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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  17 Oct 52 | TAOS N MEX | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 17/2115 MST GMT 18/2 | 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 | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2-3 sec | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 | 9. COURSE SE  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Round, bright blue object moved…

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21 Oct 52 10 12 P M
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12 P M

ACTION
ATIC

BA375
P2072
YDA365
Y0377
A072
A365
AFRD362

RECEIPT JEDUP JEDEN JUPHL 444
JUPHL 31
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3

SR CC 24TH AD /DEFENSE/ HISTLAND AFB OKW
TO DEPOT/DIR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASHDC
JEDUP/ATIC UPAFB OHIO
INFO JEDEN/CC ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO
JUPHL/CC UADF
MILTON AND CALIF

THE E S T R S I T E D/A36-01M 12466 FLYOGRPT PD ATTN: ATIAA-2C UPAFB/
ATTN: DIR INTELLIGENCE HAMILTON AFB CALIF/

(1) ONE AND ONE CMA BRIGHT BLUE IN COLOR CMA SOLID CMA MOVED IN A STRAIGHT LINE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST CMA SPEED EST AT TWENTY FIVE H…

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PP JUPHD JEDUP JEDEN JUPHL 444

00 JUPHD
00 JUPHD

FN CG 34TH AD /DEFENSE/ KIRTLAND AFB WHEY
TO JUPHD/DIR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF UASHDC
JEDUP/ATIC UPAFB OHIO
INFO JESER/CG ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO
JUPHL/CG WASF
HILTON AND CALIF

CAR E S T R I T T E D/A22-CIN 12436 FLYOGRPT PD ATTN: ATIAA-2C UPAFB/
ATTN: DIR INTELLIGENCE HAMILTON AFB CALIF/

(1) OMG AND OBJ CMA BRIGHT BLUE IN COLOR CMA SOLID CMA MOVES IN A STRAIGHT LINE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST CMA SPEED EST AT TWENTY FIVE HUNDREDS MPH AND SUDDENLY DISAPPEARED FROM SIGHT SOUTHEAST OF ODOR PD

(2) TIME OF SIGHTING CLN…

AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1942
(CLASSIFICATION)
RAC

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

AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  DATE OF INVOLVED | DATE OF INFORMATION | TIME (Agency)  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  21 October 1952 | 31 October 1952 | 3:3  |

AIRCRAFT (Name and address of officer, if any, or type of officer, if any, or type of officer, if any)

ASSIGNMENT (Name and address of officer, if any, or type of officer, if any, or type of officer, if any)

SUBJECT: FLYONAFT

In accordance with AFL 200-5, date…

AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) 34th Air Division (Defense)
REPORT NO. 12-20-52 W
PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES

(1) Shape: Round
Size: About the size of a Volley Ball
Color: Bright Blue
Number: One
Formation: None
Maneuvers: North to Northeast at a 45° angle
Manner of Disappearance: Suddenly
Other Factors: Negative

(2) 2110 MST, 17 October 1952. Length of observation 2 to 3 seconds.

(3) Visual observation.

(4) Ten miles south of Taco, New Mexico, on highway 85.

(5) Observer's reliability is considered excellent. (Maj. Coble)

(6) Visibility w…

AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) 34th Air Division (Defense)
REPORT NO. IR-20-52W
PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES

(1) Shape: Round
Size: Small
Color: Bluish-Green
Number: One
Formation: None
Raneuvers: Traveling southwest to northeast on a near vertical course
Manner of Disappearance: Appeared to burn itself out

(2) 2115 HST, 17 October 1952. Length of observation 2 to 3 seconds.

(3) Visual observation.

(4) Albuquerque, New Mexico, 35° North Latitude and 106°35' West Longitude.

(5) Observers' reliability are considered excellent…

SECRET

# SWORN STATEMENT

I, Charles R. Coble, Major, USAF, AO 904573, 4910th Air Base Group, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, do hereby make the following statement:

At approximately w110 hours, on the night of 17 October 1952, while traveling into Taos, New Mexico, I observed from the car window, high in the sky, a large blue object about the size of a volley ball. This object was traveling from a north to a northeast direction at about a 45 degree angle, and was bright blue in color. I would estimate its speed at approximately 2,500 miles per hour, and was approximately 10,000 feet above the gro…

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# SWORN STATEMENT

I, Richard D Volk, 1st Lt., USAF, AO 1903267, 34th Air Division (Def), Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, do hereby make the following statement:

On Friday evening 17 October 1952, at approximately 2110 hours MST, I observed a strange object in the sky. While watching a football game at Municipal Stadium, I noticed what appeared to be a very large meteor east of Albuquerque traveling north. The object was a bright blue-green, and falling very rapidly. It was only in view for about one (1) second, and it was not possible to estimate any speed. The obj…