTER PERSONNEL VTO ABERDEEN
PROVING GROUNDS CMA MD DETERMINED THAT TEST FIRING WAS
BEING CONDUCTED
AT TIME OF SIGHTING

8. NONE

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9. TWO 2 R-94 148TH F-I SQDN CMA DOVER AFB DELEWARE CMA ON CAP AT TIME
REPORT RECEIVED WERE VECTORED FOR SEARCH OF AREA CMA PILOTS REPORTED
FLASHING WHITE LIGHT LIKE A…